At the moment, the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York is presenting an exhibition of some of the most renowned objects from its costume collection. Works by the first generation of American women designers such as Bonnie Cashin, Elizabeth Hawes, and Claire McCardell are featured, as well as material created by Charles James, Norman Norell, Gilbert Adrian, and other important American designers.
American High Style consists of approximately eighty-five dressed mannequins and a selection of hats, shoes, sketches, and other fashion-related items. Besides the pieces of American designers, also work of French designers who had an important influence on American women and fashion are included. Designers such as Charles Frederick Worth, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jeanne Lanvin, Jeanne Paquin, Madeleine Vionnet, Paul Poiret and Christian Dior.
The exhibition explores developing perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940 and how they have affected the way American women are seen today. It focuses on archetypes of American femininity through dress and reveals how the American woman initiated style revolutions that matched her social, political, and sexual emancipation.
American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection
May 7th - August 1st 2010
Brooklyn Museum of Art , New York
Written for BLEND.
The exhibition explores developing perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940 and how they have affected the way American women are seen today. It focuses on archetypes of American femininity through dress and reveals how the American woman initiated style revolutions that matched her social, political, and sexual emancipation.
American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection
May 7th - August 1st 2010
Brooklyn Museum of Art , New York
Written for BLEND.
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