Fashion filled the aisles, fueled the spirit and framed the artwork at Art Basel Miami Beach this week — a green floral Balenciaga frock inspired by the designer’s archives; a black Alaia outfit purchased at his Paris atelier; a silky, brightly colored maxi dress that matched a painting’s palette.

“The dress is Miami colors,’’ said Jovana Stokic, an art curator who was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and now lives in New York, as she swayed in that last breezy gown. “It’s how I perceive Miami.”

Arts patrons wore artful, elegant and beautiful clothes to peruse the offerings at the Miami Beach Convention Center, expressing their taste and personalities.

Natalie Clark, an artist from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, wore a pair of pants made from recycled burlap feed bags, designed by Paris Montana, accessorizing it with a hat from Eugenia Kim and a horn bracelet bought in Africa.

“I’m a global cowgirl,” said Clark, 48.

Sue Hostetler, editor-in-chief of Art Basel Magazine, donned a short Lisa Perry dress with a Roy Lichtenstein motif from Perry’s New York boutique.

Others chose their ensembles more for comfort or ease of travel.

Olivia Kwok, a collector who lives in London, looked artsy in a printed Missoni top, sweater and pants that she bought at the Missoni store in London.

Why these pieces?

“I don’t need to iron them,” she said.

Even hair made a fashion statement. Joshua Levine, a sculptor who lives in Los Angeles, had his wife paint his with hair dye in a leopard print.

“I have been working on a project,” he explained, “trying to copyright myself as a living sculpture, since 1999.”