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People Are Recreating “High Fashion” Looks From Household Items Out Of Quarantine Boredom (30 Pics)
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Coronavirus is putting our wardrobes at risk. Numerous sightings of stain-laden sweats, washed-off PJs, and Xmas jumpers gifted last year have been reported around the globe. And as we get more comfortable with the quarantine lifestyle, people are likely to commit much more severe fashion crimes.
But boredom breeds creativity, and we're seeing the rise of a new wave of self-confessed fashion aficionados. Whatever people can get their hands on at home, be it domestic or unidentified objects, turns into corona fashion. You heard me right. Quarantine fashion is the newest craze for keeping boredom at bay, and frankly, if that’s a crime, then we’d love to be criminals! Let’s get some spring-summer fashion inspiration from Bored Panda’s list of the most hilarious looks to date.
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When you realize your project is due tomorrow and you haven't started sewing
As the coronavirus spreads, so does its impact on global industries, international and local businesses, manufacturers, and supply chains. The world’s fashion industry, worth a staggering $2.5tn, is no exception. The Guardian reports that global fashion sales are predicted to fall by 30%, with the luxury market facing a plunge of up to 40%.
According to WWD, major retailers and brands are experiencing severe repercussions. The Arcadia Group is cutting pay by 50% for its executives. Italian giant Gucci closed its 6 production sites as a precautionary measure. Ralph Lauren furloughed its retail employees and corporate executives until June 1. The head designer decided to forgo his entire salary for the fiscal year of 2021 and the fiscal bonus of 2020.
Bored Panda contacted Ieva Zu, who runs the London-based fashion business consultancy firm Fashion Bloc, and asked what she thinks of quarantine fashion couture. It turns out she’s supportive of the idea. “I find the #homecouture highly entertaining and creative and will probably try it myself one of those dull days at home.”
Ieva believes that couture is art, and if you look at it that way, anyone is welcome to interpret art however they like. “Fashion is always about emotions, and only after about everything else; thus I have seen plentiful examples of good humor in the face of the epidemic.”
minus the Bobby's hat this one isn't as ugly as many others, the face on that trench coat is gorgeous and really eye appealing to me
Why do so-called fashion designers keep coming out with this crap? No-one has ever worn any of these monstrosities that we see year after year.
Such humorous examples offer a relief amid the current crisis in the industry. “The fashion world has been critically affected by Covid-19. It’s highly dependent on supply chains, often multi-regional, which makes it complicated to function as before,” Ieva explains.
Consequently, the fashion system is currently slowing down. Ieva believes that it’s time to “re-think the industry’s old-school seasonal fashion model and that should pay off eventually.” But the fashion consultant remains positive: “We have seen how the fashion industry can unite in the face of global challenges.” At the end of the day, behind every brand, fashion house, and designer, there are people who, just like you and me, are trying to make things work.
Does high fashion mean someone made it while very, very, very high on drugs? Bacause that's the vibe I'm getting here.
Note: this post originally had 35 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
People dont understand that fashion is another form of art, same way painting or sculpting is. You're not supposed to wear it on daily basis. You're supposed to look at it, model in it. Show the creativity of the designer and all the fun ways you can use fabric and other materials. Im not saying everything is a peak of creativity and some pieces truly look like they were thrown onto the model minute before she walked on a runway.
It's not art that is visually appealing to me. I look at almost all of them and my reaction is "blech." I'd like to think that some of these designers are taking a poke at the fashion industry and are purposely designing the most ridiculous clothes imaginable, like a designer version of Borat.
But that's also how many modern paintings look like. I think Junipers point is really on point.
Agreed. A lot of these are the most random things! How are they considered art? If they had any, ANY sort of meaning, I would accept it as art. All I'm saying is that I don't understand it. If it is a source of happiness or a form of expression for the creators, then sure. But that's all it should be. There just shouldn't be this much hype around it.
The difference is that the base of these creations is the human form, which should limit this "creativeness". It's like taking a Picasso copy, wrap it around a model (sure somebody already done it) - would it be of equal value? Also a pile of trash bags can be called art, but not by me. Not in a gallery, not on a model. You can't leave beauty out of your creation.
While expression and art and creativity is great and I'm all for it, I think a lot of the time and resources that go into that could be used for various different and better causes
@G13 Now more than ever we see what is truly essential for humans so you can use your argument on many different things. Yes its possible we dont need high fashion designers same way we dont need football players, artists, actors...
Meh. I was going to remove a point for defending this garbage, but I also was going to give you a point for defending art. They each canceled each other out.
I don't understand high fashion
It's understandable or non understandable the same way modern painings are.
The DIYs are much better, in my opinion.
People dont understand that fashion is another form of art, same way painting or sculpting is. You're not supposed to wear it on daily basis. You're supposed to look at it, model in it. Show the creativity of the designer and all the fun ways you can use fabric and other materials. Im not saying everything is a peak of creativity and some pieces truly look like they were thrown onto the model minute before she walked on a runway.
It's not art that is visually appealing to me. I look at almost all of them and my reaction is "blech." I'd like to think that some of these designers are taking a poke at the fashion industry and are purposely designing the most ridiculous clothes imaginable, like a designer version of Borat.
But that's also how many modern paintings look like. I think Junipers point is really on point.
Agreed. A lot of these are the most random things! How are they considered art? If they had any, ANY sort of meaning, I would accept it as art. All I'm saying is that I don't understand it. If it is a source of happiness or a form of expression for the creators, then sure. But that's all it should be. There just shouldn't be this much hype around it.
The difference is that the base of these creations is the human form, which should limit this "creativeness". It's like taking a Picasso copy, wrap it around a model (sure somebody already done it) - would it be of equal value? Also a pile of trash bags can be called art, but not by me. Not in a gallery, not on a model. You can't leave beauty out of your creation.
While expression and art and creativity is great and I'm all for it, I think a lot of the time and resources that go into that could be used for various different and better causes
@G13 Now more than ever we see what is truly essential for humans so you can use your argument on many different things. Yes its possible we dont need high fashion designers same way we dont need football players, artists, actors...
Meh. I was going to remove a point for defending this garbage, but I also was going to give you a point for defending art. They each canceled each other out.
I don't understand high fashion
It's understandable or non understandable the same way modern painings are.
The DIYs are much better, in my opinion.