When you look at a map, it is the most mundane thing in the world, a thing that just helps you get from A to B. But in the context of a dress – doesn’t it look like the most intricate and personal pattern. This dress by the French-born artist Elisabeth Lecourt who studied at Central St. Martins and RCA, is part of a working series entitled ‘Les Robes Geographiques’. To date, Lecourt has pressed and ironed 60 of these map garments. The point of them is that these maps take the shapes of clothing to represent the wearer’s habitat and identity. Of course they aren’t made to be worn but rather, hung as pieces of art but hey, anyone out there should really think about making ACTUAL dresses like this – I’d be the first to buy one! In fact….this has given me ideas for a DIY project (I should be posting more about those but these days, the only thing I have time to DIY are ramen noodles).
You can buy this last Mapquest dress for a whoooping £1200 here but hey – it’s ART!
there is another artist who does things similar to this, but, persdonally i think they are alot better, he’s called peter clark, a london based artist…