ok so i am officially in love with the purse that was featured on ugly betty last week. oh so cute.

made me think about fashion - i am admittedly, an adoring fan. in spite of my limited budget and scientific surroundings (ha), I still love to play around with clothes and accessories. i experienced a different take on fashion when i went with my sister to an anticipated exhibit at the LACMA. i initially thought it would be a bunch of pretty clothes on display, but it was so much more than i expected. to my naive eyes, it was such a new take to look at fashion as an art, rather than for marketability, or a similar concept, wearability. a lot of the pieces on display, i would never wear, as some examples below illustrate, but it was so fascinating to see designers who step aside from the goal of moneymaking, to elevate their fashion to another level of artistry, and ultimate creativity. some examples of fashion as art:


Dolce and Gabbana, Autumn 2003-04

what makes a shirt, a shirt? can one shirt be, actually, four shirts? creating four different silhouettes and thus, four different shirts, with one shirt.


Martin Margiela

creating a very different top by taking a regular button down shirt and rotating it.


Issey Miyake, 1990

playing with form - the wearer's body is necessary for the form of the dress, in addition to the dress taking on a form of its own.

In all, the idea of fashion as art was so fascinating. But the heart of it is, my favorite dresses were the ones that were the prettiest to wear, an idea that's not so cerebral or cool. But I cannot deny my heart... :) My favorites were dresses by John Galliano and Jean Paul Gaultier. The Yohji Yamamoto below is lovely as well.


Jean Paul Gaultier


Yohji Yamamoto