Today the world learned thatDavid Lynchthe legendary filmmaker who reveled in telling dark, surreal storiespassed away at 78.
The Lynchian world runs so vast that the inspiration has manifested itself on the runway in myriad ways.
You cant just do that to somebody!
I cried through the entire show!
Caroline Polachek reportedly exclaimed afterward.
For the Khaite spring 2023 ready-to-wear show, Catherine Holstein was inspired byWild at Heart.
An Undercover fall 2024 menswear tailored suit collaged with stills fromTwin Peaks
A Khaite spring 2023 python-print jacket was inspired by Nicolas Cages signature jacket inWild at Heart.
Both Laura Dern and Isabella Rossellini wear black bodycon dresses in the 1990 film.
Rabanne, fall 2019 ready-to-wear
Julee Cruise performs at Creatures of the Winds spring 2017 ready-to-wear show.
Agent Dale Cooper on an Undercover fall 2024 menswear bomber jacket
An image of Laura Palmer on an Undercover fall 2024 menswear jacket
The Comme des Garçons spring 2016 ready-to-wear show was set to music fromBlue Velvet.
For the Khaite spring 2023 ready-to-wear show, Catherine Holstein was inspired byWild at Heart.
A Khaite spring 2023 python-print jacket was inspired by Nicolas Cage’s signature jacket inWild at Heart.
Both Laura Dern and Isabella Rossellini wear black bodycon dresses in the 1990 film. Khaite, spring 2023 ready-to-wear
For his fall 2019 ready-to-wear show, Raf Simons embellished trench coats and sweaters with stills of Laura Dern in various Lynch movies.
Raf Simons, fall 2019 ready-to-wear
MSGM, fall 2017 read-to-wear
MSGM, fall 2017 ready-to-wear
Beginning with their pre-fall 2014 for Kenzo, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim unveiled their trilogy of collections inspired by David Lynch.
Kenzo, menswear fall 2014 ready-to-wear
For their last show in the trilogy, Lim and Leon collaborated with Lynch himself. He was responsible for the soundtrack and the large sculpture of a head in front of the camera pit with its “mouth open in an agonized howl,” according to Vogue Runway’s review. Kenzo, fall 2014 ready-to-wear
On Vogue Runway, Sarah Mower described Julien Dossena’s Rabanne fall 2019 ready-to-wear collection as “a David Lynchian fantasy space” where, per Dossena, “everyone you want to see passes by.”
Rabanne, fall 2019 ready-to-wear
Rabanne, fall 2019 ready-to-wear
Julee Cruise performs at Creatures of the Wind’s spring 2017 ready-to-wear show.
