Costume Art

Sobre el libro Costume Art de Andrew Bolton publicado por Metropolitan en 2026:

Fashion transforms our bodies. Exploring this concept through idealised 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 artistic inspirations— from Greek moulded cuirass armour and carved Roman sculptures to manuscripts, enamelled decorative figures and grand painted canvases—this book explores symbolic and personal perspectives on the body through works by designers such as Madame Grès, Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens and Madeleine Vionnet. The publication reevaluates Western European representations of the body through the lens of age, size, gender and disability. Stunning new imagery by artist Julie Wolfe, photographer Paul Westlake, and stylist, editor and designer Nathalie Agussol shows the connection between art and fashion through collage, overlay and juxtaposition. Thoughtful texts by scholars, models and essayists establish fashion’s role in art history alongside painting, sculpture and photography by reflecting on how the dressed body impacts the way we understand ourselves and others.