Donald Robertson's 'Fashion is Nuts' image series portrays a number of famous style icons. Made from edible nuts and colorful tape, each piece in this series features a humorous quote that is inspired by specific characters.
The image set boasts nut-made portraits of fashion icons like Coco Chanel whose portrait is branded with a "Coconut" quote, Grace Coddington, whose love for cats is referenced in her image and Kanye West, whose accompanying text simply reads "I am a nut".
Donald Robertson's art celebrates pop culture and is an homage to fashion industry icons of the past and today. In addition to nutty versions of Coco, Kayne and Grace, this series features portraits of Karl Lagerfeld, Pharrell Williams and Yves Saint Laurent among other famous faces.
What's Driving This Trend
- Nutty Art
- Creating portraits of famous style icons using edible nuts and colorful tape presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the art world.
- Humorous Quotes
- Incorporating humorous quotes inspired by specific characters in nut-made portraits of fashion icons introduces a disruptive innovation opportunity in the fashion industry.
- Pop Culture Homage
- Celebrating pop culture and paying homage to fashion industry icons through nutty versions of famous faces provides a disruptive innovation opportunity in the entertainment industry.
Who This Affects Most
- Art
- The creation of portraits using edible nuts and colorful tape presents innovative opportunities in the art industry.
- Fashion
- Incorporating humorous quotes in nut-made portraits of fashion icons introduces innovation opportunities in the fashion industry.
- Entertainment
- Celebrating pop culture and paying homage to fashion industry icons through nutty versions of famous faces provides innovative opportunities in the entertainment industry.
