Dezeen sat down with Dirty Looks Curator Karen van Godtsenhoven and Assistant Curator Jon Astbury to dig up the dirt on fashion.
Where did this idea of getting dirty come from? Where is it going? And, what does it say about fashion's relationship to the earth and to our bodies? From designers using dirt on their collections, to wasteful practices across the industry, to the sustainable future of fashion, dirt is this season's look.
Dezeen x Barbican: Dirty Looks
10 Oct 2025
"Dirt is a very effective way of bringing back an idea of realness, about distupting a form of order, what we deem acceptable.”
