Sunday, April 8, 2012

From the wild to the runway: Polka Dots

The Fashion Muses 
  
Because nature has served as an art and fashion inspiration for centuries.

Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)

We all have that boring class in which our thoughts unravel till the bell rings. This week while staring at my classmate's polka dot backpack I ended up wondering: Who created polka dots? Does it have something to do with whoever invented the polka dance? Or was it just a fashion statement? After pondering for a while I remembered this cool polka dot stingray I once saw in some aquarium. Then I had my "AHA moment!", and concluded polka dots haaad to come from nature. I found more than one species with gorgeous polka dot patterns to backup my theory.  So, sorry but no credits for Venezuelan designer Carolina Herrera one of the first designers to use polka dots. Still a trendsetter though. ;)




Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus)

New York Fashion Week: Michael Kors








Black Devil Stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi)

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