Vivienne Westwood.
Vivienne Westwood made use of images from history as inspiration, and she transformed them into elegant garments. To create her collection, she spent many hours studying paintings at the Wallace Collection in London which it showcases the use of 'pastiche', meaning a work of art that resembles the work of past artists. She did not just study paintings/ images but she also researched and studied different styles and shapes from the past. She was the mastermind which brought the corset back in style, from the 18th century.
"The18th century inspired corsets feature photographic prints of paintings by Boucher such as ‘Daphnis and Chloë (Shepherd watching a sleeping shepherdess)’ (1743-5). Westwood came across this painting while in the Wallace Collection, a place she describes as a “jewel box” and credits as being one of her main influences, she says of Boucher’s paintings “they are so typical [of the 18th century], and so pretty… it’s just so light and, I don’t know, cynical” ."
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la dulcie vita: art as fashion - vivienne westwood and the wallace collection. 2012. la dulcie vita: art as fashion - vivienne westwood and the wallace collection. [ONLINE] Available at: http://la-dulcie-vita.blogspot.com/2012/05/art-as-fashion-vivienne-westwood-and.html. [Accessed 17 December 2012].
Pastiche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2012. Pastiche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastiche. [Accessed 17 December 2012].
Vivienne Westwood - Wallace Collection - YouTube. 2012. Vivienne Westwood - Wallace Collection - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oeks06DA6ZM. [Accessed 17 December 2012].
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