Five times fashion has paid tribute to Stanley Kubrick

The brand’s creative director, Alessandro Michele, has created scenes from the works of the famous film director – bringing together the power of a team to do so. Gideon Ponte is a renowned production and set designer who has worked on films such as Buffalo 66 And American PsychoThe Gucci film features long-time Kubrick collaborator Milena Canonero alongside Charlotte Walter in exact costume replicas.

“I had the intention of placing the collection in Kubrick’s famous scenes, where my clothes are in his world, but at the same time feel completely alien – it’s my homage to cinema and his brilliant displays,” Michel told Vogue.

Since the release of the first film 2001: A Space Odyssey In the year In 1968, Stanley Kubrick’s influence on culture was limitless. From music to fashion, art and interiors, the appreciation for the director’s work spans generations and continents.

Although Alessandro Michele may be the latest fashion designer to draw from Kubrick’s world, he was far from the first. Indeed, for decades designers have used Stanley Kubrick as a reference for fashion collections, design sketches and airplane soundtracks. Below, we list some of the key moments when fashion paid homage to Kubrick.

Alexander McQueen, AW99 ready-to-wear ‘look to see’

Alexander McQueen based his AW99 collection on this Shiny It wasn’t the first time the designer mentioned horror. Whether it was the tales of Jack the Ripper, the cult vampire film The hunger, the haunting images of Joel-Peter Witkin or the real-life horror of 18th-century warfare; McQueen liked to be at the forefront of the macabre.

For this particular collection (named The Shining’s The abandoned ‘Overlook’ Hotel), McQueen turns the runway into a snowy maze at the end of the film. Snow models in a giant Lucite box, replicating a Victorian snow globe.

McQueen quoted Kubrick in the SS07 show Sarabande (after which the foundation was named). as well as Barry Lyndon (1975)the collection notes also list Goya and Marchesa Cassati as references.

Jean Paul Gaultier and Madonna, Blonde Ambition Tour, 1990

When we think of Jean Paul Gaultier’s (now iconic) Madonna 1990 Blonde Ambition Tour outfits, naturally, our mind first goes to the curvy bust. What we’re quick to forget is that when paired with ties, a bowler hat and a cane, Gaultier was undoubtedly the reference point. A Clockwork Orange (1972).

Moreover, this summer Galtier gave Alessandro Michele a run for his money as a fashionable cinephile; Curating an exhibition based around the films that had the greatest impact on his life and career. ‘Cinema and Fashion’ held at the Caix Forum in Madrid reinterpreted the iconic bowler hat and overalls. Twisted by JPG/Madonna of course.

Moschino, ready-to-wear AW22

At last season’s Milan Fashion Week, Jeremy Scott turned his Moschino show into a Kubrick scene, referencing the director’s first film. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). The set is a replica of what Kubrick called a “French provincial hotel room,” while the clothes are a combination of furniture – lamps, vases, trays, clocks. Scott’s backstage is described as: “like being in a cage in outer space.”

Unsurprisingly, the main costume designer for the 1968 film was Hardy Amis, commonly known for his classic tailoring as well as Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite designer.

Louis Vuitton, Ready to Wear AW20

By creative director Nicolas Ghesquière in 2020 (just as the world is about to enter a different science fiction: Covid), Louis Vuitton’s closing Paris Fashion Week show was an audit of Stanley Kubrick’s work. Milena Canonero (as Gucci today) was brought in to collaborate with Ghesquière for the collection, with the pair working together to develop clothes with a futuristic feel, not a dystopia. A Clockwork Orange (1972).

Calvin Klein 205W39NYC Ready to Wear SS18

Raf Simons’ time at Calvin Klein may have been short, but it sure was sweet. In the year In 2017, for his SS18 show, Simmons paid homage to his love of American cinema. The clothes went beyond Kubrick by referring to the likes Curry And Easy rider. However, the set (featuring installation by longtime collaborator Sterling Ruby) drew criticism. ShinyAxes are included.