Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum

Conocer el pasado para entender el presente, así de sencillo.

Y el Chicago History Museum lo pone fácil, ya que hasta el próximo 26 de julio se puede ver la exposición Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum.


En ella se pueden ver 60 prendas de los más influyentes y privilegiados diseñadores de los siglos XIX y XX, o lo que es lo mismo, 60 prendas que van de Worth a Commes des Garçons, pasando por Poiret, Chanel, Lanvin o Versace.

Lo dicho, conocer el pasado para entender el presente…

(Chic Chicago presents the hallmarks of modern fashion. The exhibition's extraordinary garments date from 1870 to 1990 and represent the most prominent couturiers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
This must-see exhibition will display some of the most significant pieces that helped shape fashion history. Photos from the Chicago History Museum.)

(Worth, 19883)

(Poiret, 1913)

(Poiret, 1923)

(Chanel 1925)

(Lanvin, 1927)

(Charles James, 1954)

(Halston, 1976)

(Commes des Garçons, 1992)

(photos from the Chicago History Museum)

Luxury and Fashion.

From April 11 to May 24, 2009 at the National Museum of Modern Art,Kyoto(MoMAK) we could see an exhibition which considers the relationship between luxury and fashion in different societies and eras, from the 17th century to the present, explores new directions for the future and reappraises the meaning of luxury through history.

This exhibition, that uses the concept of ´luxury´ as the most sensitive indicator of the values and social trends, is divided into four seasons:

Ostentation

Gold, silver, sumptuous and glamorous dresses; in one word, hundreds of hours of labor and handiwork.

Louis Vuitton, A/W 2004

André Courréges, A/W 1967

Charles Worth, 1900

Less is more

People avoid excessive glamour and demand comfort. This section shows Poiret's, Chanel’s and Balenciaga's dresses: simple and functional designs.


Balenciaga, A/W 1957

Chanel, 1928

Paul Poiret, 1911

Clothes are free-spirited

In this section Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons: a garment that you has never seen before.





Uniqueness

This section features Maison Martin Margiela, who represent contemporary concepts of luxury, such as "one-off," "recyclability," and "hand-made”.