What would fashion look like .. If Women Ruled the World?
Clothes with all the stuffing taken out. Roman gowns in gold lamé and silken fringe, with jacquard shorts beneath instead of a slip. T-shirts of sheer tulle scrimmed by elaborate scrollwork atop tiers of pewter silk in a Greek key motif. Chiffon slips hanging from twists of rope at one shoulder. Waltzing dresses embroidered with sheaves of wheat. Bracelets that snaked, literally, up the arm. A finale look featuring a burnished moon rising over a sea of midnight blue beads.
-Quoted by Maria Grazia Chiuri
The questions one must ask.. if women ruled the world what would it look like? What would they wear and is it beauty over modesty? Artist Judy Chicago now 80 years old is recognized for her artistic wisdom. Over 40 years ago she created a sculpture no one will fund. Today she creates a themed fashion set for Dior called “The Female Devine”. Following the trend of women in power and creating a presence in the eye of Haute Couture designers such as Giambattista Valli, feminists, and artists take part in the conversation as to what will a woman in power look like in the world of fashion.
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- Reported by Kayla Rolon