Fashion through the Eyes of Paintings & Illustrations

[gius]

supportase, underpropper ..very cute haha
sounds like you would have had a good grade
i loved history (textile) class myself
never before in my life have i ever
and the essays were a lot of fun

m i could never bring myself to use starch to stiffen fabrics nowadays for fear of inviting animals and things..
thanks for the info! also the metallic thread sounds interesting

 

[Pastry]

^actually, despite the extensive research I did, my essay sucked. My writing skills are no good.

Oh well, the most important thing is what I learned.

*I'll try to scan some examples of silver thread embroidery from this incredible book in my school's library next week.

 

[Lee-Sarah]

Art IS the life of FASHION
Fashion IS the life of ART

 

[reese06]

What a nice thread.

 

[ChrissyM]

whitelinen i definitely think it would be ok to post sculpture too... it is art after all and serves the same purpose as paintings and illustrations imo...

and in many ways the subtleties of clothing/fashion are probably even more difficult to portray or more striking when they are conveyed through sculpture..

 

[surrealseven]

I think the tread title should be changed to Fashion through Art

I love this thread so much, i try to post some interesting paintings that I see, guys please continue to post more paintings!

 

[prehuman]

Domenico Veneziano's Portrait of a Young Girl
c. 1465

The painting shows a young woman wearing an exquisite brocade dress. Although at first glance a half-length portrait is suggested, the subject's posture indicates that she is sitting in the marble embrasure of a window or balcony. A bright blue sky fills almost the entire background and contrasts with the pale flesh-tint to give the picture its distinctive colour-harmony.

The painter has shown an incredibly sure touch in bringing out the essential features of the young woman's face in profile. The features are delineated with the minimum of detail. The pattern of the brocade dress, depicted in the plane, underlines the medallion-like character of the picture. The emphatic use of line and the clarity of the contrasting colour-surfaces have always been regarded as typical of the Florentine style, but opinions differ as to the identity of the master.

The attribution to Domenico Veneziano we owe to Wilhelm Bode; before he purchased the portrait it had been attributed to Piero della Francesca. Latterly, the view has gained ground that this portrait was the work of Antonio Pollaiuolo. However, it is alternatively attributed to Alessio Baldovinetti.

wga.hu

 

[Gloria01]

Philippe de Champaigne: Ex voto (1662)

commons.wikimedia.org

 

[gius]

I can't help but be amazed over and over again by the garments and jewellery worn by Queen Elizabeth I in the portraits of her... here are some of my favourites, from various artists of the period. The symbolism behind the Renaissance portrait dress is fascinating.

(source:university of essex website)

Now having taken some construction/sewing classes, I'm so amazed by these Queen Elizabeth garments.. the way the fabrics hold their shape, some seem like it is the structure of the actual fabric and some seem they need a stiffener on the inside.. as opposed to most of what has been posted so far, this is so close to 'tailoring' and for a woman's garment, from long long time ago which is really interesting.

Anyone know what these thick bands on the arms might be called?
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=414076&d=1227729463

 

[xhommex]

Omg this thread is eye candy!! i love paintings

 

[xhommex]

'The Vermilion Kimono' - Evan Wilson

 

[gius]

makes me think of is interfacing ^




John Singer Sargent - Lord Ribblesdale

hoocher.com

 

[xhommex]

Earl of Dalhousie - John Sargent

jssgallery.org

 

[xhommex]

#31 source - artrenewal.org

 

[xhommex]

Joseph Christian Leyendecker Illustrations

parahlemen.wordpress.com

 

[eighty]

"Madre" & "Suddenly" by Ray Caesar

I absolutely adore Ray Caesar's work. It can be somewhat dark at times, but the detail in his clothing and interiors is amazing and the themes are fascinating.

Clipped from raycaesar.com

 

[gius]

John Everett Millais
"my first sermon"

preraphaelitepaintings.blogspot.com

 

[Juliette3]

I think that the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen is a painter who beautifully integrates the fashions in his work, this is perhaps also because he was fascinated by the female body and wanted to make it look it's best.




Sources: thelms.wordpress.com, allposters.com, kb.nl

van Dongen did the illustrations for the book 'La Garconne' by Victor Margueritte. This book was a major inspiration for the fashion of the 1920's in which woman rebelled and lived life to the fullest in all ways possible to get over the terror of WW1. The book was considered a scandal at the time but it became a bestseller anyway.

 

[prehuman]

Alphonse Mucha
(One of my absolute favorite artists)

Ivy, 1901

Fuchia Necklace, 1905

goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com

 

[prehuman]

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Illustrated by Harry Clarke
Tudor Publishing Co, 1933

goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com