Moldy Fashion
May 1999: Belgian fashion designer Maison Martin Margiela had a fashion/art exhibition at the Brooklyn Anchorage gallery in New York City in which he displayed his latest creation — mold-covered clothes. Reported Time: "The clothes were dipped in agar and treated with mold, bacteria and yeast; they were then left to develop new colors and textures (the smell is a bonus)."
In fairness to Martin Margiela, this was more art than fashion show. According to art historian Ingrid Loschek, the display "compared the natural cycle of creation and decay to the consumer cycle of buying and discarding."
The moldy clothes were burned at the end of the exhibition, since they were in such an advanced stage of decomposition that they were unfit for anyone to wear.
In fairness to Martin Margiela, this was more art than fashion show. According to art historian Ingrid Loschek, the display "compared the natural cycle of creation and decay to the consumer cycle of buying and discarding."
The moldy clothes were burned at the end of the exhibition, since they were in such an advanced stage of decomposition that they were unfit for anyone to wear.
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It also looks like some really good mold was wasted on those rags.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 01/27/16 at 09:38 AM
Men are much better at keeping our old "comfortable" clothes
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 01/27/16 at 03:57 PM
Disgusting! Why do they do this stuff??
@BD Till us women find the really raggedy stuff and make it disappear on trash day.(while you are at work
@BD Till us women find the really raggedy stuff and make it disappear on trash day.(while you are at work
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/27/16 at 11:40 PM
Someone, a long time ago (1960s?), made a dress out of lichen. It was a statement against synthetic cloth and to show how beautiful nature is. What no one was supposed to know was the lichen was grown on a plastic mesh so the pieces wouldn't fall apart and to have something to stitch to. I remember the model was hired to wear it for a couple of hours but quit after about half an hour because it was so heavy and uncomfortable.
Posted by Phideaux on 01/27/16 at 11:56 PM
So the 'artiste' was lying about like'n the lichen but not like'n the lichen got the model to lay the lichen down.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 01/28/16 at 12:06 AM
Say that five times fast!
Posted by Phideaux on 01/28/16 at 02:11 AM
Apparently I've been creating "art" in my refrigerator for decades now. Next time I clean out a dozen containers with months-old leftovers, I'll take them to the local museum and charge admission.
Posted by A Nonny Mouse on 01/28/16 at 10:11 AM
Perhaps a new sexual fetish?
Posted by Gator Guy on 01/28/16 at 07:39 PM
Well... it's a Belgian. What better can you expect?
Posted by Richard Bos on 01/30/16 at 12:43 PM
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Category: Art | Fashion | 1990s