In the last two posts I've looked at Gobelins tapestry and at how this traditional art was reinvented in a modern key. Since there are fashion fans that may consider the topic as antiquate and boring, let's look at two examples of what could be defined as "kinky" tapestry.
The first picture shows Leigh Bowery in Farrell House (photography by Ole Christiansen) donning one of his outfits for the Michael Clark Company - comprising a wrestling mask and decorated with a tapestry-like 17th century embroidery - currently on display at the V&A exhibition "Postmodernism: Style and Subversion, 1970-1990" (until 15th January 2012).
The second image in which a model wearing a leotard with a tapestry-like floral motif seems to perfectly camouflage herself with the floral sofa she's leaning on and the wallpaper behind her, is instead part of a 1984 advertising campaign for Jourdan shoes shot by Guy Bourdin.
Bourdin worked for the company since the mid-'60s, interrupting the collaboration in 1981 and resuming it in the mid-'80s. His innovative and surreal pictures contributed at the time to renew the image of the brand. So, do you still think that tapestry-like motifs are boring?
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