Since Walt Disney is credited with creating Mickey Mouse in 1928, Mickey Mouse has left the cartoon and started a fashion movement. Mickey spans generations and cultural practices he is universally known and reminisced. Designers and brands have looked to Mickey, our consistent fashion icon, through many recent decades.
Mickey Mouse has been worn around the world, high fashion and streetwear brands. Mickey has been worn in every type of fashion, including the most minimal embroidered piece to the most audacious graphic print.
There have been several great collaborations that included Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Vans who took the look of Mickey and interpreted him through their lens, while also respecting his novelty.
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A brief overview
Branding for All
Mickey is a natural collaborator because of his universal presence and his cross-generational appeal with consumers. Mickey can speak to everyone from toddlers to swaggering fashion influencers. It is not surprising that many pieces of clothing or accessories bearing his likeness often becomes collectible particularly, it disassociates the self from the rare and nostalgic idea of these drops.
When Pop Culture meets Fashion
The presence of endorsing pop culture figures has become more brazen throughout fashion, and Mickey Mouse is at the helm of this up risen sea. Mickey somehow coexists in a tacky, playful space and still being stylish; as well as both timeless and trendy. As the subject of the runway and promoted on a hoodie, Mickey Mouse continues to be the quintessential intersection of culture and creativity.
Timeless
As we transition into a different realm of fashion, Mickey continues to walks timely new routes. With Mickey still inspiring designers and appealing to consumer’s imaginations, it only affirms his long life in fashion. Mickey is more than a cartoon, he is an icon, a muse, and forever part of the style lexicon.
