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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