Inspiration: Lego

I’d like to thank Jennine at The Coveted for posting about the use of Legos in recent fashion design today.

Legos came onto the scene relatively recently, in the form of “statement” jewelry (as necklaces, brooches, or earrings). Jennine also blogged about these incarnations. I think they look pretty cool own their own:

The pieces have even ended up on the most respectable of high-street fashion blogs (the Sartorialist) and on the runway (Marc Jacobs via Fabsugar).

While I couldn’t confirm it, I get the impression that these pieces are actually glued together, which I think is a shame. Legos are the ultimate in combination design. Any piece of lego furniture you built as a child, and any piece of lego accessory that you build today can be recolored, reshaped, or rethought at any time.

This provides an awesome opportunity for microdesign; imagine being able to take a basic accessory (like a belt buckle or a brooch) and change it’s colors or patterning between wearings or even during a wearing. It provides a great chance to engage your own personal tastes into a piece of design, and be playful in changing them at will.

I’ll have to consider putting some of these together when I return home (and thus gain access to my sibling’s my legos).

Have any of you made something out of Legos, or another childhood toy?

-Barry