Here’s 10 wonderfully interesting and ecclectically diverse examples of fashion and art collaborating.

The Chapman Brothers x Louis Vuitton

The Chapman Bro’s, the Turner nominated “modern arts brothers of grim” collaborated with Louis Vuitton for Spring/Summer 2014.
Combining their illustration and controversial media perception with new director Kim Jones’ experimental taste.
Interpreting the theme of the collection to mesh well with their illustrative style, Jones found the collaboration to be of perfect timing – “timing for me is a lot of what we do in this industry.”

For the LV brand, this collaboration asserts Jones as
This collaboration was the first Vuitton menswear collection with contemporary art. Important for Jones, the recently new appointed artistic director, to showcase his creative freedom. Contributing to the engaging relevance of the brand and. With great celebrity exposure from music artists it propels LV as the major player in edgy designer wears.

The Chapman Brothers have since re-lit the LV fire for the 2017 men’s collection, with illustrations inspired by African trips and British punk subculture, coming soon.

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Komono x Basquiat

As part of the Komono Curated Series, the brand channeled you the electricity of Jean-Micheal Basquiat in 2014. Each watch in the capsule collection is uniquely different, depicting different scenes of paintings on each.

The collection was to highlight the brand value of blurring boundaries, between high art and accessories, as Basquiat blurs high art and street art, print and text. Drawing creative parallels strengthen this core value for the brand, aligning  the brand with a truly artistic icon- an ambassador for style, originality and effortless cool.

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Elsa Shiaperelli x Salvador Dali

The Italian-born couturier with her wild imagination, sense of humour and pioneering exploration of irony through fashion created a perfect pairing of creativity with Surrealist artist Dali during the Parisian avant-garde 1920s and 30s. The Tears Dress, for example, is a trompe l’oeil print of rips and tears, designed to give the illusion of torn animal flesh worn inside out.

In terms of the impact of this collaboration on the brand, Surrealism led and influenced Shiaperelli’s greatest period as a designer, and by engaging the brand with the movement, expanded Surrealism into the fashion hemisphere. The lines are now a culturally important part of fashion history.

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Banjo & Matilda x Tracey Emin

In 2012 controversial visual artist Emin teamed with the Austrailian brand Banjo & Matilda to create two limited edition cardigans featuring references to the artists work in a fifty’s varsity style, the artists personal preference.

“As a brand, we wanted to stretch the boundaries of creativity, and Tracey fit the bill,” said the label’s creative director Belynda Macpherson. “We have collaborated with models and singers in the past, but this year we wanted to go down a more artistic path – we knew Tracey would give us something unique.”

 

Christian Laboutin x David Lynch

Laboutin’s intense red heels get a twisted dark makeover with film maker Lynch