A is for Abstract.
The quality of ‘abstract’ is one in which is perhaps diverse, oxymoronic and fundamentally flawed. On one hand, to be ‘abstract’ is to be absolute; it is everything which is not, abnormal, overt, and even dangerous. It is complex in its varied form, indefinable in its concrete meaning. Abstract can be flawed, imperfect and above all, inspirational. Abstract art, architecture and fashion all collate to create a stance, an empowering collection of beliefs, ideas and forms which deviate from the mundane realities of an otherwise banal existence. Abstract fashion allows us to move away from convention, encompassing modernity and the avant-garde to embrace creativity, to grasp the ‘other’. Art has never been so prolific in fashion design, take Yves Saint Lauren’s literal translation of Piet Mondrian’s compositions as seen above. Abstract is transferable and interchangeable, moving from art to mode fluidly.
The quality of ‘abstract’ is one in which is perhaps diverse, oxymoronic and fundamentally flawed. On one hand, to be ‘abstract’ is to be absolute; it is everything which is not, abnormal, overt, and even dangerous. It is complex in its varied form, indefinable in its concrete meaning. Abstract can be flawed, imperfect and above all, inspirational. Abstract art, architecture and fashion all collate to create a stance, an empowering collection of beliefs, ideas and forms which deviate from the mundane realities of an otherwise banal existence. Abstract fashion allows us to move away from convention, encompassing modernity and the avant-garde to embrace creativity, to grasp the ‘other’. Art has never been so prolific in fashion design, take Yves Saint Lauren’s literal translation of Piet Mondrian’s compositions as seen above. Abstract is transferable and interchangeable, moving from art to mode fluidly.
Fashion borrows, steals and imitates the world around us, past and present, delving into forgotten era and falling through time to unlived, futuristic style. Fashion has furthermore become abstract, a concept, and more literally, a reflection between abstract art, sculpture, architecture and modern culture. As the pace of the modern world ever increases to the point of frenzy, the world of fashion follows suit, and as the world grows and metropolis and urban life reigns, fashion can only embrace and enhance a theory of chaos, a mix and match amalgamation of old and new.
Abstract fashion, just as abstract art moved away from the boundaries of tradition and the expected, progresses towards the obscure, imaginative and overt grandeur of abstract ideology. The influence of art and sculpture is now replaced by obscure objects, such as stained glass, vintage treasures and perfume bottles, exactly as seen at A/W 09 catwalk shows by Mary Katrantzou...
As the fashion of the 1950s represented the wholesome image of the traditional, nuclear lives of the people, and the safe cars, safe jobs, safe marriages, the fashion of today represents the unease and unrest of today’s ‘fash pack’ when considering the prescribed uniform of high street stores. The generation of style now is uncomfortable with everyday banality, instead choosing to merge and mix with each other, a sporadic exchange between eras, tailoring, cultural influence and music. When one trend is popularised or ‘Topshopped’, young people now moved on and look towards alternative sources of inspiration. It is chameleon fashion, disposable, interchangeable and raw.The Generation is Now.
The Generation is Abstract.
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