Garfield

The Lazy Oaf X Garfield Collection for Spring/Summer 2014 pays homage to Garfield.

Other Garfield-inspired items : Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Spring/Summer 2005 (« Garfield » motifs on several T-shirts).

Photo : Courtesy of Lazy Oaf

 

Mississippi

The Ashley Williams Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 Show, presented as part of Fashion East, drew inspiration from Mississippi country girls.

Photo : VOGUE.co.uk

 

 

 

Hello Kitty

Helena Christensen has reinterpreted Hello Kitty on a T-shirt, available now, that she designed for Oxfam, to benefit the fund-raising Change project.

Other Hello Kitty-inspired items : M.A.C (in 2009, M.A.C launched the « Hello Kitty » makeup collection ; to celebrate it, various designers created Hello Kitty-influenced clothes), T.Rains Spring/Summer 2013 (« Hell No Kitty » motif on a T-shirt), Victoria Couture Spring/Summer 2010 (« Hello Kitty »-themed line).

Furthermore, in 2004, to celebrate Hello Kitty’s 30^th birthday, the Mori Art Museum, in Tokyo, presented an exhibition which highlighted various Hello Kitty-inspired works, created by designers, including As Four, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac (who directed the « Hotel Kittyfornia » film, which portrayed Mareva Galanter as Hello Kitty), Jeremy Scott (who created the « Hello de Milo » work, which mixed Venus de Milo and Kitty), Obey, Ramdane Touhami and Surface 2 Air.

Photo : VOGUE.co.uk

 

 

 

Jimmy Mirikitani

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy Mirikitani’s « cats » artworks inspired the color palette of the Organic by John Patrick Resort 2014 Collection.

Photo : VOGUE.fr

 

 

Catwoman

Catwoman inspired the feline ears of the Iceberg Autumn/Winter 2008-2009 Show.

Other Catwoman-influenced collections or items : Altuzarra Autumn/Winter 2010-2011 (Catwoman-inspired outfit), Catherine Malandrino Autumn/Winter 2012-2013 (the story of this show, a woman who turns into a cat, was more specifically inspired by Paul Schrader’s « Cat People »), Christian Louboutin (in December 2009, Christian Louboutin designed a Barbie doll dressed in a Catwoman-inspired bodysuit), Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci Autumn/Winter 2011-2012 (the feline inspiration of this collection was more specifically influenced by Roxy Music’s « For Your Pleasure » album sleeve), Katy Perry (the bottle of her fragrance, « Purr », launched in 2010, is inspired in part by Catwoman’s outfit), PPQ Autumn/Winter 2011-2012 (hats with cat ears), Wolford Autumn/Winter 2004-2005 (« Wolford Look » line based on Pitof’s « Catwoman »).

Moreover, to celebrate the release of Pitof’s « Catwoman », Henri Bendel asked designers (C&C California, Constanca Basto, FAL Jeffrey Grubb, Isabella Fiore and Juicy Couture) to create Catwoman-inspired accessories and clothes, that were sold from July 5, 2004, at Henri Bendel, New York.

Photo : Marcio Madeira.