Fashioning Fashion Exhibit in Berlin!!!
This weekend is going to be wonderful. In fact, the next three months Berlin will be wonderful if you're interested in fashion or embroidery - or both! The exhibit "Fashioning Fashion" is here from April 27 - July 29, 2012 at the German Historical Museum.The exhibit was first opened at the LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) in October, 2011. Now all the exquisite pieces have been sent here.Here are a few images from the exhibit.
Linen canvas with silk needlepoint, linen plain weave with silk supplementary warp cut-pile trim and silk embroidery.
Wool plain weave and silk velvet with silk and metallic-thread embroidery, glass beads, and ostrich-feather trim.
From the German Historical Museum's own web site:
With Fashioning fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 the German Historical Museum is presenting – exclusively in Germany – a unique collection of historical garments and accessories from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. More than 200 years of European fashion history are on display. The renowned Belgian scenographer Bob Verhelst has specially designed the exhibition architecture for Berlin. Glamorous women’s costumes and elegant men’s suits are adorned with elaborately fashioned trimmings. Luxurious clothing of the wealthy haute-bourgeoisie and nobility are shown, including such highlights as the gold-embroidered dress of a Portuguese queen and the turban of the designer Paul Poiret. Fascinating fabrics, exquisitely tailored raiments and precious décor are all to be seen in the museum’s show."The spectacular exhibition takes us through four chapters focusing on the aesthetic and technical developments of fashion history:Timeline shows in chronological sequence the changes in the silhouette of women’s dresses and the evolution of men’s suits from brightly coloured to their traditional dark hue.Textiles informs us about the variety of surfaces that come about through complex weaving, colouring and printing techniques.Tailoring deals with the process of turning plain material into clothing, with special emphasis on forming, bracing and constricting techniques.Trim presents the finery of fashionable clothes: delicate laces, magnificent fine-wire embroidery, artful silk trimmings and colorfully patterned and sequined accessories."I wish I could have a giant weekend with all of you as house guests to come see this exhibit. I feel so fortunate that, of all the cities in Europe, the exhibit has come here, to Berlin. For those of you who can't be here, here is a good video with delightful music.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB5SiDJdgDYMy husband and I are going this weekend and you can be sure I'll let you know all about it next week!