Milan Fashion Week: Art vs. Usability

High fashion, european clothing is known to be extra and over the top. European designers create garments with unusal shilouttes and innovative structures which in turn create walking works of art. This season european "power houses" such as Gucci, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Dries Van Noten showed breath taking designs on their runways. Dresses from Dolce & Gabbana's collection were eccentuated with circular and blocked sleeves. They also showed beautiful evening and wedding gowns covered in flowers. Designs that show on european runways are examined by other designers in the industry and dulled down for the commercial market. Europe is also home to many couture fashion houses. Couture fashions are the ultimate subject to discuss among art versus usability. These designs are constructed with many hours of labor and after showing on the runways, moved to storage. These garments are created to show the supreme aspects of creativity in a designer.