Visible structures and assemblages like ladders and plastic coverings litter the exhibition route, and remind the visitor of the exhibition’s temporariness; it is a place in transition and pregnant with possibility.
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Film Review: The Gospel According to André
André’s belief in fashion as a transformative experience led him to a passion for Vogue magazine. Its pages exposed him to the aspirational world of couture, education, and high culture. Speaking to his interest, André declares, “You can be aristocratic without being born into an aristocratic family.”
Exhibition Review: Azzedine Alaïa: "Je Suis Couturier"
The way the garments were displayed did not feel like a shop window as retrospectives often do. The lighting and display lent a cinematic feeling to the exhibition, especially with pieces such as the black column dress with a deep décolleté reminiscent of red carpet looks of eras passed.
Exhibition Review: Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion
Originally curated by Sarah Schleuning from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia and Mark Wilson and Sue-an van der Zijpp from the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands, Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion was a focused look at the designer’s work since 2008.
Exhibition Review: Dior at ROM
The Royal Ontario Museum, Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles and Costume (Toronto), Extended until April 8, 2018
Book Review: Letters to Yves
Here, in Bergé’s deft phrases and clever asides, were the messages and meanings for which I had been so hungry.
Exhibition Review: Items: Is Fashion Modern?
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (October 1, 2017-January 28, 2018)
Exhibition Review: Louise Dahl-Wolfe: A Style of Her Own
Perhaps it is the scope of the photographer’s work which presents the biggest challenge for exhibition curation here.
