Campos says, "García Márquez's book is a very romantic love story of a man who waits 50 years to tell a woman he loves her. We wanted to take that and mix romanticism with realism within the fantasy writing of García Márquez."
I definitely see the connection, in the old-fashioned silhouettes of the coats and the dreamy ombre effect on the shirts, the whimsy of the colorblocked suits. (I kind of want the jacket up there on the left, in a feminine cut. Anthropologie, get thee on it posthaste!)
This isn't the first time Campos has been inspired by literature; last year he looked to Pablo Neruda when designing his Fall line.
How cool is this idea, though, fashion inspired by literature? Speaking of South American magical realism, I would love to own a dress or coat inspired by Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits. Something floaty and dreamy, with shocking colors (to compliment green hair and blue skin).
What books do you think would make great fashion inspirations?
How cool!!!! I read A Hundred Years of Solitude and loved it. I've been meaning to read Love in the Time of Cholera and House of Spirits for ages.
ReplyDeleteI loved A Hundred Years too, even more than Love in the Time of Cholera. But I think Love lends itself better to a cohesive collection. I love seeing it!
DeleteHmmm, some of my favourite novels set in Africa, The Poisonwood Bible, Out of Africa etc would be a good source of inspiration for fashion designers. I'm afraid I gave up on The House of Spirits but I would read more by Allende.
ReplyDeleteAgreed very much on the book choices. Lots of light airy fabrics...
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