'Clothes maketh the man' and, in the case of this work, some of the world's most beloved artists. The profiles 40 plus beloved creatives such as Salvador Dali, Nan Goldin, Steve McQueen, Yoko Ono, Andy Warhol, and Frida Kahlo by admiring their sartorial choices alongside a mix of anecdotes, portraits and commentary from critics, designers and the artists themselves. Admire how contemporary painter Elizabeth Peyton moves from a new-wave view of the world to a delicate dreamy style, celebrated through the words of curator Andrew Bolton who said: 'People like fashion for its immediacy, democracy, and idealism... And the same applies to Elizabeth's work.' Pablo Picasso who dressed in mended overalls, fisherman sweaters and shapeless work jackets and said: 'Those who try to explain a picture are on the wrong track most of the time.' Celebrate the style of William Merritt Chase who 'encouraged individuality' for his students who walked his wolfhound around Greenwich Village and wore a white flannel suit while painting and a top hat with spats while out on the town. Also includes 'Signature Looks' sections, such as a meditation on suits worn by Cecil Beaton, Max Ernst and Jeff Koons, all of whom are examples of how self-possessed tailoring doesn't hinder high concepts in the studio. Another section looks at glasses and how they are not a rotational wardrobe item but a representation of what an artist does well, from Takashi Murakami's thin wire-frame circles to Richard Avedon's pair of mobster aviators which inspired Garrett Leight to design an Avedon frame in 2015. The book might inspire a reader to adopt a hat, such as Bruce Nauman and his unfussy Stetson from Nudie's Rodeo Tailors, Grayson Perry's sweet bonnets made from bows, flowers, lace, satin and ribbons, or René Magritte's bowler hat which was used as a motif in many of his paintings. This book would be nothing without the photographs which share fantastic artistic shots of icons, from Anton Josef Tr?ka's portrait of Egon Schiele in 1914 and an image of Marina Abramovi? with model and author Crystal Renn in the August 2014 issue of Vogue Ukraine, to an action shot of a hooded Andy Warhol-print cape worn with a matching skirt, sheer top, and sunglasses in the Stephen Sprouse Spring/Summer 1998 collection. The book examines the dialogue between art and fashion as well as noteworthy artist and designer relationships, such as Yves Saint Laurent?s Mondrian Collection, primary-colored shift dresses inspired by the painter?s work, and Louis Vuitton?s numerous groundbreaking collaborations with major artists, a concept initiated by designer Marc Jacobs that not only has launched some of the fashion industry?s most successful bags, made the art of contemporary masters available to the world at large, and been copied widely ever since. This is a gorgeous encyclopaedia of all things beauty, fashion and art. 7.4" x 9.7", colour images, 210pp.
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