Blue-Collar Modernism: The Visual Culture of Workwear

Workwear has evolved from garments of labor into a foundational design language, a blue-collar modernism. This book offers a visual and conceptual map of how workwear thinking permeates contemporary creative life, shaping aesthetics across fashion, interiors, and material culture. Rather than cataloging individual garments, it explores the broader influence of utilitarian principles on personal identity and design philosophy. Through legacy and contemporary brands, alongside profiles of figures who embody this ethos, it charts a global movement that honors regional traditions while championing authenticity, durability, and restraint.