Tag: exhibitions
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Rudi Gernreich: McCall’s Patterns
Rudi Gernreich has been called the “leading avant-garde designer” of mid-century America. Born in Vienna, Gernreich (1922-1985) began his fashion career designing dance costumes, knitwear, and swimwear in 1940s and ’50s Los Angeles, where he had settled following the 1938 Anschluss. In 1960 he founded his own label, and four years later caused a sensation with…
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Elsa, Miuccia, Elsa
This month the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, announced that the Spring 2012 Costume Institute exhibition will focus on Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada. The show, entitled Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: On Fashion, will run from May 10 to August 19, 2012. (Read the press release here.) The twin focus on these two…
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