{"product_id":"dirty-looks-desire-and-decay-in-fashion","title":"Dirty Looks: Desire and Decay in Fashion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eScratching beneath fashion’s glossy surface, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eDirty Looks: Desire and Decay in Fashion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e reveals the rich and varied ways in which fashion has harnessed the playful, radical, and regenerative potentials of dirt and waste as signifiers of rebellion, authenticity, and desirability. Various forms of dirt – organic as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eman-made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e – have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eemerged\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e as vital sources of material innovation and artistic expression in a fashion landscape increasingly shaped by waste, climate emergency, and labour injustice. From garments that elevate stains and wornness into ornament to clothing submerged in bogs or created by transforming fashion waste, the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003ecreations presented here challenge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eestablished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e notions of taste, beauty, and luxury, suggesting new pathways for fashion’s future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}' class=\"EOP SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eThis publication coincides with the Barbican Gallery’s exhibition of the same title and features newly commissioned essays by influential thinkers in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003econtemporary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e fashion, including Caroline Evans, Akiko \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eFukai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e, Lou Stoppard, and Sandra \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eNiessen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e. Their writing moves across decolonial critique, feminist resistance, fashion’s environmental cost, and the persistent tension between bodily intimacy and public display. Alongside these texts, an extensive photographic portfolio by Ellen Sampson captures garments which embody the themes of the project in sharp, sensorial detail. Featured designers include Vivienne Westwood, Hussein Chalayan, Comme des Garçons, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen, and many more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003eDirty Looks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e offers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003ea timely\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e lens through which to examine the role of fashion in a world shaped by ecological crisis, cultural reckoning, and shifting aesthetic values. It invites readers to reconsider the narratives that define what we wear – and why.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}' class=\"EOP SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}' class=\"EOP SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy MACK Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}' class=\"EOP SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJon Astbury and Karen Van Godtsenhoven (eds)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}' class=\"EOP SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback with deckled edges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}' class=\"EOP SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17 x 23.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}' class=\"EOP SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e280 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}' class=\"EOP SCXW79111297 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mack Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42464667205719,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2151\/4603\/files\/d_d55020e8-f9b1-40a2-b0b5-fc0fb6c9dee9.jpg?v=1767910127","url":"https:\/\/shopcoupdetat.com\/products\/dirty-looks-desire-and-decay-in-fashion","provider":"SHOP COUP D'ETAT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}