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I recently attended an exhibition at the museum where I study here in New York, so I thought it would be nice to share with you all some photographs along with my thoughts on it.
Without properly realising it, we all encounter uniforms everywhere and everyday, whether it be on soldiers, school children, flight attendants or fast food restaurant employees. They are constant reminders of the social order within society but are so commonplace that they are almost always overlooked. In terms of uniform design, the focus is on functionality, control and tradition. The exhibition was organised thematically, the focus being on four categories; military, work, school and sports. I think what I loved and enjoyed the most about it was how within each category, historic uniforms were displayed but at the same time juxtaposed with the high fashion garments they inspired. Fashion design promotes constant change, creativity and subversion, the polar opposite to that of uniform, yet throughout history fashion has drawn inspiration from all kinds of uniform. Designers often take functional features and transform them intro decorative elements. The first brand that pops into my mind in this sense is definitely French fashion house Balmain. Below I've included some of my favourite pictures from the exhibition, enjoy!
Jeremy Scott took the branding technique of the McDonald's inform to an extreme in this look for his Fall 2014 collection. The logo becomes the main event being front and centre on the garment, resulting in the model becoming a walking billboard for the Italian brand.
Michael Kors' take on camouflage with the inclusion of bold colour combinations really highlights the key difference between military and fashions use of the print. In high fashion camouflage is all about standing out rather than blending in.
Love, Lana Skye x
Photo Credit: Myself.
Text Credit: The Museum at FIT.
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