Turning flowers into fashion takes a heightened level of consideration. Flowers can only spend so long out of water and botanics move differently on the runway. Crum has learned to play with new techniques that she wouldn’t typically incorporate into her studio work, like dye products and deer netting—a plastic chicken wire. The good thing about working on a design day-of, she says, is learning from the other designers in the room.
Read MoreIn London, the streets are decorated with graffiti, most museums are free, many bars and cafes are decked out with themed art, and fashion is taken seriously.
Read MoreWhether you wanted to stand in line for the newest Nike SB shoes, hear Tommy Hilfiger speak at a panel or just eat some delicious food, ComplexCon was the full experience, and the effects of the internet were on full display.
Read MoreIn Chicago's historic Logan Square neighborhood, STITCH writer explores Galerie F, the future of contemporary art.
Read MoreHow are fashion companies expanding their mission and values by identifying with art around the world? A look at Calvin Klein, Alice + Olivia, Gucci and Fendi reflects the ways in which art and fashion intersect, illuminating brands’ efforts to be more than just selling clothes.
Read MoreThe Met Gala costumes are known for being provocative, and with this year’s theme, “Heavenly Bodies and The Catholic Imagination,” there were certainly a few celebrities whose controversial costumes had some pushback.
Self-expression through fashion takes on a whole new level with the recent trend of painted jackets. A sub-sect of the jean jacket industry, the painted jacket functions simultaneously in the complex contexts of counterculture and popular culture, according to scholar John Fiske.
How an art installation in the middle of the desert became an oxymoron and a Gossip Girl emblem.
Read MoreA conversation with Brendan Fernandes and Marisol Beaufrand on their costumes on and off the stage and how style in presentation plays a role in the art they create.
Read MoreA look into the ever-changing relationship between high fashion and art
Read MoreSTITCH visits the latest exhibit at The Dittmar Gallery (AKA Northwestern's hidden gem)
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