Melissa Leventon

Poised at the juncture of art, craft and fashion, artwear has both challenged and blurred cultural boundaries for the past thirty-five years. In this richly illustrated history of wearable art, it puts the genre in context as the latest in the long line of aesthetic dress reforms that began with the Arts and Crafts movement.

There are beautiful, imaginative, provocative, even surreal works of art featured in this book, which includes examples from North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, and Japan. The full spectrum of work ranges from pieces that are only technically wearable, to challenging garments created specifically for performance, to one-of-a-kind works that are as at home on one's back as on the wall, to luxurious limited-edition clothing.

160 pages. Paperbound. © 2005.
ISBN: 9780500285374.
Order Number: CB2561. Price: $34.95