Daniel Widrig

The Stéphane Rolland Couture Spring/Summer 2010 Show was based on Daniel Widrig’s architectural work.

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Ca’ d’Oro

The Tadashi Shoji Spring/Summer 2015 Show was influenced by the reflection of Venice’s Ca’ d’Oro (« Golden House ») on the water.

Photo : John Aquino

 

 

 

Eiffel Tower

One dress in the Maison Anoufa Couture Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 Show paid homage to the Eiffel Tower.

Other Eiffel Tower-inspired items : Jean Paul Gaultier (the couturier has often paid tribute to the Eiffel Tower, especially in his Couture Autumn/Winter 2000-2001 Show, titled « Paris and its muses / Paris et ses égéries », and in the Jean Paul Gaultier X Pataugas Autumn/Winter 2010-2011 capsule collection), Kenzo by Humberto Leon and Carol Lim Resort 2015 (« Eiffel Tower » motifs on the brass buttons of pea coats), Louis Vuitton by Julie de Libran Resort 2012 (« Eiffel Tower » pattern), Moschino Cheap and Chic Autumn/Winter 2011-2012 (look 13 : « Eiffel Tower » print on a dress), Pierrot Autumn/Winter 2004-2005 (« Eiffel Tower » intarsias on sweaters).

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Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid’s extreme shapes have influenced the Zuhair Murad Couture Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 Show.

Some Zaha Hadid’s collaborations : Chanel (in 2008, Zaha Hadid designed the Chanel Mobile Art Pod), Donna Karan (Zaha Hadid created the bottle of Donna Karan’s fragrance, « Woman », launched in 2012), Fendi (Zaha Hadid reinterpreted the « Peekaboo » bag, to benefit the charity Kids Company, as part of the « Peekaboo project », launched in April 2014), Lacoste (Zaha Hadid designed shoes for Lacoste, launched in March 2009, which digitally reinterpreted Lacoste’s logo), Louis Vuitton (in 2006, Zaha Hadid redesigned the « Bucket » bag for Louis Vuitton’s exhibition, « Icons », at Louis Vuitton’s Espace Culturel, in Paris, from September 15 to November 22, 2006), melissa® (Zaha Hadid designed the melissa® + Zaha Hadid jelly shoes, launched in September 2008), Swarovski (for Spring/Summer 2010, Zaha Hadid teamed up with Atelier Swarovski to create a cuff, a necklace, a pendant and a ring), United Nude™ (Zaha Hadid designed the haute couture « NOVA » shoe for United Nude™, launched in July 2013, in collaboration with Rem D Koolhaas).

Moreover, in 2008, Christopher Kane told Vogue.co.uk that he particularly loved Zaha Hadid and her work, and, in 2014, Stéphane Rolland told STYLE.com / Arabia that he was personally inspired by architects such as Zaha Hadid, in the research of volume for his haute couture.

Photo : Giovanni Giannoni

 

 

 

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye, in Poissy, was the starting point of the Chloé by Clare Waight Keller Resort 2015 Collection.

Other Le Corbusier-influenced collections : Anndra Neen (for the designs of their jewelry line, Annette and Phoebe Stephens sometimes draw inspiration from Le Corbusier), Christian Lacroix by Sacha Walckhoff Autumn/Winter 2013-2014 Menswear (Le Corbusier was one of the references of this collection), Davidelfin Spring/Summer 2010 (the palette of this collection, highlighting blues, greens and whites, was based on Le Corbusier’s polychromy), Giambattista Valli Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 (bell and trapeze volumes, geometric motifs, and some reds and yellows were inspired by Le Corbusier), Girard-Perregaux (in 2012, the brand launched 3 watches which paid tribute to Le Corbusier), Noel Stewart Autumn/Winter 2006-2007 (one hat had the shape of one « Le Corbusier cube »), Roksanda Ilincic Spring/Summer 2007 (partly), United Bamboo Spring/Summer 2006 (Le Corbusier’s drawings inspired T-shirts ; when they unveiled this collection, United Bamboo’s designers, Miho Aoki and Thuy Pham, said that they were obsessed with Le Corbusier’s master plan for the city of Chandigarh).

Photo : Courtesy of Chloé

 

Josef Hoffmann

Josef Hoffmann’s architectural oeuvre has inspired the Badgley Mischka Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 Show.

Other Josef Hoffmann-influenced collections : Andrew Gn Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 (this show was partly based on Josef Hoffmann’s work), Andrew Gn Autumn/Winter 2013-2014 (some motifs referenced Josef Hoffmann), Pianurastudio Autumn/Winter 2008-2009 (Vienna Secession, particularly the work of Josef Hoffmann, inspired this collection), 6267 Autumn/Winter 2008-2009 (in this show, Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi paid tribute to Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte), Valentino Couture Autumn/Winter 1989-1990 (some geometric patterns were based on the furniture works of Josef Hoffmann).

Photo : John Aquino

 

 

 

Statue of Liberty

Several outfits of the Fausto Puglisi Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 Show paid tribute to the Statue of Liberty.

Other collections with the Statue of Liberty : Arkadius Spring/Summer 2004 (this collection highlighted various motifs which paid homage to the Statue of Liberty), Catherine Malandrino Spring/Summer 2009 (this show featured a lace-printed silk dress with the Statue of Liberty), In-Process by Hall Ohara Spring/Summer 2014 (this collection, based on Steven Hall and Yurika Ohara’s memories, features screen-printed patterns of famous monuments such as the Statue of Liberty).

Photo : Davide Maestri

 

 

 

Louis Kahn

Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art Museum, in Fort Worth, Texas, was the starting point of the Nonoo Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 Show.

Other Louis Kahn-inspired items and campaign : Anndra Neen (in 2011, Annette and Phoebe Stephens told Style.com that Louis Kahn was one of the influences for the designs of their jewelry line), Oscar de la Renta Autumn/Winter 2008-2009 (the setting of the ad campaign for this collection featured Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California).

Photo : John Aquino

 

 

Gerrit Rietveld

Gerrit Rietveld’s work and the intersection of prints and plains have influenced the Yeohlee Pre-Fall 2014 Collection.

Photo : John Aquino

 

 

John Lautner

John Lautner’s Chemosphere House has inspired the Clover Canyon Spring/Summer 2014 Collection.

Furthermore, Katy Rodriguez presented her Frida Kahlo-inspired Spring/Summer 2009 collection, titled « Mujeres Verdaderas / Real Women », in a John Lautner-designed glass house in Los Angeles.

Moreover, in 2011, the Steven Klein-shot Dior ad campaign, for the « Lady Dior » bag, starring Marion Cotillard, was photographed in a Los Angeles house, created by John Lautner, and, in the same year, Tom Ford rented the John Lautner-designed Arthur Elrod House, in Palm Springs, for shooting the campaign of one of his perfumes.

Photo : VOGUE.co.uk