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Interaction of Color
One of my favorite things about fashion, is color. Many people I talk to about fashion like to stick with the basic black, or say they ‘don’t like orange’. And that is fine. I find however, that color really only exist in relation to it’s environment. Pretty much like everything else on the plane of our perception, it’s near impossible for a color to exist on it’s own.
Bauhaus artist and color theorist, Josef Albers probably best articulates this phenomenon with his series of paintings Homage to the Square…
“In visual perception, a color is almost never seen as it really is- as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.”- Josef Albers
In the last weeks before Spring/Summer 08 arrive, I’m looking through the current runway shots, and I’ve noticed some really clever, subtle uses of color. There is tons and tons of black, but there are also some softer, more playful pallets. Here I’ve done a comparison of some Fall Runway looks with Josef Albers work:
Aurora vs. Prada
With Rays vs. Louis Vuitton
Autumn Climax vs. John Galliano
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Wow, awesome comparisons. Good work!
This is a fascinating post Janeen.
Howsabout Godzilla vs Marc Jacobs?
wow. this is awesome. great research. thank you!
great post! this is mathematics in fashion! i love the first combination- it seems very clever to me
Beautiful, thank you for the inspiration!
it’s amazing how much art inspires fashion, no?
Great photos! I love the adjacent picture with the fashion photo. great finds!
This is an excellent idea for those of us who love color but really want to learn more about combining. Thanks!
excellent post!
Though I’m sure it’s been covered, I’ve been planning on doing a post on yellow & gray because it suddenly seems to be everywhere. Thank you for so clearly reinforcing that impression.
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amazing post! and the title says it all. i love that you always take fashion a bit further and find connections to art.
I like how perceptive you are in seeing comparisons in art & fashion.
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AMAZING post, great job dear lady, rocking as always
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great job on this post! love the blog.
wow, great post…very interesting!
i love this post! these kind of subtle color combinations are so current, sophisticated and optimistic. it’s great to show that there is somewhere between looking like a clown and wearing all neutrals.