In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion

ByAndrew Bolton and Amanda Garfinkel
With Jessica Regan and Stephanie Kramer
Photographs by Anna-Marie Kellen

This new presentation of American fashion features a revised vocabulary that
emphasizes its expressive qualities. Stunning new photography showcases over 100 garments from the 1940s to the present that offer a timely new perspective on the diverse and multifaceted nature of American fashion. The catalogue features works that display qualities such as belonging, comfort, desire, exuberance, fellowship, joy, nostalgia, optimism, reverence, spontaneity, strength, and sweetness by designers, from the pioneers who established the nation’s style to the up-and-coming creatives shaping its future.

Including designs by:
Gilbert Adrian, Geoffrey Beene, Thom Browne, Bonnie Cashin,…See More