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Let’s call it Arcimboldo — with attitude. Those fantastical combinations of fruits, flowers, fish and vegetables constructed by the Italian artist into portraits are as compelling now as they were in the 16th century.
The super surrealist Salvador Dalí loved the weird and wondrous work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo and passed his enthusiasm on to his friend Elsa Schiaparelli. We may remember the shoe hat by ‘‘Schiap,’’ but her 1939 botanical headgear, made as if from juicy purple grapes nestling in green leaves, was just as surreal.
This season fruit is back, in prints and patterns that are voluptuous in their rounded orange-and-apple combos, and fresh in their association of nature’s abundance with simple clothes. Whimsical and funky, this sweet message is also part of a deeper belief that style has moved too far into the concrete jungle of an urban setting; and that fast fashion needs to slow down, stretch out under an apple tree in a grassy spot and linger.
Source & for more go to:http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/15/t-magazine/womens-fashion/15well-fruit.html
My Thought: This was a really cool editorial and concept also perfect for the 'almost' coming summer I hope. Maybe people don't like eating salads but maybe will want to wear them!
