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Inspired by Craig Green’s Fall 2019 Lineup, a Look at Fantastic Plastics in Fashion

By Laird Borrelli-Persson
  • A transparent dress circa 1942 Craig Green Fall 2019
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    Photos: Getty Images; Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
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    A transparent plastic dress, c. 1942; Craig Green Fall 2019

  • Louis Vuitton Spring 2019 Menswear
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    Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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  • Yoshio Kubo Fall 2018 Menswear
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    Photo: Getty Images
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    Yoshio Kubo Fall 2018 menswear

  • Chanel Spring 2018
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    Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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  • Moschino Fall 2017
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    Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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  • Martin Margiela Fall 1998
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    Photo: Condé Nast Archive
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    Martin Margiela Fall 1998

  • Atelier Versace Fall 1995 Couture
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    Photo: Pat / Arnal / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
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    Atelier Versace Fall 1995 couture

  • Alexander McQueen Spring 1995
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    Photo: Condé Nast Archive
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  • Issey Miyake Spring 1992
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    Photo: Julio Donoso / Sygma via Getty Images
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    Issey Miyake Spring 1992

  • Transparent hat by Jean Barthet 1969
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    Photo: Keystone-France / Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images
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    Transparent hat by Jean Barthet, 1969

  • Valerian S. Rybar in a plastic and leather jacket designed by JeanFrancois Daigre for the Christian Dior Boutique for...
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    Photographed by Leonard Nones, GQ, 1967
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    Valerian S. Rybar in a plastic and leather jacket designed by Jean-François Daigre for the Christian Dior boutique for men, 1967

  • Yves Saint Laurents PVC trench with knitted sleeves 1966
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    Yves Saint Laurent’s PVC trench with knitted sleeves, 1966

  • Seethrough synthetic dress circa 1942
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    Photo: Kirn Vintage Stock /Corbis via Getty Images
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    See-through synthetic dress, c. 1942

  • Cellophane cape 1938
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    Photo: Imre v. Santho /ullstein bild via Getty Images
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    Cellophane cape, 1938

Christian Lacroix is Laird Borrelli-Persson’s fashion raison d’etre; the way he combined romance and historicism set her on the path she is following today. Borrelli-Persson studied literature at Boston College, spending her junior year abroad at Oxford, where she added some art history. After graduation she moved to New York to intern ... Read More
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