I recently attended a fashion exhibit at the Portland Art Museum.
You enter with models on a catwalk, a display frozen in place.
This vivid example of draping - an evening dress by Roberto Capucci - has been highly featured in the ads for the exhibit. It is dramatic, but I think it would be very inconvenient to wear. I found some of the nearby dresses much more beautiful.
As you move through the exhibit, you learn more about how the fashion industry was revitalized after World War II, largely through the efforts of Giovanni Battista Giorgini, who began organizing fashion shows at the Palazzo Pitti.
Part of the different phases shown include the industry's impact on the film industry, along with some costumes worn by Audrey Hepburn. She wore the ball gown in her role as Natasha Rostova in the 1956 version of
War and Peace.
There was a section on prints, which are often not my favorite, but this Pucci bathing suit coverup was adorable.
They had display items covering many different aspects of fashion...
I particularly liked this men's suit from the early '80s. I can totally picture John Taylor wearing it.
They also had some examples of use of leather, which went well with the video presentation on the future of Italian fashion. In some cases it is difficult to get people trained in the necessary skills.
By the end, you are convinced that it is something worth preserving.
The exhibit ends tomorrow, May 3rd, so if you wish to see it for yourself you will need to hurry.
http://portlandartmuseum.org/italianstyle/
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