Miller provides a valid reason for this. She says “It is nevertheless puzzling that the uncontested artistic quality of clothes throughout the centuries has not yet placed them on an equal footing with architecture. One of the reasons is that whilst architecture has unequivocally been perceived as a heroic endeavor worthy of the label art, not least because of the monumental expenses involved, connotations of frivolity continue to overshadow attempts at treating sartorial fashion as a subject worthy of serious academic research” (Miller, 31.) People see a huge sculpture in a museum and think “wow, that must have took a lot of time and hard work.” Things such as its size, appearance of hard work, and the very fact that it 's in a museum make it extremely easy for the average person to say “yes, this is art.” It is easy to say a painting is art. It is easy to say a sculpture is art. However, it is more difficult to decide or recognize everyday things (such as fashion) as art. It is challenging, but when all factors are considered, and with some more academic research, I think we could come to the conclusion that fashion is
Miller provides a valid reason for this. She says “It is nevertheless puzzling that the uncontested artistic quality of clothes throughout the centuries has not yet placed them on an equal footing with architecture. One of the reasons is that whilst architecture has unequivocally been perceived as a heroic endeavor worthy of the label art, not least because of the monumental expenses involved, connotations of frivolity continue to overshadow attempts at treating sartorial fashion as a subject worthy of serious academic research” (Miller, 31.) People see a huge sculpture in a museum and think “wow, that must have took a lot of time and hard work.” Things such as its size, appearance of hard work, and the very fact that it 's in a museum make it extremely easy for the average person to say “yes, this is art.” It is easy to say a painting is art. It is easy to say a sculpture is art. However, it is more difficult to decide or recognize everyday things (such as fashion) as art. It is challenging, but when all factors are considered, and with some more academic research, I think we could come to the conclusion that fashion is