How Haute Couture And Art Inspire Each Other

Manish Mishra observes how haute couture and the arts sublimate each other over decades

- Manish Mishra

Haute couture and the arts have significantly and seamlessly sublimated each other over centuries. The epochal collaboration between Salvador Dalí and Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930s comes to mind instantly as we think about the intersection and overlapping of the two disciplines of fashion and art. The duo shared its world canvas to craft seminal pieces like the Lobster Dress. And while we are on the topic, it’s hard not to think of the Vincent van Gogh jackets by Saint Laurent in the Spring/Summer of 1988.