Bourdieu

Is Fashion Fine Art? Two Frameworks, One Red Carpet, and No Final Verdict

This article examines whether fashion qualifies as fine art by contrasting two philosophical frameworks: art as an autonomous object (Kantian view) and art as socially constructed value (Bourdieu view). It uses the Met Gala as a case study to illustrate how different definitions of art lead to opposing conclusions about the artistic merit of garments.