A Short History Of Patchwork In Popular Culture

1. Comme des Garçons Homme Plus Spring/Summer 2000
2. Robert Rauschenberg Windward, 1963
3. Robert Rauschenberg From The Seat Of Authority, 1979
4. Junya Watanabe Fall/Winter 2013
5. John Baldessari Hope (Blue) Supported By A Bed Of Oranges (Life): Amid A Context Of Allusions, 1991

The re-appreciation of re-appropriation: patchwork in fashion and art. As delicate layers (Rei and Robert) or harsh mismatching (Junya and John). Trusting in the contextual meaning of found material that is finding itself renewed.
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Fashion Charts

1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2014

2. Junya Watanabe Fall/Winter 2014

3. Dries van Noten Fall/Winter 2014

Longing for patchwork, from punk to Pitchfork. A common ground within the expected (Junya), unexpected (Dries) and anticipated (Raf). A secret pact between the artistic, commercial and hyped. My top three.
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Post London

A false encyclopaedic guide to the London collections, presenting:
Marques'Almeida Fall/Winter 2013

1. Elad Lassry Woman (Puzzle), 2010
2. Hans Arp Maskenspiel, 1932
3. Anselm Reyle Untitled, 2012

Andy Warhol's Do It Yourself (Landscape) from 1962 has not only perpetuated the 'organic school' of Arp and Aalto, it has influenced generations after and anticipated the idea of post-digital DIYPBNCP ("Do It Yourself Paint By Numbers Camouflage Puzzle") as seen at Marques'Almeida.
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Balenciaga Questions XIX

1. Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2002
2. Rodarte Spring/Summer 2010

The patchwork dress constitues itself of various parts. And, as fashion history, lives from the spontaneous, seemingly random repetition that furthermore translates into a logical pattern. The pattern of subconsciousness.
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