What Artists Wear

by Charlie Porter

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“…in the hands of artists, garments reveal themselves. They are pure tools of expression, storytelling, resistance and creativity.” Read more...

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Nonfiction Books » Art » Fashion & Style

What Artists Wear

by Charlie Porter

Recommendations from our site

Other books by Charlie Porter

Bring No Clothes : Bloomsbury and the Philosophy of Fashion by Charlie Porter

Our most recommended books

The Rottweiler by Ruth Rendell

The Painting of Modern Life by T J Clark

The Secret of Chanel No. 5 by Tilar Mazzeo

Sources of the Self by Charles Taylor

Essence and Alchemy by Mandy Aftel

Finders Keepers by Seamus Heaney

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Bring No Clothes : Bloomsbury and the Philosophy of Fashion
by Charlie Porter

The Rottweiler
by Ruth Rendell

The Painting of Modern Life
by T J Clark

The Secret of Chanel No. 5
by Tilar Mazzeo

Sources of the Self
by Charles Taylor

Essence and Alchemy
by Mandy Aftel

Finders Keepers
by Seamus Heaney