The Age of Fashion
THE AGE OF FASHION
This is my take on the age of fashion. The reason why got into fashion, and what made me fall in love with fashion.
I never actually loved fashion as a job, it was never my interest. My hobbies included drawing clothing and coming up with designs but I never actually related to fashion until I started college and turned a hobby into a career. In the first year of college, you are asked, "Why are you here?" That question was hard for me because when I heard responses from my peers, those responses were different from my own and I didn't know how to respond to that question and so I said, "I would like to turn a hobby into a passion!" Little did I know that I would eventually fall in love with fashion, and the designers that made me love fashion as a medium were Martin Margiela and Alexander McQueen. I will briefly talk about their life as designers and put my own views of how I saw their work. Please bear in mind that everything I wrote here is my opinion about their work, don't quote me just read and enjoy!
Known as "The Houdini of Fashion" Margiela's work is fantasized all over the world as the work of the ages. Margiela never wanted the limelight he wanted his work to be in the limelight. From the very beginning with his first show being featured on a playground in the outskirts of Paris, the idea of doing a show there was to show that we never outgrow our childhood even though when we get older we feel like we outgrow all the good and bad of childhood (at least that's my take on it).
What made me fall for his work the most, wasn't the way he made his clothing. I loved that he was an enigma, the "Houdini" in the world of fashion.
Works of Lee Alexander McQueen
McQueen's first runway show goes down in history as the "horror show". The show featured clothing that had blood or dirt spattered on it, pants that were cut too high that the model's buttocks were exposed, and many more horrifying things. It seemed the models were victims of a car crash or abuse. Critics were horrified by the show and didn't have anything good to say about it.
But, I believe that McQueen drew on his life experience for the show, what he witnessed growing up in the world of battered women, drug-enhanced livelihood, and clubs that featured semi-naked dress codes. I believe he wanted to raise awareness of these women and their lives, the Nihilism collection showed the horror of living. Not everyone gets the "nice" life or the "easy" life, some of us go through the kind of pain that is only witnessed on the screen.
Doing my research on artists such as Margiela and McQueen made it easier for me to view Fashion as a passion of mine, something that can allow me to draw my life experiences and showcase them on a platform that can be viewed as either horrific or enlightening. Margiela wanted the world to see his work through his hands and McQueen wanted the world to see his work through his eyes. I want my work to be viewed in the ways of Margiela and McQueen the two artists that made it possible to see that there is more to fashion than trends, colors, patterns, and influencers.
And, I know it's a little corny but I end this article with a quote from one my favourite shows, "XOXO, GossipGirl!"
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