Maira Kalman

(un)FASHION scans the globe to show how real people dress: at work and at play, on the streets, and for ceremonial occasions. This witty, eye-popping book offers a delightfully unconventional view of contemporary fashion as seen in the creative ways that people around the world adorn their bodies. The brainchild of the late Tibor Kalman, one of the graphic design geniuses of the 20th century, and completed by his wife and partner, Maira Kalman, "(un)FASHION" presents its provocative observations through dynamic images by some of the world''s foremost photojournalists.

From the critically acclaimed artist designer and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and My Favorite Things comes a wondrous collection of words and paintings that is a moving meditation on the beauty and complexity of women s lives and roles revealed in the things they hold What do women hold The home and the family And the children and the food The friendships The work The work of the world And the work of being human The memories And the troubles And the sorrows and the triumphs And the love In the spring of 2021 Maira and Alex Kalman created a small limited edition booklet Women Holding Things which featured select recent paintings by Maira accompanied by her insightful and deeply personal commentary The booklet quickly sold out Now the Kalmans have expanded that original publication into this extraordinary visual compendium Women Holding Things includes the bright bold images featured in the booklet as well as an additional sixty seven new paintings highlighted by thoughtful and intimate anecdotes recollections and ruminations Most are portraits of women both ordinary and famous including Virginia Woolf Sally Hemings Hortense Cezanne Gertrude Stein as well as Kalman s family members and other real life peop

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