Artwear: Fashion and Anti-fashion
by: Melissa Leventon

Softcover. NY, Thames & Hudson/Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 160 pages illustrated in color. A colorful survey of the often provocative and always highly creative relationship between art and fashion. A crocheted wool coat of exuberant textures and glowing colors, a dyed and pleated silk vest of baroque sensuousness, a headdress of ribbon intricately ruched in the shape of a leaping fish, an evening gown made from shredded dollar bills, a kimono that carries art appliqued on its sleeve-these are just a few of the beautiful, imaginative, even surreal works of wearable art included in this richly illustrated book, published to accompany an exhibition at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Clean copy.