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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Really great overview of what artists wear in the studio, in life, and what relevance fashion has in their work itself. Enjoyed the chapters on Denim and Workwear.
This is such a fantastic and thought provoking book! Really appreciated the queer lens.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Maybe I am liberal with my 5 star reviews but I just truly believe them all. This book is magnificent, I recommend it constantly and flick back through the pages often to refresh my mind on certain people or outfits. It came right at a moment where I felt impassioned about how important how I dress was, and how the way I dress was perceived (not that I am particularly zanily nor interestingly dressed, I just really staunchly believe in wearing what you want) and this book just opens up that view and gives real insight into the artists lives and how their perception and outfits intertwined.
This book is of biblical levels of importance to me.
This book is of biblical levels of importance to me.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
This book is about the language of clothes, their semiotics as worn by, and in relation to, the artists who wear them. The most interesting feature of the book was to hear artists talk about their intentional clothing choices. Throughout the book I was reminded of late-period Foucault; lots of the artists featured are conscious that what they wear is in some sense an artistic, self-conscious creation of their own image and identity. Clothes become aspects of the self and thus can be sites of resistance, creativity, communication, and belonging.
Stray notes:
The book has a nice flow, starting with the bespoke suit and ending in casual-wear.
The selection of artists: some heavy hitters but I imagine many will be new to you if you are, like me, casually interested in art & aesthetics. This is a good thing.
Reading it really does remind you of Ways of Seeing by John Berger, the feel of the book, the layout of text and image.
If you read this you will probably think more about what you want your clothes to say about you and that to me seems like a good thing and worthy of the entry fee.
Stray notes:
The book has a nice flow, starting with the bespoke suit and ending in casual-wear.
The selection of artists: some heavy hitters but I imagine many will be new to you if you are, like me, casually interested in art & aesthetics. This is a good thing.
Reading it really does remind you of Ways of Seeing by John Berger, the feel of the book, the layout of text and image.
If you read this you will probably think more about what you want your clothes to say about you and that to me seems like a good thing and worthy of the entry fee.
My brain changed, and so did the way I negotiate getting dressed.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced