There seemed to be a bumper crop of art-inspired clothing on the runways this year, from New York to Paris to Copenhagen and even Seoul.
For both women and men, be they couture, resort, or ready-to-wear, the runways charmed style watchers with odes to Gustav Klimt, Andy Warhol, Henri Rousseau, Jean Michel Basquiat, Gustave Courbet and Robert Motherwell— even installations like Olafur Eliasson's "The Weather Project”, as well as Dutch pottery, and the ancient ruins of Sicily. And who could forget how even the queen of minimalism Jil Sander turned to Alighiero Boetti for ideas on how to joyously splash color on otherwise simply- but impeccably-tailored pant suits?
While some looks, like those from Helmut Lang’s Richard Prince-inspired Fall/Winter 2013 collection can now be seen on the street, others, like Céline’s Spring 2014 collection that channeled George Brassaï, remain hotly anticipated to hit retail next March — not to mention Chanel’s entire trust-fund-kid-goes-to-art-school collection.
There are still a couple of months to save up for those latter looks. In the meantime, BLOUIN ARTINFO presents a recap of the 20 best Canvases on the Catwalk looks in 2013, here.
