Meet
the Original Influencers
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Showcasing
fashions from Paris, New York, Chicago, and Hollywood, Silver Screen to
Mainstream tracks how Hollywood's glamorous reach extended to all
classes in the 1930s through the 1940s. The exhibition tells a tale of
making it big, making do, and maintaining appearances during a
tumultuous era in American history.
Featuring
thirty garments by designers such as Chanel, Vionnet, Valentina, Paul
du Pont, Howard Greer, and Adrian, we'll be introduced to a time when
sophisticated design lent a perception of stability as the nation
grappled with its reinvention. |
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