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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

It's Reigning Men at LACMA

There's a great exhibition of men's fashion, Reigning Men, currently at LACMA through 8/21/16.
It's displayed in several rooms and is organized thematically rather than chronologically.

The accompanying book is good as well. The photographs are straightforward, and the book gives full information on every piece displayed (much better than the book from the Met's China show last year).

Following are glimpses of the various sections.

Revolution/Evolution

Walter Van Beirendonck, FW 2000-01, Ensemble from 1790s

Zoot Suit 1940-42

Langlitz Leathers 1951, Johnson Hartig for Libertine FW 2009-10

East/West

Tronbi 1925-35

Rudi Gernreich 1970, Banyan Robe 1720s, Banyan 1880s

Uniformity

Ralph Lauren 1979, Vivienne Westwood FW 1992-93

Detail of Thom Browne FW 2014-15

Jeremy Scott with Adidas FW 2013-14

Body Consciousness

Kean Etro for Etro FW 2014-15

The Splendid Man

Italo Zucchelli for Calvin Klein SS 2009, Johnson Hartig for Libertine SS 2014, Sapeur Suit 2005

Detail of Coat and Waistcoat c1800

I've loaded more of my photos onto Flickr and they can be found in the Reigning Men album.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Diane von Furstenberg at LACMA West

PURCHASED/ LINKS/

The Journey of a Dress, Diane von Furstenberg's show celebrating the 40th anniversary of her wrap dress is a riot of pattern -- my idea of a good time!
After going down a pink hallway, full of poster-sized enlargements of early ads and celebrities in The Wrap, you enter a cavernous mirrored room full of many iterations of the concept.

Ambient disco plays pleasantly in the background and you are allowed to take as many photos as you wish.

This design is part of a 2014 limited edition collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation

Triple pattern mix and unusual triangular style lines

Sporty trims

"Oh. Hello!"

I was delighted to find the free photo booth, sponsored by Hive Social Lab.
You just had to add #journeyofadress to your photo in Instagram.
Then this lovely gal set up the printing.
Et voila!

If you are in near LA's Miracle Mile, I strongly suggest going!
With free admission, the show is up until 4/1/14.
More info on DVF's site here.

Linking up with Patti's Visible Monday
and
Seeker's Tres Chic Style Bits.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

A Day at LACMA -- From the Colossal to the Miniature

Deborah and I spent Thursday traipsing around LACMA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
As always, we made some interesting discoveries!

First things first -- the giant rock.