Irving Penn's photography, particularly his work with Balenciaga, has an exceptional felling of 'woosh' as Peter and I have decided to call it. That is, a sense of the fabric having a life of its own away from the body, traveling independently if you will. A sense of movement, not like rippling drape, but like directional volume - volume which draws the eye across space, thereby creating a feeling of movement.
It is unclear to what extent the garments themselves possess this quality, or to what extent it is created by the photography. Irrespective, the dynamic images are beautiful inspiration for creating garments with structure, volume, and movement.
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