From the runway to the gallery wall, these 10 collaborations reveal how fashion and art continue to shape culture, style, and imagination.
Long before designers like Roksanda began drawing on the sculptural ethos of Phyllida Barlow—her towers of discarded everyday materials reimagined as dramatic, textural gowns—fashion has drawn inspiration from art. From Surrealism and Dadaism to Modernism and Impressionism, art movements have long provided fertile ground for designers. Take those striking sculptural mules this season, with exaggerated form and texture, echoing Barlow’s monumental works made from sponges, cardboard, and textiles. Just as Elsa Schiaparelli transformed hands into gloves after being inspired by Man Ray, hands painted by Picasso (1935) , fashion and art have long fed off each other in a visual alchemy. Ahead of Frieze 2025, here—in no particular order—are 10 iconic fashion x art collaborations.
