Punk: Chaos to Couture

Punk: Chaos to Couture
ISBN-10
0300191855
ISBN-13
9780300191851
Series
Punk
Category
Art
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2013-05-15
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Authors
Andrew Bolton, Richard Hell, Jon Savage

Description

Examines the impact of punk on fashion, focusing on its do-it-yourself, rip-it-to-shreds ethos, the antithesis of couture.

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