We were watching
CBS Sunday Morning--arguably the only program on US television which pays regular attention to design, the book arts, and visual culture in general--and were transfixed when the fashion designer,
Anna Sui, said that inspiration for a recent collection came from "late nineteenth century artists." A visit to the
biography posted on her website reveals that under "Favorite Artists" she lists the following (and only the following):
George LePape
Christian Berard
Aubrey Beardsley
John William Waterhouse
Edward Burne-Jones
Just how much influence Beardsley and Burne-Jones have on Sui's unconventional and interesting fashion lines you can judge for yourself. But if Ms. Sui happens to be reading these words, we want to say--join the William Morris Society!
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