Skin & Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion & Architecture

Published to accompany the landmark exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (November 19, 2006 – March 5, 2007), Skin + Bones examines the striking intersections between fashion and architecture from 1980 to 2006.
 
Exploring the shared languages of space, volume, and movement, the book highlights how both disciplines function as a second skin or shelter for the body while also serving as powerful expressions of cultural, political, and personal identity.
 
Richly illustrated, it investigates techniques such as folding, wrapping, draping, and tailoring, showing how architects and designers borrow from one another to push the boundaries of form and construction.
 
The catalogue features the work of forty-six leading figures, including fashion designers Issey Miyake, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan, Junya Watanabe, and Vivienne Westwood, alongside architects such as Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Frank Gehry, and Eisenman Architects.
 
A key reference for those interested in the dialogue between fashion and architecture, this volume captures a pivotal moment when the two disciplines began to overlap in radical and inventive ways.