There is more to a garment than just its color and cut. There is a technique and craft that is worked to perfection and projected through the pieces worn by models treading down runways each season. Although what graces the designer fashion shows are a little out of the norm, it’s all in the name of art. Fashion, just like a sculpture that has gone down in history, has its own masterpieces that have created their own legacies. Designers use their talents as an extension in expressing emotion and creativity. They are the artists who have reinvented experimentalism, which is a direction they have taken in manipulating what is familiar, a feeling to an object, and molding it into forms with ribbons and embroidery sewn onto a blouse or gown. With current collections, such as Christian Lacroix’s less than discrete dabbling with flowers to Louis Vuitton reinventing the dress shirt, normal has been taken to a completely different level. Fashion shows themselves are the showcases for every individual collection. These shows are created with a meaning that needs to be understood to be interpreted corrected and leave an impression on its viewers. Not only are designers trying to sell their product, they are attempting to make their collection stand out from the rest with memorable themes and performances.
When viewed with an open mind, these outrageous designs can go from insanely interesting to absolute sheer genius.