Fashion Trends

Recreated Classic Art for Pattern Trend

Author：Alice

2019-08-05

On catwalks in 2020, famous classic paintings, classical florals, impressionist patterns, abstract portraits and pop art are seen. Contemporary artists and fashion designer like to interpret classics in a modern method, or mix classics and fashion.

Famous paintings Cupid and Psyche and Sappho and Phaon are put on garments. Psyche and Sappho tells a story about Sappho falling love with Psyche, but he rejected her love, which left Psyche in depair. Psyche believed if she jumped into the sea, her wish would come true. At the end, she jumped into the sea and drowned at the age of 55. Famous paintings Cupid is timeless.

The 18th Century -- Classicism

In modern fashion garments, abstract, free style and stippling florals often appear. Florals in classical oil paintings show the elegant and harmonious tones, suitable for haute couture apparel.

Impressionism uses seven colors in solar spectrum to show the instant images in nature. Dots replace lines and planes. When we see it up closer, there are many colored dots arranged disorderly. But when observed from a distance, the dots are mixed to bring an unexpected effect.

Van Gogh was obsessed with color. His works are exaggerated and bold: bright colors, large contrasting colors, black and white are chosen to create paintings.

Avignon Girl signaled the critical tipping point in Picasso's career, a breakthrough in western modern art history, and it caused the emerging of Cubism. Geometric shapes are used for images and backgrounds. This geometric shape is not flat but dimensional .

In the middle of the 1960s, pop art became the directional art combining commercial art and modern art. The urban culture is the best material for modern art. The commercial culture has a great impact which should be used in a proper way.

Even luxurious brands have started to design more youthful looks to the young generation. Classics and kuso elements are combined to add a elegant and humorous quality.

Placement classical oil paintings are transformed via post treatments to offer a modern and fashionable feel. Several crafts can be combined to add newness.