''I am tired of good taste. I want to do everything wrong, and get a result that is of value and valid as well.''
''Zandra Rhodes understands that textiles is a canvas not unlike a painting'' - Cameron Silver
''Her clothes are not designed tomake the wearer look efficient or competent. They are designed to transform the wearer into a hallucination''
''She has contributed joy, freedom , exoticness, colour, and severel dashed of late Mattise to the world of fashion''
She wanted to create an opinion - to shock people.
Her fashion designs are timeless, and her teaching will influence - designers for years to come.
Her use of colour attracts and adds to the querkyness of her clothes and designs.
All of which, are just like art.
''Zandra's clothes were, and are, completely and utterly transformative. They can turn anybody no matter who they are, into the most exotic groovy fantasy on earth'' - Simon Doonan.
My views - In my opinion Zandra Rhodes wanted to create something true to herself and to do that, it meant creating something that stood out, that drew attention, that was eye catching enough to draw people to her work, just like people being attracted to her personality.
Her textiles work and designs are admired by thousands because they are expertly made and are completely unique. For those thousands to have admired her work is much like an exhibition for artists. The one off's of work to be on display and the opinion she has created. She aims to shock, to be controversal, to divide opinions, all of which, art seems to have the same opinion/purpose. Having said she aims to shock, she also strives to be herself, in life and in her work, and isn't concerned when/if she has bad critics or nagative comments, because she knows, in her heart, she can be nothing but herself.
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