Art/Fashion in the 21st Century

The encounter between art and fashion has been a rapidly growing phenomenon over the last decade, with major international artists working with top fashion houses to produce contemporary masterpieces that challenge the traditional boundary between these two dynamic cultures. Art/Fashion in the 21st Century features a foreword by Daphne Guinness and concise essays with profiles of the key designers, break-out stories about the most avant-garde projects and interviews with the leading lights of the art-fashion crossover phenomenon. Around 250 colour illustrations reveal the fruits of collaborative efforts by, among others: AcneAlexander McQueenAzzedine AlaiaBalenciagaWalter Van BeirendonckHussein ChalayanChanel / Cindy ShermanChristian Dior / Anselm ReyleLongchamp / Tracey EminJean Paul GaultierZaha HadidHermes / Erwin WurmMarc Jacobs / Juergen TellerCalvin KleinJeff KoonsLongchampMaison Martin MargielaMarniStella McCartney / Jeff KoonsIssey MiyakePrada / James JeanVersace / Tim RoeloffsHenrik VibskovViktor & RolfLouis Vuitton / Takashi MurakamiWalter Van Beirendonck