The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA)
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Avant Tut interest in all things Egyptian
As we read about haute couture, and I reveled in the gloriousness of this practice of hand fabricated garments, I recalled one of my favorite opulent gowns from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection: this Egyptian Revival 1912 gown by a New York dressmaker that went by the moniker Simcox. I discussed in this garment…
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Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity
Originally posted on No Fixed Plans: Yesterday I went to the Art Institute of Chicago‘s exhibit “Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity.” C’est magnifique! By pairing the fashion of the day with French paintings by Impressionists and others from the late 19th century. So in addition to an exquisite collection of paintings by Tissot, Monet, Manet, Renoir,…
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EXH REV: “Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity” @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://chronoswatchmagazine.com/impressionism-fashion-modernity/
CAMARA DIA HOLLOWAY 