According to the Oxford English dictionary, art is “[from the 1300s] Skill; its display, application, or expression… [from the 1600s] The expression or application of creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting, drawing, or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” However, there is no solid or accurate definition for art because art may be interpreted in different forms depending on the person. While someone may believe that art is political, another person would define art as an addiction and someone else may think of art as anything displayed in a museum or gallery and being sold for a million dollars. On the other hand, “literature is written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit”. Literature represents a language or people: culture and tradition. It is not just a historical or cultural artifact; it is an introduction or medium of learning about societies and people whether from the past, present or future. Nevertheless, just like art, literature has no concrete meaning. While some people may see literature as a way of criticizing political leaders in a legal way, others may think that literature is a depiction of how the world evolves. Music however, is “vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony and expression of emotion”. Music is an art form whose medium is sound. But then again, people may argue about what music really is or should be. A simple example would be rap music; some people perceive rap music as vulgar rather than a form of art. So far, what is established from studying the definitions or art, music and literature is that they all have no accurate definition for each individual may define any of the three according to their own perception of the subject. Therefore, it is no surprise if fashion does not a precise definition either. While one person would reflect on fashion as a popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration or behavior, another person would consider fashion as a manner of doing something. The relationship between art, music, literature and fashion may not be understandable to everyone but there is a link between all; these four elements are related in such a way that they all require creativity and inspiration, have a history or story behind them, and are formed based on the culture and traditions of a society.
Fashion and art are related because they both require inspiration and creativity to be performed. Just like a sculptor may be inspired by the beauty of a women to make a sculpture of the body of a women, a fashion designer may be inspired by the beauty of a color of a leaf to design a dress in that specific color. On a trip to Paris, the New York fashion designer Donna Karan was dragged off to a Picasso Museum by her husband, Stephen Weiss, because he hoped she would love it as much as he did. However, although she was a fashion designer, she dashed from one gallery to another because she was not interested by any of the paintings. Then, at one point, her husband heard her screaming with joy and thought to himself that she finally found a Picasso painting that blew her mind away. Thus, he found her gazing at a bare expanse of green wall. She then explained to him that that particular shade of green would be perfect for next season’s lingerie. The goal of this story is to show that it took both Picasso and Donna Karan inspiration and creativity to produce a product. Just like Paris succeeded in inspiring Picasso for many of his paintings, the shade of green on the wall inspired Donna Karan to come up with her next idea as a fashion designer. While Picasso was creative in such a way that he knew the colors to use in his paintings in order to attract the audience and give them a story, Donna Karan was creative enough to come up with the idea of using that color on the wall and make it the next big thing for her lingerie line. Many fashion designers join hands with artists when it comes to creating fashion shows. “This interbreeding of art and fashion is by no means a new phenomenon. In 1937, Elsa Schiaparelli joined forces with Salvador Dalí to produce a surreal, lobster-print gown made of silk organza and synthetic horsehair. Thirty years later, Yves Saint Laurent created planar shift dresses gridded like Piet Mondrian canvases.”
Fashion also sends a message whether it is through clothing, hairstyle, decoration or behavior. For instance, when a man is all suited up, he is sending a message that he is either going to work, an interview, a wedding or some other special occasion. Another example would be using the color pink to support the breast cancer program. Choosing the color pink was smart because it usually associated with females. Therefore, many pink products were created in order to help support the breast cancer associations; the simplest examples would be the pink plastic bracelets that people wear and have “ we support breast cancer written on them” or the pink tee shirts that are sold in order to gather money for enhancing the research departments for breast cancer. Britney Spears even shaved her hair (fashion-hairstyle) in order to support the women who go bald because they have cancer, raising awareness about the issue. In this way, fashion serves a message because it raises awareness for the campaigns of breast cancer. Nevertheless, some people may argue that fashion and art are not related because fashion serves a purpose while art does not.
Fashion and literature are related because through literature, we are able to understand how fashion evolved depending on societies’ cultures and traditions. For example, the Christian Louboutin shoes that all contain red soles were inspired from Louis XIV’s shoes that also had red soles to assert his monarchical power as the King of France and Navarre. Christian Louboutin was born in 1963 so obviously, he did not see what Louis XIV dressed as. However, he was inspired by the idea of red soles through the pieces of literature he read about Louis XIV and paintings he saw of him. Furthermore, the book Father Goriot is a piece of literature that shows how fashion played an important role in the French society during the Bourbon Restoration. This means that literature is linked to fashion in such a way that literature is used to show how fashion evolved. For instance, the way people dress through the description of Shakespeare’s plays, is definitely not how people dress nowadays. Nevertheless, some ideas from how people dressed in the past may be used to create similar, but ameliorated products now. The whole point in fashion is for people to create today based on where they come from.
Fashion and music and closely related when it comes to producing music videos. If you look at rap music videos you notice that the men wear dragging pants and when it comes to country music videos, you notice that they always wear a cow boy hat. People who listen to rock music do not dress up like people who listen to rap music or RNB. Th The best way of seeing how literature, art and music are all related to fashion is through watching a fashion show. During a fashion show, models are showing the audience the newest fashion trends while music is being played, the walls are decorated in an artful manner, and journalists and magazine producers are noting down what they see and what they are experience. For example, for her spring 2014 show in Milan, Miuccia Prada commissioned six contemporary artists to create murals to decorate her catwalk. In this way, in one room or space, all forces are joined to produce a fashion show. Whether someone is painting something, designing a dress, writing a song or writing a novel, they are all being creative and have an inspiration behind their work. Art, literature or music may not be fashion, but they are surely connected in various ways and we see that on a daily basis through how people dress, where they get their ideas, and through their beliefs. rough music videos, fashion is spread. Many people would try to dress up like their favorite music artist or have a hairstyle like that of their favorite artist. For example, people who love listening to rap music would try dressing up like rappers in order to express their style and form cliques with people who have the same interests. Through music videos, fashion trends are created because people would aspire to be like their favorite artists or role model and try to represent their favorite artist. Many singers today end up creating their own line of clothing because they know that their fans would buy their clothes in order to represent them. Therefore, music does help the fashion industry grow and expand. Music can be seen as a mean of spreading a fashion trend.
Fashion and art are related because they both require inspiration and creativity to be performed. Just like a sculptor may be inspired by the beauty of a women to make a sculpture of the body of a women, a fashion designer may be inspired by the beauty of a color of a leaf to design a dress in that specific color. On a trip to Paris, the New York fashion designer Donna Karan was dragged off to a Picasso Museum by her husband, Stephen Weiss, because he hoped she would love it as much as he did. However, although she was a fashion designer, she dashed from one gallery to another because she was not interested by any of the paintings. Then, at one point, her husband heard her screaming with joy and thought to himself that she finally found a Picasso painting that blew her mind away. Thus, he found her gazing at a bare expanse of green wall. She then explained to him that that particular shade of green would be perfect for next season’s lingerie. The goal of this story is to show that it took both Picasso and Donna Karan inspiration and creativity to produce a product. Just like Paris succeeded in inspiring Picasso for many of his paintings, the shade of green on the wall inspired Donna Karan to come up with her next idea as a fashion designer. While Picasso was creative in such a way that he knew the colors to use in his paintings in order to attract the audience and give them a story, Donna Karan was creative enough to come up with the idea of using that color on the wall and make it the next big thing for her lingerie line. Many fashion designers join hands with artists when it comes to creating fashion shows. “This interbreeding of art and fashion is by no means a new phenomenon. In 1937, Elsa Schiaparelli joined forces with Salvador Dalí to produce a surreal, lobster-print gown made of silk organza and synthetic horsehair. Thirty years later, Yves Saint Laurent created planar shift dresses gridded like Piet Mondrian canvases.”
Fashion also sends a message whether it is through clothing, hairstyle, decoration or behavior. For instance, when a man is all suited up, he is sending a message that he is either going to work, an interview, a wedding or some other special occasion. Another example would be using the color pink to support the breast cancer program. Choosing the color pink was smart because it usually associated with females. Therefore, many pink products were created in order to help support the breast cancer associations; the simplest examples would be the pink plastic bracelets that people wear and have “ we support breast cancer written on them” or the pink tee shirts that are sold in order to gather money for enhancing the research departments for breast cancer. Britney Spears even shaved her hair (fashion-hairstyle) in order to support the women who go bald because they have cancer, raising awareness about the issue. In this way, fashion serves a message because it raises awareness for the campaigns of breast cancer. Nevertheless, some people may argue that fashion and art are not related because fashion serves a purpose while art does not.
Fashion and literature are related because through literature, we are able to understand how fashion evolved depending on societies’ cultures and traditions. For example, the Christian Louboutin shoes that all contain red soles were inspired from Louis XIV’s shoes that also had red soles to assert his monarchical power as the King of France and Navarre. Christian Louboutin was born in 1963 so obviously, he did not see what Louis XIV dressed as. However, he was inspired by the idea of red soles through the pieces of literature he read about Louis XIV and paintings he saw of him. Furthermore, the book Father Goriot is a piece of literature that shows how fashion played an important role in the French society during the Bourbon Restoration. This means that literature is linked to fashion in such a way that literature is used to show how fashion evolved. For instance, the way people dress through the description of Shakespeare’s plays, is definitely not how people dress nowadays. Nevertheless, some ideas from how people dressed in the past may be used to create similar, but ameliorated products now. The whole point in fashion is for people to create today based on where they come from.
Fashion and music and closely related when it comes to producing music videos. If you look at rap music videos you notice that the men wear dragging pants and when it comes to country music videos, you notice that they always wear a cow boy hat. People who listen to rock music do not dress up like people who listen to rap music or RNB. Th The best way of seeing how literature, art and music are all related to fashion is through watching a fashion show. During a fashion show, models are showing the audience the newest fashion trends while music is being played, the walls are decorated in an artful manner, and journalists and magazine producers are noting down what they see and what they are experience. For example, for her spring 2014 show in Milan, Miuccia Prada commissioned six contemporary artists to create murals to decorate her catwalk. In this way, in one room or space, all forces are joined to produce a fashion show. Whether someone is painting something, designing a dress, writing a song or writing a novel, they are all being creative and have an inspiration behind their work. Art, literature or music may not be fashion, but they are surely connected in various ways and we see that on a daily basis through how people dress, where they get their ideas, and through their beliefs. rough music videos, fashion is spread. Many people would try to dress up like their favorite music artist or have a hairstyle like that of their favorite artist. For example, people who love listening to rap music would try dressing up like rappers in order to express their style and form cliques with people who have the same interests. Through music videos, fashion trends are created because people would aspire to be like their favorite artists or role model and try to represent their favorite artist. Many singers today end up creating their own line of clothing because they know that their fans would buy their clothes in order to represent them. Therefore, music does help the fashion industry grow and expand. Music can be seen as a mean of spreading a fashion trend.