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Todd Oldham

  • Pop-cultural references
  • Embellishment
  • Experimental craft

Todd Oldham’s 1990s collections treated fashion as a joyful meeting of craft, color and popular culture. His spring 1993 collection drew on the Texas State Fair and involved elaborate custom fabrics, beading and embroidery.

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Five looks to know

Todd Oldham — Look 1 — Todd Oldham, Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Todd Oldham — Look 1

Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Courtesy of Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham — Look 9 — Todd Oldham, Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Todd Oldham — Look 9

Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Courtesy of Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham — Look 17 — Todd Oldham, Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Todd Oldham — Look 17

Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Courtesy of Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham — Look 23 — Todd Oldham, Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Todd Oldham — Look 23

Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Courtesy of Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham — Look 31 — Todd Oldham, Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Collection selection

Todd Oldham — Look 31

Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

Representative look from the Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear collection.

Courtesy of Todd Oldham

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear

1 piece

About Todd Oldham

He combined seemingly unrelated ideas with technical ingenuity, making wit and intricate surface decoration central to his clothes.