Art X Fashion Extras

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Ten Surprising Milestones in Art X Fashion

  • Dogs can be fashion models—in Bill Wegman’s photographs for Harper’s Bazaar
  • The Simpsons wear Chanel
  • King Tut’s mask was a fashion statement
  • Marcel Duchamp’s iconic Urinal—a urinal!—could become a fabulous dress
  • Men’s fashion—by such designers as Loewe, Bethany Williams, Raf Simons and the Futurists—were inspired by art
  • Edward Scissorhands came alive in a Harper’s Bazaar editorial
  • Chinese landscape could sit atop one’s head
  • The Great Wave by Hokusai could be a lavish coat
  • Edvard Munch’s Scream could translate to one of the most hilarious outfits of contemporary fashion
  • Sculpture—by Alexander Calder, Constantin Brancusi, John Chamberlain and others—inspired fashion

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