Architecture and fashion, are they one in the same?



Architecture

Fashion.

Clothing.

It's what I wear.

It's also what you wear.

Both are outfits just simple

compositions of

cloth.

Yet,

why are

they so different?

...

Is

this not

the same as

it is in architecture?

A composition of colour,

shapes, textures and patterns.

Carefully constructed to

attract and intrigue

all of

the

by-passers

who might stumble

upon the artistic display that's

been put out for viewing today.

Some outfits may flaunt

whilst others can

taunt.

Some

may take

inspiration from the

times that are gone, whilst others

may attempt to predict

what's to come.

Both

can

be plagued

with adverts big and small,

Coca-cola, Mcdonalds, Greggs and all.

There is art. And there is

architecture.

Similarly,

there is fashion designed to

make a statement just as there is also

fashion designed for comfort.

There is architecture

designed for

display

and

monument

just as there is architecture

that's designed for living, and comfort.

Both can be influenced by

current trends.

Trends

are unpredictable,

they can be a short lived fad

or long lasting style

that is here

to stay. 

-Summer outfits drawn by me, Camron Lam





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