By Ruth Styles From Marni's embrace of graphic artist Brian Rea to Prada's emphasis on pop art prints, fashion that nods to the art world is bang on trend. But although it might appear to be a modern phenomenon, fashion's love affair with art began more than a century ago, with Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali among the names to have turned their hand to textile design, Now creations by Dali, Warhol and Picasso are to join pieces by Marc Chagall, Henry Matisse and Yorkshire sculptor Henry Moore in a stunning new exhibition opening tomorrow. Wearable art: ‘Ballerina’, a screen-printed silk scarf designed by Salvador Dali for Wesley Simpson circa 1947
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Picasso, Dali and Warhol all created designs for 1950s textile companies
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While Picasso prints could be worn, he banned using them for upholstery
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Some of the Warhol prints were, until recently, hidden in a New York attic
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Pieces to go on show at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London
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Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Henri Matisse also included in show
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