Meaning of artwear | Babel Free

Definitions

Artworks designed to be worn as clothing.

uncountable

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.”

“I recently acted in a short film, I did some modelling for an artwear competition […]”

“In 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.”

CEFR level