This year, however, James is trying a new approach in presenting the apparel she feels will be hip and relevant through 2014 and into 2015. James is theming her “Seventh Annual Fall Fashion Preview” around selected artworks featured in the Cameron Art Museum’s “State of the Art, Art of the State” exhibition.
“I think a lot of people agree that fashion is an art itself,” James said. “There is just a natural synergy between the two.”
The event kicks off 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cameron Art Museum. As the models strut the runway, the CAM will project photographs by Ben Minor of the models posing alongside the artwork that inspired their ensemble. Attending fashionistas will also have the opportunity to see the artworks up close in “State of the Art/Art of the State,” an extensive collection of North Carolina art featuring 678 works in just about every style and medium by 678 North Carolina artists.
The show’s diversity gave James and her colleagues plenty to work with while scoping out connections between “State of the Art/Art of the State” and the world of fashion.
“We just started on one wall and worked our way around,” James said. “We were here for quite a while.”
Representational artworks translate easily into a fashion show. Raleigh artist Ann Marie Kennedy’s handmade abaca paper work “Shelter” features pressed flowers surrounding an embossed impression of a dress that almost looks Victorian. James plans on complementing “Shelter” with a model in similar garb, with Beauty Bar Boutique adorning the model’s hair with pressed flowers.
Other connections are more abstract: outfits inspired by textures, color schemes and the overall mood of an artwork. When James saw Raleigh artist Leatha Koefler’s “Comfort Quilt; My Life on Slides,” she thought, “Oh, we have to use this.” The piece is a patterned collage of sorts that makes use of thread, colorful buttons and slide film positives. James paired it with a dress that uses a similar pattern and colors, with the word “peace” patterned on the fabric.Also read here:sheindress.co.uk yellow prom dresses
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