John Everett Millais and Jean-Charles De Castelbajac

As one of the three founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, John Everett Millais, would create some of the most well known imagery of the Pre-Raphaelites, including Christ In The House Of His Parents and Ophelia. The reform movement looked to Quattrocento or 15th-century Italian art, producing narrative historical painting which typically featured a female protagonist, referred to as a “Stunner.” Often reappropriating historic painting or photography into his clothing, designer Jean-Charles De Castelbajac printed Millais’ 1851 painting, The Bridesmaid, obscured by a large, black cross, directly onto a flowing caftan-style gown in his FW 2013 collection.

 

The Bridesmaid by John Everett Millais, 1851

The Bridesmaid by John Everett Millais, 1851

Jean-Charles De Castelbajac, FW 2013

Jean-Charles De Castelbajac, FW 2013

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