Inspired by the Moon

As the moon shone over the skies of Paris last night, Giorgio Armani was presenting a celestial Spring Haute Couture Fashion Show...inspired by the moon.

Can you believe it?  With all the discussion we've had about the moon this month, it's fascinating to me to see this artist's interpretation of its many faces.

The backdrop for the runway was a silver crescent against misty clouds and a reflective runway...

So it looks as if you were watching the moon over a deep, dark sky reflected over the sea.

And as the models walked down the reflected light of the runway, their own garments were reflected in the celestial light.

Everything that was selected...from the diaphanous materials of opalescent organza,

To the liquid-night lame

To the clair de lune sequins and crystals...

To the colors that spoke of the shades of night...

To the use of curves and circle shapes within the designs of the clothes themselves.

 

I love how the crystals are placed on this dress...it's not overdone...just enough like clusters of stars in a galaxy...

Every accessory...every button, earring and purse...was perfectly selected to pull the moon down to earth for just one night.

To me, it was an amazing artistic display...a true vision of what it means to be fully inspired in absolutely every way.  To take the moon, and all that is so very beautiful about it...its appearance, its changing luminescence and how the viewer feels and perceives the moon when it so beautifully speaks to us -- and to use all of that as your inspiration for your work.

To view his show, is a great lesson for all artists in how to completely honor your inspiration.

What a translater Giorgio Armani is...for if there is anyone that is fluent in the language of moon...it is him.