Research - Bowie Inspired Fashion
Dries Van Noten, Fall 2011
Dries Van Noten's fall show, 2011 channels Bowie throughout their men's garments. Taking the 'Thin White Duke' character that Bowie played as influence. Just like the Gaultier show, the model has be styled with the red, slick back hair that Bowie sported at the time. The suits are quite baggy and high-waisted, something that Bowie favourite. The palette being unusual, with beige suits rather than the favoured black and grey suits.
Prada space-age spring 2013
These shoes, designed by Prade for their s/s 2013 catwalk show, echo the fashion of Ziggy Stardust. Opting for silver and red colours, almost a space like theme, connects well to Ziggys 'rockstar spaceman' persona. The high platforms and chunky soles show influence of Yamamoto and his Japanese background.
Russian Vogue
The model Alana Zimmer has been used many times in Bowie inspired fashion shoots (being used in the Jean Paul Gaultier s/s13 show) poses for Emma Tempest in tailored suiting and separates from Gucci styled by Camilla Pole. The heavy eye make up channels Bowie, the bright eye blue eye shadow and highlighted cheekbones, again finished off with bright-red hair. The blue suit screams 'Life on Mars' styled in a feminine way, again something which Bowie favourite (as he has such a feminine figure)
Kate Moss for Vogue (May 2003)
Kate Moss has said that Bowie is one of her icons, having done photo shoots with him throughout the years. This specific shoot, Moss wore some of Bowies most famous outfits, from his blue 'Life on Mars' suit to his knitted jumpsuits and his later 'Thin White Duke' suits. Whats interesting about these photos is that, if you did not know these were Bowie's costumes, they look like women's clothes, very feminine and fitted garments. Whats interesting is that when Kate Moss wore these outfits, they has to be taken out by at least 6 inches on some because they were too small for her, this shows how petit Bowie's figure was.
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