Moda dünyasını doğanın gözünden görmemizi sağlayan Fashion Biologique, podyumlardan takip ettiğimiz koleksiyonların renklerini, dokularını ve formlarını, bir entomolojist edasıyla analiz ediyor.

Geçtiğimiz Ocak ayında @fashion.biologique hesabını hayata geçiren Jill Sherman, en büyük ilham kaynağını bio’sundaki cümleyle açıklıyor aslında: “Babam VOGUE’umu elimden aldı, bu yüzden onun yerine ansiklopedi okudum.” Sherman henüz 10 yaşındayken, babasının evlerindeki televizyonu çöpe atması ve TV karşısında “zombi” gibi oturmayı yasaklayıp ansiklopedi okumalarını söylemesi, Sherman’ın dışarıdaki dünyayı keşfetmesini sağlamış. Okul yıllarından hatırladığı biyoloji öğretmeni sayesinde vaktinin çoğunu laboratuvarda geçirmiş olması da Sherman’ın doğaya karşı olan merakını beslemiş elbette. Özellikle böcekler ve deniz canlılarının büyüleyici dünyasına hayran olduğunu söyleyen Jill Sherman, şimdi bu merakını bir adım ileri taşıyarak @fashion.biologique hesabında doğa ile modayı harmanlıyor.

Balmain, Jean Paul Gaultier ve Valentino gibi ünlü moda markalarını hesabında paylaşan Sherman, karmaşık ayrıntılardan ilham alıyor; farklı desen, form ve dokuları doğadaki canlılarla eşleştiriyor. Çoğu insanın farkında bile olmadığı ilham kaynaklarıyla dolu olan doğayı, moda üzerinden keşfetmeye davet eden Jill Sherman, biyolojik detayları sanatsal bir açıdan görmemizi sağlıyor.

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Meet a sharply-dressed Sharpshooter Leafhopper nymph. “Sharpshooter” is the term commonly used to describe a group of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. Most of them have cryptic coloration (camouflage) and are often brown, green, or yellow which enables them to blend into their surroundings. But this little guy has bold black and white stripes, making him a stand out. Maybe his camouflage works best at mime conventions? . . Designer: @jpgaultierofficial / 📸 Les Catchick

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The fetching Woodbalm is a plant native to sunny California. Best known for its strongly fragrant leaves, I think the flashy lavender flowers are the real show stopper. The cylindrical flowers hang in a bell-like fashion, with the oldest flowers borne towards the base. New flowers are produced as the shoot grows, which gives each cluster a cascading appearance. Definitely a flower worthy of fashion week, wouldn’t you say? . . Designer: @act_n1 / 📸 Marlin Harms

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The topside of a Laccaria lacatta mushroom can appear relatively unassuming, but flip it over and you’ll see an entirely different side of its personality. Also known as “The Deceiver,” this fungi typically have thick, widely spaced, purple to flesh-colored gills. And because their cap color changes quite significantly with age and weather, they can be difficult to identify. (But when you’re this stunning, you’re definitely easy to remember.) . . Designer: @jpgaultierofficial / 📸 @wildskye23

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Say hello the world’s fastest organism! The Pilobolus crystallinus is a cosmopolitan genus of fungi that commonly grows on herbivore dung. Their tiny glass-like heads are phototropic, or light sensitive, and in the morning they bend up and out towards the rising sun. . . When they mature, pressure builds inside and the black caps containing spores are shot off violently—at a distance of up to six feet—and stick to grass blades in the vicinity. These are eventually eaten by herbivores, then travel through the digestive tract when there they are released back into the world through a poo. Ah, the magical circle of life. . If you want to see these tiny cannons in action, the YouTube channel ‘Earth Unplugged’ made a great video capturing the Pilobolus in action called “Fungus Cannon in Super Slow Motion.” . Designer: @givenchy / Photo: Sarah2 at Dreamstime.com . . . . . . . . . #runwayshow #fashionweek #parisfashionweek #pfw #fashioninspiration #fashioninspo #fashionweek2020 #biomimicry #artmeetsscience #lookalike #runwaydetails #fungi #fungus

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