WORDS BY ALEXANDRA RHODES
Fashion and art have long been bedfellows, so naturally this season boasts a full swath of accessories that are exhibition-worthy in their own right. From surrealist pumps to abstract totes, these wearable sculptures are as inspiring as any masterpiece (to us fashion obsessives anyway…)
Rejina Pyo draws on art in all her collections, citing Brâncuși, Kelly and Matisse as influences but these pumps, set on a stone-shaped wooden heel, are some of her most artful yet.
Since his first foray into bags (Resort 2016), Parisian prodigy Simon Porte Jacquemus has been thinking outside the box - so much so he invented a whole new bag shape for 2018, the trapezoid. If Euclid did fashion…
It’s no wonder Roksanda’s Elba bag is a structural feat - considering the designer studied architecture in her native Serbia before moving to London to pursue fashion. The half-moon silhouette and wavy shoulder strap are quietly wooing art and fashion fans in the know.
So intrinsic is art to Spanish brand Loewe, the label has its own collection of paintings, sculptures, installations and photography on display at the Madrid flagship. We reckon these speckled egg-heels deserve pride of place.
For French designer Charlotte Chesnais, jewellery is as much a beautiful object as an outfit accessory. It follows then that her sculptural pieces - inspired by the likes of Alberto Giacometti and Anthony Caro - look as good on your dressing table as they do on you.
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