done
applied arts and fine art is indeed a different story
as a designer i could never dream of doing whatever came to my mind, simply because 'ideas' had to materialise, get constructed (one is depended to 'good hands') , pay for fabrics & trimmings, take care of FIT and then of course sell my 'art' which means ...commercialising the artistic idea takes art to a totally different level.
i do art when i scketch for fun, for expression and communication of ideas and creativity. when designing for fashion/architecture/graphics etc etc, artistic feeling is certainly there, but the end 'product' is not art guys..
if it was art it was going to be in.. museums :P
ps:thats what makes the whole creative proceedure of fashion/architecture etc so interesting to me, the combination and perfection of both creativity and functionality