Fashion and Art Collusion

Some of the biggest names in British fashion and art, ranging from royal wedding-dress designer Sarah Burton to sculptor Marc Quinn, are being paired-up in a unique collaboration to create works to celebrate 'Olympic Values'. Called Britain Creates 2012, the project will be a highlight of the London [...]
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Some of the biggest names in British fashion and art, ranging from royal wedding-dress designer Sarah Burton to sculptor Marc Quinn, are being paired-up in a unique collaboration to create works to celebrate 'Olympic Values'. Called Britain Creates 2012, the project will be a highlight of the London 2012 Festival. This book presents the results of these unprecedented collaborations, across different artisitic mediums, from: Christopher Bailey, Charming Baker, Sarah Burton, Hussein Chalayan, Dinos Chapman, Giles Deacon, Jeremy Deller, Jess Flood-Paddock, Christopher Kane, Mary Katrantzou, Stella McCartney, Erdem Moralioglu, Marc Quinn, Jonathan Saunders, Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood. The artists and designers will create works representing Strength, Courage, Might, Speed, Power, Truce or Stamina, bringing Olympic and Paralympic values to life through a project that salutes the longstanding connection between fashion and the visial arts. As this lavishly illustrated book will show, when great minds collide, amazing things happen