{"id":26407,"date":"2016-09-06T11:21:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T15:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/style\/why-is-fashion-suddenly-interested-in-doodling\/"},"modified":"2016-09-06T11:21:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T15:21:23","slug":"why-is-fashion-suddenly-interested-in-doodling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/style\/why-is-fashion-suddenly-interested-in-doodling\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Fashion Suddenly Interested in Doodling?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fashion has always been a pursuit of\u00a0self-expression through how we choose to dress.<\/p>\n

From personalization platforms\u00a0like NikeiD\u00a0and miadidas, or made-to-order custom sneaker services<\/a>, to embroidered patches<\/a> or the rise of pins<\/a> via brands like Pintrill<\/a>, today our options have never been wider when it comes to DIY customization. Lately we\u2019ve seen another example return to the limelight, in the form of doodled detailing loved\u00a0by a broad range of musicians and artists, as well as sneaker and couture labels.<\/p>\n

Many of us may have scribbled our names or that random \u201cS\u201d thing<\/a> onto binders or Chuck Taylors\u00a0in school, and high fashion brands continue to meditate on and instil meaning in this trend.<\/p>\n

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In the fine art realm, American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was highly acclaimed in New York during\u00a0the 1980s for his abstract-bricolage, graffiti-inspired canvases that blended text and images to an erratic effect. Using his \u201cSAMO\u201d tag, Basquiat gained a foothold in the emerging New York art scene, and quickly became synonymous with the strange arrangements of words like \u201cPlush safe he think.. SAMO\u201d and \u201cSAMO as an escape clause\u201d that he was spraying all over New York City. Basquiat featured recurring themes in his work, which is now described as neo-expressionist, yet each individual piece was seen as a sum of its disparate parts.<\/p>\n

More recently, Wes Lang\u2019s signature style of self-taught sketching employs\u00a0a similar method, creating a cohesive piece of art from many smaller components. Informed by tattoo and motorcycle imagery, as well as American history, Wes marries\u00a0small doodles and diagrams\u00a0with words\u00a0to create eclectic collages that have been shown in galleries around the world. Lang famously created merchandise for Kanye West\u2019s YEEZUS tour (however the above Vans x Wes Lang design didn\u2019t end up going on sale).<\/p>\n

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