Fashion gains recognition, as designer Tarun Tahiliani's application for tax exemption finally gets approved. Although he applied for it in 2000, the debate did not abate (about whether a fashion designer is an artist or not).
This is a major breakthrough for the fashion industry. The gap between the likes of M.F.Hussain and designers like Tahiliani is bridged as clothing and accessories are gaining official acceptance as a form of art, at par with brush strokes on canvas.
Although designing has always demanded as much creativity as painting or sketching, this has not always been acknowledged. The same way Khalil Chistee derives inspiration from Pakistan to produce beautiful sculptures, the late Alexander McQueen launched his Highland Rape Collection to depict the 'rape' of Scotland by Britain. (He also wanted to address the issue of violence inflicted on women, as he witnessed this first hand at home).
The above mentioned breakthrough has helped establish designers more firmly in the world of art and intellect. After all, be it sculpture or painting or fashion design, the creativity and thought processes involved behind the final product is what ultimately brings forward the creation and what should form its basis of judgement. All forms of art reveal a deeper insight into the artist's psyche, and this is precisely what fashion design does through its aesthetically appealing approach.
The end result is always magnificence.
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