Hafsa Alami-Paris

The worlds of contemporary art and fashion have intertwined for centuries, each relying on constant innovation and creative expression, and designers often inspired their collections of paintings that were finally transformed from only viewable drawings into wearable fashion.

In the second half of the 19th century, when the bourgeoisie began to demand that its fashion designs change as an intellectual and aesthetic incentive, and above all, an economic stimulus, fashion emerged more clearly with the haute couture industry in Paris.

This means that despite its artistic nature, it remains captive to a specific seasonal rhythm and large quantities, unlike art that is not associated with certain restrictions or decrees, because it is an independent production of self-expression.

Picasso designed for Russian ballet costumes in 1917 (networking sites)

Designers and Artists
Examples illustrating the growing interest of fashion designers in masterpieces and painters are the 1965 French designer Yves Saint Laurent, inspired by the painting of Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian two decades after his death.

Saint Laurent was impressed by the painter's style in terms of the simplicity of the lines and the elegance of colors, but his keenness to offer luxurious clothing was in sharp contrast to the beliefs of the Dutch painter, who wanted to free the world from ephemeral material and focus on emotional matters through his art.

As for the famous artist Pablo Picasso, he welcomed the collaboration with Russian ballerina Olga Khokhlova in a stage show directed by Sergei Diagelev in 1917.

Picasso designed ballet costumes and stage curtain, and his work did not lose his distinctive mark of cubic and bold forms.

Salvador Dali, the most famous Spanish surrealist artist in the world, played an important role in the history of fashion and created elegant and attractive pieces in collaboration with designer Elsa Chiavarelli.

The white lobster print evening dress was the most famous at the time, as well as the promotional image of the stone-studded jewelry of their design in 1949.

Some designers decided to go back to the past, and set their collections to different artistic directions to borrow their ideas and works, such as Hermes, which inspired the tropical editions of French artist Henri Rousseau's paintings for the Spring Summer 2014 collection.

Drawing the Costumes of the Bourgeoisie in the Period of Louis XIII (Links)

The impact of fashion on art
The links between art and fashion date back at least to the Renaissance, and Italian artists were influenced by fashion, contributing to fashion and designing embroidery and weaving patterns as well, such as the statue of Jacobo Bellini by Antonio del Bolaiolo.

"The 16th century was the era of great travel and exploration and the pursuit of fashion and customs of other countries," says Alice Markle in her book Art and Fashion (2005).

The interaction of art and fashion continued until the 17th century. In the community of the French Grand Duchy of Lorraine, where fashion took a very prestigious place, the artist Jacques Calot, one of the most important French painters, painted bourgeois class fashion during the reign of Louis XIII, and the fashion of the lords and ladies in every detail In the series "Nobles", which included 12 illustrations of fashion at the time.

Painted men's hats decorated with feathers and wide shorts, and women with dresses of different layers cut and length of lavish lace and pearl wreaths.

Artists in Europe found their inspiration in clothing and fashion, and the Flemish Baroque artist, known as Rubens, is the best historian of fashion development through his book The Fashion Book, compiling a large number of drawings of costumes from the late 14th to 18th centuries.

His collection included designs for Flemish and Burgundy court costumes, German costumes, Turkish, Persian and Arabic clothing in the late 16th century.

Promotion of Jewelery inlaid with Stones by Salvador Dali and Elsa in 1949 (Communication Sites)

Protection of works of art
Copyrighted artwork does not become public property upon the death of its owner, and under modern US copyright law, works by individuals (not corporations), which are personal property, are fully protected throughout the life of the artist or author and last for seventy years. His death then changes ownership of the artwork by transferring copyright ownership to an heir or to a party.

If the designer wants to use copyrighted artwork to create his collection, it is necessary to first consider applying for a license from the artist or economic rights owner, if the person is not the same.

The prior approval of the artist with respect to his moral rights in his artwork shall be obtained in accordance with the applicable law, depending on the location and the situation.