At the beginning of the 2021 year, when Lady Gaga sang for the presidential inauguration in a Golden Schiaparelli dove gown, a series of dresses shaped like muscle armour and a halo of Virgin Mary began to make frequent appearances, it is sought after by celebrities and fashion leaders such as Kim Kardashian, Zendaya and Bella Hadid.
The revival of Old House Schiaparelli has made the grotesque aesthetic a hot topic in the industry once again, and after a year of fermenting, the trend for this kind of novelty-seeking look is getting stronger.
The cyclical nature of fashion means that almost all trends seen today can be traced back to history, and surrealism are no exception.
The Surrealism was an art movement that began between World War I and World War II and aimed to combine reality and fantasy through a variety of creative media.
Elsa Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli’s founder, was one of the pioneers of bringing surrealism to the fashion scene, incorporating everyday objects into clothing and accessories, creating pieces such as lobster skirts and headdresses with facial shapes.
A century after the 1920s, once again, we’re down a rabbit hole called the surrealism. Although today’s surrealism do not necessarily recreate the look of the past, it does inadvertently trigger a wave of creativity, because about a hundred years ago, the emergence of surrealism had a profound impact on both culture and art.
The trend for the quaint style started with the 2021.
At Schiaparelli’s haute couture show last year, designer Daniel Roseberry, who single-handedly brought the brand back to market, continued to use dramatic silhouettes and ultra-realistic bouquets, animals and even human organs, the use of surrealism in the art of fashion.
The author, Jos ã © Criales-Unzueta, wrote for I-D called “The revival of strange styles on the catwalk.”
