Fashion has always found inspiration in unpredictable sources like Art, life, History, music, movie, in other words there are no boundaries; but, the relationship between fashion and art is constantly evolving and I love that, and you can see it again in the fashion trends for this season, as in the last Spring/Summer 2014 Prada collection, named, by Miuccia, "In the Heart of the Multitude", where the venue's background was decorated with Street Art, painted directly in the showroom, by muralists Miles "El Mac" Gregor, Mesa, Gabriel Specter, and Stinkfish, and Illustrators Jeanne Detallante and Pierre Mornet.
These Street Art artists selected by Miuccia have many points in common, mostly are muralist and illustrators that have been commissioned to paint murals around the world and editorially in the most important magazines and have exhibited internationally in many art galleries and their works and commitment are recognized worldwide.
But most important point that I noted was the fact that their themes mostly are focused on the human body, focusing on the expression of the face, and I think that was the reason why, Prada grouped them for her fashion project.
Look below, the creative Street Art, from those creative artists and what they did to the Prada catwalk.
- Mesa. Born 1989 Spain, based in Barcelona. Mural in Valencia, Spain.
- Mesa's mural at the Prada catwalk.
- Miles "El Mac" Gregor. Born 1980 United States, based in Los Angeles. "La señora de la muerte" new mural in LA for FX's The Bridge.
- El Mac's mural at the Prada catwalk.
- Gabriel Specter. Born 1978 Canada, based in Brooklyn.
- Fresh Artwork by Diana Garcia and Gabriel Specter at Woodward Gallery Project Space, (in front of the Ghost space) on Eldridge Street on New York's Lower East Side.
- Gabriel Specter at the Prada catwalk.
- Stinkfish. Born 1981 Mexico, based in Bogotá. Mural in Valencia, Spain.
- Stinkfish's mural in Bogotá, Colombia.
- Stinkfish's mural at Prada catwalk.
Artists created powerful artwork on the walls, spraying the place with their murals, inspired by political wall art from Mexican muralist.
Miuccia took the graphic cue from them to give visual texture to her designs. So, the Street Art, jumped from the street to the showroom, to the outfits, and Prada accessories.
- Jeanne Detallante. Born 1978 France, based in Philadelphia. Illustration for Nowness (Lana del Rey) Café la rotonde in Paris and Elsvier Stijl magazine.
- Jeanne Detallante's at Prada catwalk.
- Pierre Mornet. Born 1972 France, based Paris.
- Pierre Mornet's illustration at Prada catwalk.
"I want to inspire women to struggle"... said Miuccia after the show like making a feminism statement, that invoke the Riot Grrrl movement that originally started in the early to mid-1990s, in Washington D.C., and the British Mod youth subculture of the early to mid -1960s, and as like as those subversive women, the models, one by one were appearing on stage, but instead of banners and wore dresses and accessories graffiti.
- The 'Graffiti' collection conformed of 41 looks estarted with this Stinkfish dress.
- This sleeveless shift dress in hunter green in multicolor virgin wool with face and bra detailed patchwork is one of my favorites.
- The Mods from the 60s, defined the silhouettes from this collection evoking the insurgence spirit of that era.
- The sparkling lines, from Stinkfish, are the inspirations for this embroidery.
- The 'Graffiti' coat.
- The collection ended with this Specter dress.
- Prada Spring/Summers 2014 catwalk.
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