David Bowie: a star that influenced Fashion
The pop culture icon will remain immortal in the music and fashion history because of his unique style. With the androgynous Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie deconstructed genders, challenging behaviors, fashion and lifestyle. Provocative, he wore colorful “female” platform shoes and “male” suits and added stiletto hills to men’s shoes. His vanguard and his performances inspired and will continue to inspire creative generations of designers, models, photographers and makeup artists.
David Bowie knew it was one of the biggest stars of all time. His latest album, Blackstar, which was released a few days before his death, on January 11, 2016, is the only one which doesn’t have him on the cover—it has a star. Only one star. And he says in “Lazarus”, the song that opens the album: “Look, up here, I’m in heaven.” As if he was saying goodbye.
He even designed some of his costumes, such as the multicolored jumpsuit he wore for Top of the Pops in 1972, inspired by the Clockwork Orange gang. But he also had help from various designers:
With the help of Kansai Yamamoto, Bowie transformed the choreographer Oskar Schlemmer’s (1921), “Tradisches Ballet” overalls in “Tokyo Pop” in 1973. In “Union Jack” he wore a suit of Alexander McQueen for the cover of Earthling (1997) and Hedi Slimane created suits for Bowie.
He was the star of a Louis Vuitton fashion film reprising his role of “Goblin King” while he seduces the model Arizona Muse. And Kate Moss was transformed into Bowie for Vogue (2003 and 2012). Kate Moss made the cover of Vogue as David Bowie. And wore a Ziggy Stardust costume to give the award to David Bowie as best British musician at the Brit Awards in 2014.
See how Bowie influenced the parades of some designers over the years:
The Brazilian designer João Pimenta made his 2012 summer collection inspired by the Pop Star.
We are all saddened by the loss of David Bowie, from Natural Cotton Color’s management to the media room, we will all be eternally grateful to have experienced together and being inspired by the work of the idol.
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