![]() From Doja Cat covered in thousands of red crystals to Schiaparelli’s realistic animal heads and Viktor & Rolf’s upside down dresses, the most memorable looks this season were all at least a little disconcerting. ![]() It was fiercely reblogged by misunderstood teens on Tumblr back in the day, but it’s worth bringing it back now after a week of couture that was punctuated by viscerally repulsive, aesthetically disturbing moments. There’s a saying that art is about disturbing the comfortable and comforting the disturbed. At the time, each of these was considered an offence against good taste. Elsa Schiaparelli, fashion’s surrealist godmother, was making hats in the shape of shoes, dresses with imitation skeletons sewn in and lobster print dresses as far back as the 1930s. ![]() However, some couturiers have used the space as a playground for their most absurd, surrealist ideas. After all, the very small minority who have access to these expensive expansive garments are either literal princesses or people in a similar social class. While couture is widely considered the closest fashion gets to being art, it’s still associated with a rather conservative, princessy aesthetic. You might imagine black and white images of Balenciaga’s 1950 balloon dress or Dior’s ultra-feminine New Look. Maybe it’s a celeb in a custom gown on the red carpet or an extravagant closing look with hours of painstaking hand embroidery that wins a standing ovation. ![]() When you imagine couture, beautiful dresses probably come to mind. ![]()
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