How Did Outsider Art Find Its Way Into Fashion?

For lack of a better word, fashion is an art form and like the art world, fashion has an industry and establishment that sets a high bar for entry. On the back-end, designers and creative/artistic directors are more often than not alumni of exclusive art/fashion/design schools, tenured by industry experience, and with an extensive network of connections within the fashion world. As in fashion, artists have long been frustrated by these barriers and gatekeepers, curators and gallerists. The resul...