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15 Oct 2022

Fashion Suited for Surreal Times

Strange proportions, odd materials and clothing shaped like a car — this season, nothing is as it seems.

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Dress 2 — Givenchy dress, skirt and boots, givenchy.com. Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

Dress 3 — Loewe dress, showpiece only, loewe.com for more information; and Balenciaga shoes, balenciaga.com. Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

Dress 7 — Balenciaga tape and shoes; and stylist’s own bodysuit. Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

Dress 8 — Erwin Wurm’s “Construct” (2008), from the series “Hermès Sculptures”. Fendi top, pants and shoes, fendi.com. Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

Dress 10 — Chloé dress, chloe.com. Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

Dress 4 — Max Mara pants, au.maxmara.com; and stylist’s own socks. Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

Dress 5 — Rick Owens skirt, rickowens.eu; and Wolford tights, wolfordboutique.com.au. Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

Dress 6 — Giorgio Armani sweater, pants and shoes, armani.com; and Erwin Wurm’s “Beanie” (2021). Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

Dress 9 — Prada coat and shoes, prada.com; and Thom Browne hat, thombrowne.com. Directed and created by Erwin Wurm.

This is an extract from an article that appears in print in our eighth edition, Page 68 of T Australia with the headline: “This Is Not A Dress”

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