#japanese infuence
Ensemble
‘It’s Only a Game’
Spring/Summer 2005
Alexander McQueen
Bodysuit and obi-style sash of lilac silk satin and chiffon embroidered with silk thread; shoulder pads and helmet of fibreglass painted with acrylics.
Andrew Bolton: McQueen designed the 2005 collection It’s Only a Game around the idea of a chess match between America and Japan. Each ensemble corresponded to a particular chess piece.
The king appears as an American football player, with shoulder pads and a helmet covered in Japanese tattooing.In the runway show, the models moved as if they were pieces in a life-sized chess game, an idea inspired by a scene from Harry Potter. Taken as a whole, the collection revealed McQueen’s remarkable ability to look across cultures for inspiration.
Sources:|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|
Text:Met Museum | 1 |2 |
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“Merveille de la Mer”
Dress
Jeanne Lanvin
1925
Sporty red silk crepe drop-waist dress embroidered with a pair of fish positioned mouth to mouth. “Merveille de la Mer” was designed for the Exposition of 1925.
Images and text taken from: Lanvin - Dean L. Merceron, pg 154.
(I came across these old scans, will re-do when I get hold of the book again.)
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