Presented during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam, this monster fashion collection celebrates self-expression and fantasy. Despite of the fashion industry's recent focus on minimalism and ambiguity, its wearable art experimentation is far from over.
Designers like Bas Kosters say no to subtlety and instead choose to express themselves in a way that is all their own. The Bas Kosters Fall/Winter 2015 collection boasts a blend of androgynous and monster fashions that are both artful and theatrical.
The complex menswear range draws inspiration from drag queen culture and features an array of masked monster fashions that double as wearable art pieces. These garments blend together surrealist and dreamlike imagery with memories of DIY craft projects that many of us made during our childhood.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Wearableart
- Fashion designers are exploring wearable art pieces that express their unique identity and creativity.
- Childlikeimagery
- Modern fashion trends are referencing nostalgic and whimsical imagery from childhood memories.
- Androgynousfashion
- Fashion designers are designing garments that blend masculine and feminine styles, creating new dressing styles for men and women.
Where This Applies
- Fashion
- Fashion designers are incorporating whimsical and surrealism styles, democratizing high fashion and creating more accessible art for wider audiences.
- Art and Design
- Artists and designers are exploring the intersections between garment-making, wearable art, and surrealism, opening new ways of creating and expressing identity.
- Events and Entertainment
- Fashion shows are not just about showcasing clothes, they are becoming a form of performance art that incorporates music, lighting, and immersive environments.
