"One should always dress like a marble column."

June 4, 2024 11:11 AM

Thread of fashion designs inspired by art by James Lucas [X; Threadreader version]
posted by chavenet (12 comments total)

I love these -- especially the ones that are more than just a fabric print. Thanks for this!
posted by jacquilynne at 11:17 AM on June 4 [5 favorites]

Replying to myself to say that I deeply appreciate the visual, artistic, fashion pun that is that first column dress. It's also just a beautiful dress.
posted by jacquilynne at 11:18 AM on June 4 [4 favorites]

Why can't I see the connection on this one?
posted by mittens at 11:27 AM on June 4 [1 favorite]

"Water Lilies" [New Yorker] was Céline Sciamma's first film, so it's nice to see an eponymous painting as inspiration for the dress most reminiscent of Sciamma's latest, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
posted by HearHere at 11:32 AM on June 4 [1 favorite]

I think the connection in the Chloe dress is very much the overall silhouette of the dress, but there might also be something in that detail that I can't see in the photo.
posted by jacquilynne at 11:36 AM on June 4 [1 favorite]

One should always dress like a marble column.

Like this one! Or that one! Or this one! Or that one! (youtube link that might barf for people outside the US)
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 11:37 AM on June 4 [3 favorites]

Ionic, I believe...
posted by jim in austin at 11:57 AM on June 4 [2 favorites]

love these dresses - I have a dress with that hieronymous bosch painting on it and it's awesome!
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:39 PM on June 4 [1 favorite]

Why can't I see the connection on this one?
"So convinced is [Gabriela Hearst] by the convergence of positive change and clever thinkers that she believes there’s a chance of a new Renaissance around the corner... “I have to find a muse, and that is Artemisia Gentileschi, the Renaissance painter.” Viewers will seek in vain for the baroque costumes that might suggest." [Vogue] "...with every step, she’s pushing towards that goal of climate success."
posted by HearHere at 4:39 PM on June 4 [1 favorite]

No. 22 is incredible
posted by Reyturner at 9:01 PM on June 4 [3 favorites]

mittens, it looks like jaquilynne is correct, the connection is in the silhouette and muted colours and I think there's also something going on there with the strong woman vibes of the model.
posted by Zumbador at 9:39 PM on June 4 [1 favorite]

Mondrian was also the inspiration for the La Vie Claire cycling team in the 80s.
posted by cmfletcher at 6:42 AM on June 5