Asserting the central role of the dressed body in art throughout history, this catalogue presents fashion as an essential expression of creativity and identity.
The luxuriously designed book by Andrew Bolton, features a die-cut cover, three specialty papers, debossed details, and metallic silver foils. New assemblages created specifically for this volume by artist Julie Wolfe, ![]()
composed of photographs by stylist and designer Nathalie Agussol, highlight the connection between art and fashion through collage, overlay, and juxtaposition.
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The contemporary and historic fashions draw on a range of artistic inspirations—from Greek molded cuirass armor and carved Roman sculptures to manuscripts, enameled decorative figures, and grand painted canvases. New photography by Paul Westlake of designs by makers such as Madame Grès, Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens, and Madeleine Vionnet—some dressed on bespoke mannequins made by scanning real people—reevaluates idealized representations of the human form. Bookended by essays from art and design scholar Llewellyn Negrin and award-winning author Andrew Solomon, the texts reveal the ways the body shapes how we dress and how we understand ourselves and others.
- Introduction by Llewellyn Negrin.
- Epilogue by Andrew Solomon.
- Contributions by Ayaka Iida, Samar Hejazi, Stephanie Kramer, Miriam Peterson, Nathan Rich, Julie Wolfe and Tracy Yoshimura.
- Photographer Paul Westlake, Anna-Marie Kellen and Nathalie Agussol.
- 420 pages.
- 11" x 14"
