Squaw Valley

A LITTLE THIS AND THAT _ art vs. dress
1 _ art by courtney price. her works are available at rectangular objects.via what she has found.2 _ stella mccartney brigitte dress, detail. available at stella mccartey.3 _ the dress and the artwork (flipped verically) side by side.
whether or not the designer was really inspired by this artwork, i don't know(i personally think she was), but i kinda think that this kind of"stealing" is rather legitimate in design... i mean transforminga work of art into a dress or design.
i remember when i was much younger and drew dresses for fun(well, i still do) i would use all kinds of things for transforming them intodresses. think furniture, ceramics, buildings or jewelry.
what's your opinion? i'm curious.
and a similar post before.