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- uncountableArtworks designed to be worn as clothing.
I recently acted in a short film, I did some modelling for an artwear competition […]
2006, Sarah James, Be Your Own Boss, page 452 more examples
Over the years, I have used and tested a wide variety of products in my artwear, and I've learned results can vary widely from one brand to another.
2004, New Techniques for Wearable Art, page 26In the United States in the 1970s, 'artwear' was concerned with charting an identity separate from fashion and the clothing industry. One-of-a-kind artwear, intended exclusively for a gallery or museum audience, and produced by designers such as Zandra Rhodes and Vivienne Westwood, gained recognition in the cultural framework of the 1970s.
2013, Bonnie English, A Cultural History of Fashion in the 20th and 21st Centuries, page 109
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artwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artwear
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