Of mice and models: artworks take centre stage at Loewe fashion show

Works by Paul Thek and Susan Sontag feature in show of fashion house known for turning esoteric references into wider ideasWhile it is common to spot stern-looking bodyguards alongside celebrities at fashion shows, at the Loewe show on Saturday in Paris it was several artefacts placed on the catwalk that demanded the most security.Scattered on the floor were tiny mice from Paul Thek’s 1975 Personal Effects of the Pied Piper Series, a 1966 copy of Susan Sontag’s Against Interpretation and a 1898 high-backed wooden Argyle chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Continue reading...