MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> Since it wasn't brought up here...and often isn't brought up when people discuss
> these kinds of weird "fashion" selections....it's supposed to be art. Plain and
> simple.
>
> Just as some paint on a canvas, or draw on a piece of paper, or compose something on
> the piano...these weird, often impractical fashion pieces are using the body as art.
>
> Keep in mind, art isn't always supposed to be pleasing to the eye or the senses. Art
> is supposed to evoke an emotion. Sometimes the emotion the artist is trying to get
> the observer to feel is shock, disgust, anger just as it is with paintings, music,
> poetry, etc.
>
> In the world of fashion, sometimes more practical or useful ideas are spawned from
> these weird or quirky pieces, again just as with painting, drawing, or music. How
> many times have you seen sketches of concept cars that are sooo over the top, or
> impractically designed? the designs would never work in the real world, but often
> ideas from those concepts are put into real life production cars?
>
> Soapbox is free now....

I see where you're coming from, but that doesn't change the fact that some of these are just plain silly. You can't put a guy in giant, oversized mittens and evoke any emotion other than amusement. The "please kill me" shirt does suggest that the designer knows this, at least to some degree. What really makes it for me is the utterly dejected looks on the models' faces, but again they may be doing that intentionally. I assume a model who is a real professional could make it down the runway in just about anything with a straight face if they're being paid to do so.

I also get what you're saying about elements of the wild designs making it into more mainstream clothes, but I would suggest that the concepts here, overtly feminine styles for men, are not remotely ready for the mainstream yet.