A look at the ways the epic Greek tale has been an enduring inspiration on designers.
Grecian Formula: Looks, from left, by Ludovic de Saint Sernin for Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior , Thom Browne, Di Petsa, Caroline Hu, and Giambattista Valli.
, we’ve been time-traveling through our archives, collecting images of fashion that directly evoke Homer’s classic tale of heartbreak, drama, fantasy, and romance. In aesthetic terms, however,style generally favors garments that highlight the natural body, one that is unbound within loose, free-flowing drapes and folds rather than controlled by boning or corsetry, as was so prevalent in later eras was the mysterious Madame Grès , to whom innumerable designers have paid homage, including Yohji Yamamoto, Mossi Traoré, Richard Malone, and Francesco Murano.
Regardless, fashion history is rife with references to the goddesses and mortals who populate these monumental tales. Below, a look at some of our favorite mythical runway looks for latter-day Penelopes and Athenas. The son of Greek parents, Jean Dessés was born in Egypt trained in Paris in the ’20s. He went solo in 1937 and became known for the classical references in his designs.
Zellweger wore a 1959 Dessés to the 2001 Academy Awards. The son of Greek parents, Jean Dessés was born in Egypt trained in Paris in the ’20s. He went solo in 1937 and became known for the classical references in his designs. Jennifer Lopez wore a 1959 Dessés to the 2006 Academy Awards.
Christian Lacroix is Laird Borrelli-Persson’s fashion raison d’etre; the way he combined romance and historicism set her on the path she is following today. Borrelli-Persson studied literature at Boston College, spending her junior year abroad at Oxford, where she added some art history. After graduation she moved to New York to intern ...
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