Stanley Kubrick's Influence

[Scott]

colette,if i'm not mistaken,i think it was his s/s 99:

http://www.rafsimons.com/mediaqt.php?id=s99

i mean,you can really get a feel of Kubrick with this setting.

 

[Scott]

and this one being very clockwork orange...

http://www.rafsimons.com/mediaqt.php?id=s00

 

[Multitudes]

Thank you for an interesting thread. I always find it very interesting to see how different artforms influence or interact with eachother and Kubrich is indeed a very unique visual force that noone can ignore either you like or dislike his work! ...

FASHION IN MOTION

Alexander McQueen & Shaun Leane

A unique retrospective celebrating five years of collaboration

1) The Overlook – Autumn/Winter 1999/2000
Inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s ' The Shining', the show environment was an arctic, frozen tundra with a blizzard of snow and ice contained within a plexiglass cube. Icelandic sportswear included padded parkas, ponchos and chunky knits mixed with more nostalgic cutaway frock coats and long ballooning winding skirts. The decorative, romantic mood was played out in the delicate colour palette of dusky pinks, greys and greens.
Silver Coil Corset
Worn with grey wool puffball skirt and 'skating shoes'

Source: vam.ac.uk

contemporaryfashion.net

holbein

 

[ultramarine]

F**********ck! How could I forget that!

Twas a see through box and the music was soo good!

I remember the metal skirts ... so good!

 

[Scott]

I was thinking of McQueen but I could not remember which collection it was for some reason! Thanks for getting that in,multitudes I loved that collection too. That scenography in that first image.....dreamy

 

[saann]

those kids scare the sh** out of me

even alexander McQueens version does

 

[Whitelinen]

Oh, Multitudes Thank you for bringing up that piece of work of Alexander McQueen!

As for Kubrick films' imaginery and costume design spawning trends, I think this has been around for some years now... especially with A Clockwork Orange, which has been milked to death as an inspiration, at least for aesthetics. Lolita-style has been here for some years too, in different variations from manga to the cover Vogue Paris, and the wave of models such as Gemma Ward or Natalia Vodianova. I recall the cover of Lula which was an exact copy from Kubrick's version of Lolita. Then, Barry Lyndon can be seen as an influence to Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette's costume design, where even the exact same costumes were used and the whole wardrobes were designed by the same costume designer. And Marie-Antoinette spawned a huge trend, so I guess we should give some of the glory to Barry Lyndon too. Wasn't it Proenza Schouler who used the Olsen twins in an ad where they looked just like the twins from The Shining? Many magazines and ads have used similar imaginery that of Eyes Wide Shut lately. Kubrickian influences in aesthetics are definetily a trend, in both mainstream and underground. Personally I don't like it anymore... one more pair of heart-shaped sunglasses and that's it for me. I wonder how many who love this trend recognize it is from Kubrick's films and have seen the films?

But can we see an influence of Kubrick's earlier films (or is this trend only around the most characteristic and stereotypic work of his) or Full Metal Jacket?

 

[joiedemode]

^I think it was Badgley Mischka but probably it was not intentional...those Olsen twins look like they are dying with out any Kubrick inspiration.

 

[SomethingElse]

^^ Barry Lyndon and Marie Antoinette costumes were done by Milena Canonero. She is an extraordinary designer with an impressive career to date, and she is still relatively young since her film work began when she was all of 22 or so. Here is the link to her filmography: http://imdb.com/name/nm0134382/, and the link to her award nomination history: http://imdb.com/name/nm0134382/awards. I think Ms. Canonero is one of the most talented costume designers working in Hollywood today.

Also, this is the link to Mr. Kubrick's filmography - so incredibly extensive! http://imdb.com/name/nm0000040/

 

[Manuva]

Scanned by me from Nylon Guys Spring 2007.

 

[le go garçon 84]

great he truly his movies are truly inspirational, he was so visual, a great artist

 

[outdoorminer]

There's a few other directors that have the same vision and amazing clothes to their film. My favourites and the only ones I can think of would be Wes Anderson and Sofia Coppola (Milena did the costumes for Marie Antoinette.)

 

[dreamecho]

Thank you to Scott, Multitudes and Manuva for your recent visuals. I really appreciated them.

There's a few other directors that have the same vision and amazing clothes to their film. My favourites and the only ones I can think of would be Wes Anderson and Sofia Coppola (Milena did the costumes for Marie Antoinette.)

What vision would that be?

Aside from a shared costume designer, I don't see what vision Kubrick has in common with Anderson and Coppola. Anderson and Coppola films are anecdotal, relatively narrow in scope and whimsical/bizarrely comedic/pretty in imagery. Their work entertains. They provide us with eye candy and some laughter (that is, if you appreciate their brand of humor). Kubrick's work, on the other hand, questions the foundations of society and the nature of humans; his work unnerves us and shakes us to our cores. He uses images to challenge us and address larger issues, issues beyond what the individual story is about.

But can we see an influence of Kubrick's earlier films (or is this trend only around the most characteristic and stereotypic work of his) or Full Metal Jacket?

It is true that it's easy and common to take inspiration from Kubrick's aesthetics in A Clockwork Orange, etc. In these films, the images are powerfully distinctive and unique. But what makes Full Metal Jacket visually unique from any other war-themed movie? That would be a harder film to reference/copy. I myself tried to think of an FMJ-influence when this thread first started but couldn't come up with anything. I mean, I doubt someone would make a t-shirt slogan out of the "Born to Kill" helmet. Maybe a reference to some of the training/brainwashing scenes? While there were certainly some standout images and scenes, FMJ is much more of a mental and emotional story; as such, any fashion designer who might take inspiration from this film would have to convey his or her interpretation through much more subtle and philosophical means.