The 50 Best Artist Collaborations in Fashion

Counting down the many excellent ways artists and labels have worked together over the years.

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In a list of art and fashion collaborations there is a bit of blurring that happens. There are moments when designers becomes artists, artists become designers, or both entities becomes something different entirely. Both the genre of fine arts and fashion design not only bare the affect of trend and social temperature, but their changing relationship to one another is also reflective of society as a whole. Perhaps some interventions and collaborations are more successful than others, but what is primarily important is the dabbling, the mixing, and fantastic results that come from the fanciful play of the privileged creatives.

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The 50 Best Artist Collaborations in Fashion

50. Yves Saint Laurent x Andy Warhol

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49. Vanessa Beecroft x Helmut Lang (for Vanessa Beecroft's 2002 VB45)

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48. Triumph in the Face of Absurdity - Charming Baker and Paul Smith

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47. Yves Saint Laurent x Piet Mondrian

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46. Jimmy Choo x Rob Pruitt

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45. Rolf Sachs x DeBeers

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44. Fabrizio Plessi's Molten Bag for Louis Vuitton

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43. K8 Hardy x Oscar Tuazon at the 2012 Whitney Biennial

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42. Zac Posen x Rosson Crow

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41. 4 Mile Minute - Hussein Chalayan x Gavin Turk

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40. Karl Lagerfeld at St. Mortiz's Galerie Gmurzynska "Fire Etchings"

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39. Celestial Bonnet - Stephen Jones and Cerith Wyn Evans

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38. Banjo and Matilda x Tracy Emin

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37. Tint the pallid landscape (off to the wars in lace) - Mary Katranzou x Mark Titchner

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36. Jeremy Deller for Louis Vuitton London

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35. RCA Installations at Fendi: Meret Probst's window installation

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34. Retna, Aiko, and Os Gemeos x Louis Vuitton

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33. Fendi x Trevi Fountain

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32. Stuart Semple, Cult of Denim, 2008

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31. Zaha Hadid x Chanel

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30. Isaora Artist Series

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29. James Nares x Coach

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28. Matt Groening x Comme des Garcons

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27. Keith Haring Foundation x Tommy Hilfiger

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26. Levi Jeans x Damien Hirst x the Andy Warhol Foundation

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25. Marni x Rop van Mierlo

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24. Rodarte x Darren Aronofsky

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23. Cindy Sherman x Comme des Garcons

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22. Tom Sachs x Nike

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21. Nick Knight and Gareth Pugh (Insensate)

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20. Olaf Breuning x Bally

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19. Francesco Vezzoli x Prada - 24 Hour Museum

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18. Anselm Reyle x Christian Dior

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17. Pringle of Scotland and Liam Gillick Pop-up Shop at Miami Basel

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16. David Lynch x Christian Louboutin

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15. Liu Bolin x Missoni, Valentino, Lanvin & Jean Paul Gaultier

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14. Keith Haring x Nicholas Kirkwood

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13. Josef Albers, Daniel Buren and Hiroshi Sugimoto x Hermes

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12. Hugo Guinness x Coach

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11. Dinos and Jake Chapman x Louis Vuitton

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10. Roger Hiorns x Raf Simons

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9. Richard Prince x Louis Vuitton

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8. Raf Simons x Sterling Ruby

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7. Merce Cunningham x Rei Kawakubo

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6. Juergen Teller x Marc Jacobs

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5. Daniel Buren x Louis Vuitton

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4. Björk x Alexander McQueen

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3. Ed Ruscha x Stella McCartney

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2. Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton

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1. Takashi Murakami x Louis Vuitton x MOCA Los Angeles

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