INFORMATION
Author(s): Nancy Hall-Duncan
Print length: 176 pages
Dimensions: 20.83 × 26.16 cm
Format: Hardcover
Price: 1.349.000 đ
Weight: 1.020 g
Publisher: Rizzoli
Publication year: 2022
INTRODUCTION
"Art X Fashion: Fashion Inspired by Art" explores the dynamic and long-standing dialogue between the worlds of art and fashion. Through 75 striking pairings of iconic artworks and designer pieces, the book reveals how fashion has drawn from artistic movements, motifs, and collaborations—from early 20th-century partnerships like Elsa Schiaparelli working with Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso, to modern collaborations such as street artist Keith Haring and high-end fashion brands.
Each chapter contrasts a designer garment or accessory with its artistic inspiration, unraveling how creative cross-pollination shapes style, silhouette, pattern, and cultural meaning. Fashion icons like Yves Saint Laurent (his 1965 tribute to painter Piet Mondrian) illustrate how art becomes clothing and clothing becomes statement. The narrative also covers how fashion evolved from mere aesthetic mimicry of art into full-scale collaborations, where artists create designs for fashion houses, and fashion houses embrace the legitimacy of fine art.
Visually rich and intellectually engaging, the book is geared toward readers who love fashion, art history, design and culture—it offers both a feast of imagery and deeper insights into how style and creativity intersect. With its accessible tone and inspiring visuals, it serves as both reference and inspiration.
