Starry Night
Without a doubt fashion designers are artists in their own right. The inherent talent and drive to create are intangible traits, and teamed with these is the ability for an artistic soul to find inspiration from many sources: abstract angles, insect wings, history, rocks, fabric…the list can go on forever. Ahhhhh…but when an artist is inspired by (or CHALLENGED by) the known work and style of a painter of long ago…..it is THEN that we can see, and touch, and admire these characteristics made manifest.
Jamie Holmer is one of the many clothing designers participating in the recent Fashion Designer’s Challenge. Her inspiration to complete her fashion challenge was the work of well-known artist Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night and Sunflowers.
Jamie has thoroughly channeled Van Gogh in her brave use of brilliant color–a recognizable trademark of impressionist paintings. One quickly sees the bright sunflowers strategically placed along the bosom and that dangle at the end of the scarf. Bright petals play peek-a-boo just above the hemline of the matching hose. The background for all of this is many variations of blue that one also finds in Starry Night as the moon shimmers and dances among the skylight twinkles.
Van Gogh’s style is uniquely recognizable….we can see that Jamie Holmer too has placed her own style stamp on a combination of classics that create a wearable work of art.
