Saturday, July 31, 2010

Fashion and Art - Music's Influence

Shalimar, by Guerlain, in its carefully crafted bottle
[A] dissertation on Erik Satie...to my surprise revealed meaningful connections between composition and haute couture in the early twentieth century.

From: Classic Chic: Music, Fashion , and modernism. By Mary E. Davis. 2006. pp xvii-xix
Can we say this about contemporary fashion design? Yes we do have Bono and some heavy metal group at times performing during fashion shows (I watch many shows on various television episodes), but nothing compares to these earlier artists who incorporated diverse works and ideas at a higher level.