Sharpie® markers are fast becoming a truly recognized art medium. Along with the glut of unexpected artful uses as shown on my previous post, And You Thought Sharpies We're For Writing Your Name In Your Underwear, the permanent laundry marker has made its way into the world of Couture.
Pasadena based fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the women behind the brand Rodarte, (and fellow graduates of my alma mater, UC Berkeley) featured their Spring Summer 2010 Ready-To-Wear collection accented with hand drawn tattoos and body art applied with a Sharpie marker to the runway models.
Applying the Sharpie art before the show:
As eerie yellow and green lit dry ice poured from the stage, models emerged clad in the latest Rodarte designs donning what at first looked like tribal tattoos and upon closer inspection- and information- turned out to be Sharpie marker drawings in black.
The runway show:
The drawn-on designs accented the collection beautifully without detracting from it, and were a welcome surprise replacement for what could have been clunky jewelry.
above runway photos Marcio Madeira, close up photos by Don Asby
all other photos courtesy of Rodarte.
above: Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte.
Rodarte
Don't forget to check out :
•And You Thought Sharpies Were For Writing Your Name In Your Underwear
•The Sharpie doodles of Charlotte Mann
See other wonderful uses of Sharpie markers at Sharpie Uncapped