My obsession with costuming and fashion history started in childhood - I loved watching old school musicals with extravagant costumes and I would spend hours drawing costume designs of my own. One of my biggest inspirations, even to this day, is the gorgeous artwork of Erté. He was credited as the “father of Art Deco” and his illustrations are the pinnacle of vintage glamour. And thus, the inspiration behind The Zodiac Series.
I wanted to put together a series of lookbooks that harken back to Erté’s glitzy, over-the-top designs. I’ve loosely pulled inspiration from 1920s and 1930s fashions, albeit a little bit more risque than what would have been socially acceptable at the time. Let’s call it Vintage Fantasy. We start with the first sign in the zodiac - Aries.
As Mars is the ruling planet of Aries, I wanted to pay homage to the Roman god of the same name by incorporating classical drapery and tough weaponry, wrapped in a package of glamorous, feminine finery. CC links under the cut.
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