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Fashion and the body: art’s central, expressive, and defining connection.
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Costume Art
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420 pages
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29 June 2026
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Summary
Asserting the central role of the dressed body in art throughout history, this catalogue presents fashion as an essential expression of creativity and identity
Fashion transforms our bodies. Exploring this concept through idealized and actual body types across time, cultures, media, and contexts, this catalogue demonstrates how the clothed body is central to artistic expression and representation. Featuring contemporary and historic fashions that draw on a range of ar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781588398123 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1588398129 |
| Author: | Andrew Bolton, Llewellyn Negrin |
| Publisher: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Imprint: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 420 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 2.60kg |
| Dimensions: | 39mm x 282mm x 359mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
282 × 359 mm
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About The Author
Andrew Bolton
Andrew Bolton is Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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