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An international survey of how the worlds of fashion and art have brilliantly collided in the new millennium

Over the last decade major artists have teamed up with top fashion houses to produce contemporary masterpieces that challenge the traditional boundary between these two dynamic cultures. From fashion designers' collaborations with artists on their collections to catwalk shows, fashion photography, and dazzling new retail spaces, this book explores the "art as fashion" and "fashion as art."

The authors offer a dual perspective on how and why today's artists and designers are increasingly open to inspiration beyond their own creative arenas. Five thematic chapters feature profiles of the key designers, stories about the most avant-garde projects, and interviews with leading figures in the art-fashion crossover. Nearly 250 illustrations showcase collaborative art/fashion work from Acne Studios, Balenciaga, Chanel, Hussein Chayalan, Tracey Emin, Jean Paul Gaultier, Zaha Hadid, Hermès, Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Jeff Koons, Stella McCartney, Issey Miyake, Takashi Murakami, Prada, Richard Prince, Anselm Reyle, Cindy Sherman, Juergen Teller, Viktor & Rolf, and many more.

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Library Journal Review

The last decade has enjoyed a lively mixing up of fine arts and fashion, with designers increasingly drawing upon the talents of artists to enrich their work. In this visually exciting volume, Smith (Fashion: Australian & New Zealand Designers) and Kubler (adjunct curator, Univ. of Queensland Art Museum) explore the dynamic relationship between these traditionally "high" and "low" arts. The themes of collaboration, exhibition, media, and architecture provide an organizational structure for brief text and exuberant photographic profiles of projects that exemplify these connections, from Cindy Sherman's photographic series of herself in Chanel to the extravagant event installations of Calvin Klein. An insider's voice is provided via the authors' conversations with designers articulating their views of how art affects their work. High-profile designers such as Chalayan, Balenciaga, and -McQueen are included, as well as lesser-known figures from a global scene that embraces Australia, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The book contains reference notes and a brief list of titles for further reading. -VERDICT More substantial works (e.g., Alice Mackrell's Art and Fashion) offer better historical context, but this will interest those seeking more cutting-edge material.-Nancy B. Turner, -Temple Univ. Lib., Philadelphia (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.