Do I know of any other artists, designers or other professionals (historical or contemporary) who have worked with this subject already?

Contemporary fashion designers:

Elite fashion couturiers Jean Paul Gaultier, Ralph Rucci, the late Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano etc

Hussain Chalayan, Comme de Garcons, Paul Smith, Jonathan Sanders, Giles Deacon, Basso & Brooke, Dummies a group of British designers headed by Abigail Lane etc

I will add more designers later!!!!