Pop art was established around the fifties and has been going hand in hand with the fashion industry ever since. While rebelling against the self-reflexive expressionist movement, pop art introduced aspects of mass culture and brought art closer to post-war America. Pop art took mass culture imagery and transitioned it into sensational bold color combinations.
One of the pop art pioneers, Richard Hamilton, described pop art as “popular, transient, expandable, young, witty, and glamorous.” These qualities shared a strong relationship with the consumerist culture. It didn’t take long for pop art and fashion to merge.
Fashion and art collide with this spring trend. Style is completely transformed into wearable art when designers took the phrase literally. Designers get a chance to showcase their artistic spin while utilizing crazy prints and patterns and bold brushstrokes in order to bring real works of art to life on the runway.
There is no limit to this trend: bold and simple prints mix together along with comical pop graphics. Bright color palettes come into play with primary colors taking away the show. Materials can be kept comfortable, while allowing the bright, energetic graphics and prints to take over and do all the work. Silhouettes are kept basic and can serve as canvases for this graphic driven theme. The accent of accessories should be wild and outrageous chosen in fun pop colors and comical shapes.
First necessity on the list: a bold jean jacket. Jean jackets are bold, timeless, and can be paired with just about anything. The jean jacket is the ultimate spring layering piece. Adding pop art to a jean jacket brings the trend to a whole other level. It brings a fun, yet trendy, and fresh style to a typical jean jacket. Extra fashion-forward: for a super-simple but totally chic update, scrunch up the sleeves of your jacket to show off your bracelets or watch.
Graphics on tees have become a trending sensation in the fashion world, but taking it a notch further and wearing a shirt embellished with pop art can make you stand out in a crowd and will put you at the front of the fashion trend. One of the best things about this trend is its versatility. Throw a blazer on top to dress it up for an evening out with friends or play it down with a ripped pair of skinny jeans and gym shoes.
Every season, there’s always an “it” bag to be spotted on the arm of a fashionable icon. There has been a lot of buzz about creative pop art-inspired patches, like stickers that someone had carelessly slapped on onto purses of all shapes and sizes. This trend places emphasis on decadent cartoon characters in different variations and purses are blanketed with appliqués. We’re talking bold and bright patches such as fried eggs, or a smiley face. This trend leaves the decisions in your hands and lets you express and emphasize your own personal style.
These classic canvas sneakers have been worn for many generations; aging from kids to adults, and have frequently been reworked and revisited over the years. The converse label has over 25 memorable collaborations ranging from cultural icons to international artists. So we weren’t surprised to hear that the pop art trend made its way onto the sneaker’s canvas. Inspired by many different things and the ability to be paired with just about anything, this spring trend has us feeling bright, energetic, and lushing over it.
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