THE PAINTED SHIRT

Raf Simons and Robert Mapplethorpe, Yves Saint Laurent and Piet Mondrian, Alexander McQueen and Damien Hirst — art and fashion have long found a way to co-exist on fine fabric, an intersection that has been blurred further of late with the dress shirt being used as a canvas, an idea originally championed by the likes of Rei Kawakubo of Commes des Garçons and Martin Margiela. At Dior, artistic director Kim Jones has taken to collaborating with a new artist each season — this shirt was made with Raymond Pettibon, the American artist known best for his album artwork for the likes of Eighties punk rockers Black Flag and Sonic Youth — while the Alexander McQueen collection is punctuated with shirting (and tailoring) delicately adorned with graphic flower motifs. FR Multicoloured Raymond Pettibon print silk-twill shirt, £1,500, by DIOR