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July 1, 2016

Which Artists Inspired These Fashion Designs?

By Danielle Cohen

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Photo: Arrigo Coppitz/Museo Salvatore Ferragamo

Is fashion art? The question has driven conversations and projects for centuries. Now, it’s spotlighted in a comprehensive showcase and catalogue inspired by Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo.

Known for designing shoes for the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, Ferragamo often turned to avant-garde artists of the 1940s and ‘50s for collaborations and inspiration, including Kenneth Noland and Max Ernst. His imaginative work prompted designers like Yves Saint Laurent and Elsa Schiaparelli to do the same.

The book Across Art & Fashion, out this week from Mandragora, traces the art world’s influence on various fashion designers throughout history. It accompanies an exhibition at the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo on view until April 2017.

Click ahead to see a YSL dress crafted with Mondrian in mind, a Salvador Dalí evening gown, and a Futurist waistcoat designed for the movement’s founder, F.T. Marinetti.

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Salvatore Ferragamo, Tirassegno, 1958; Kenneth Noland, Blue Extent, 1952.
Piet Mondrian, Large Composition A With Black, Red, Grey, Yellow and Blue; Yves Saint Laurent designs for a cocktail dress from their haute couture co... Piet Mondrian, Large Composition A With Black, Red, Grey, Yellow and Blue; Yves Saint Laurent designs for a cocktail dress from their haute couture collection autumn-winter 1965-6.
Getulio Alviani, Tensions, 1966-7; Germana Marucelli cocktail dress and overcoat, both from 1965.
Left: Sonia Delaunay in her studio with a model, both wearing chiffon and crêpe de chine outfits designed by the artist; Right: Sonia Delaunay, ... Left: Sonia Delaunay in her studio with a model, both wearing chiffon and crêpe de chine outfits designed by the artist; Right: Sonia Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay: ses peintures, ses objets, ses tissus simultanées, ses modes, 1925.
Top left: George Platt, Salvador Dalí, 1939. Bottom left: Cecil Beaton, The Duchess of Windsow in the Garden of the Château de Cand&eacut... Top left: George Platt, Salvador Dalí, 1939. Bottom left: Cecil Beaton, The Duchess of Windsow in the Garden of the Château de Candé, 1937. Right: Elsa Schiaparelli with Salvador Dalí evening dress, February 1937.
Marcello Dudovich, E. & A. Mele & C., Napoli, 1907.
Viktor & Rolf, Irina, "Shirt Symphony" collection spring-summer 2011 (satin and lace with shirt cuffs incorporated into the collar).
Maison Vionnet, "L'Orage" model, 1922; Thayaht, L'Orage, Gazette du Bon Ton, 1923. Thayaht created designs to embroider on models for Maison... Maison Vionnet, "L'Orage" model, 1922; Thayaht, L'Orage, Gazette du Bon Ton, 1923. Thayaht created designs to embroider on models for Maison Vionnet during the 1920s.
Left: Alexander Calder, Untitled, c. 1949; Mila Schön spring-summer 1990 Dress.
Fortunato Depero, Futurist Waistcoat, 1923, made for Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.
Sylvie Fleury, Aura, 2003, shown in an exhibition called "Game" that was inaugurated at the opening ceremony of the Salvatore Ferragamo flag... Sylvie Fleury, Aura, 2003, shown in an exhibition called "Game" that was inaugurated at the opening ceremony of the Salvatore Ferragamo flagship store in New York.
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