Punk: Chaos to Couture

by Andrew Bolton, Richard Hell, John Lydon, et al.

The provocative punk aesthetic and its incendiary influence on high fashion

Since its origins in the 1970s, punk has had an explosive influence on fashion. With its eclectic mixing of stylistic references, punk effectively introduced the postmodern concept of bricolage to the elevated precincts of haute couture and directional ready-to-wear. As a style, punk is about chaos, anarchy, and rebellion. Drawing on provocative sexual and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300191855
• ISBN13: 9780300191851
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 12.7" x 12.7"