Fall 2024's Art-Inspired Fashion Trends Offer Endless Inspiration

Fashion and art have long had a symbiotic relationship—Elsa Schiaparelli partnered with surrealist Salvador Dalí in the 1930s, Yves Saint Laurent made Piet Mondrian color-blocked dresses during the '60s, and Louis Vuitton teamed up with Takashi Murakami to rainbow-ifiy its monogram in the early aughts. Fast forward to fall 2024, and art-inspired fashion is once again a common and curated theme. If you can't make it to an art museum in person anytime soon, perusing the fall 2024 trends might be the next best thing.

Some of the designers' art homages are subliminal and subtle, recognizable only by shape, print, and color. Take, for instance, how Louis Vuitton's ornate beading is reminiscent of the early 17th-century Baroque style of luxury, excess, and intricate detailing, and Loewe's blurry florals would blend in well with the impressionist work of Monet and Manet. Others, however, are more explicit. Daniel Roseberry's Fall 2024 collection for Schiaparelli, for one, stayed true to the fashion house's surrealist roots: the creative director's dreamlike trompe l'oeil leotards and neckties braided from hair would make any art history buff with a soft spot for Joan Miró and René Magritte smile.

But you don't need to have a thorough understanding of historical movements and their legends to understand the art-inspired fashion references for fall 2024—that's what Marie Claire's trend report-slash-abridged art breakdown is for.

Impressionism

Hazy floral prints and ethereal, gauzy textiles—seen at Loewe, Susan Fang, and Giambattista Valli—captured the spontaneity and broken brush strokes signature of 19th-century Impressionism. You'll also notice traces of the art movement in the fall 2024 color trends, particularly the pink pastels and muted blues seen in a Claude Monet landscape.

Art Noveau

Recognizable by organic lines, intricate decorations, and muted greens, browns, yellows, and blues, Art Noveau was an ornamental art style that flourished between the late 1800s and early 1900s. Gustav Klimt is perhaps the most recognizable name from the movement, but for fall 2024, Louis Vuitton, Jason Wu, and Christian Dior are the artists leading the look.

Abstract

Abstract art, as a concept, is relatively straightforward: anything that looks or feels like a departure from reality fits the bill. Which is why Marc Jacob's exaggerated doll-like looks, Dries Van Noten's haphazard and colorful styling, and Bottega Veneta's eclectic scribble prints made from layers of passport stamps call on the abstracted aesthetic.

Baroque

Hugely influenced by the prior art movement, the Renaissance, the Baroque style features dramatic motion and clear, almost high-definition detail. Jil Sander, Altuzarra, and Louis Vuitton paid homage to the era with heavy metallic brocade materials, flouncy, pleated collars, and couture-style beading.

Surrealism

What if your dreams manifested outside of your subconscious and into the real world? That's the crux of surrealism—which Loewe, Balmain, and Schiaparelli all explored through irregular, swollen silhouettes, oversized motifs, and novel accessories and shoe trends.