Andrew Bolton is curator in charge of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
"[A] substantial survey. . . . Kawakubo calls her clothes 'objects
for the body,' and this catalog allows those objects to speak to
readers who understand that fashion goes beyond what you’re wearing
to work tomorrow."—Library Journal
"Her more than 40-year rule as the doyenne of avant-garde fashion
is documented here in stunning style."—Glass Magazine
“A luxurious tome destined for fashion-conscious coffee tables the
world over.”—Imogen Greenhalgh, Crafts Magazine
“Andrew Bolton provides, in his lavishly illustrated catalogue,
scholarly, thought-provoking texts which help to illuminate a
pathway to this visionary fashion designer.”—Alice Mackrell,
Journal of Dress History
"an important [text], setting a new standard for how to interrogate
the work of contemporary fashion designers." — Georgina Ripley,
Costume
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