This year I decided to treat myself for my birthday to a celebration of fashion at the FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) museum in Manhattan. They have a small but very interesting exhibit called Fashion Unraveled.
My WIW is a copycat of Angie’s BR dress. Even though it is a little long on me, I think it works because of the lace panels. The day was quite warm but although the dress fabric is substantial it does not get stuffy at all which was something I was not anticipating. I paired it with my comfy fabric Converse wedges and felt very comfortable. Maybe my shoes are not in style anymore but they did the job very well.
I loved seeing all the outfits and came up with my own theory about deconstructed garments which is that a well made garment can be made deconstructed and will always look good. The key is *well made*.
They had lovely dresses, some Channel that I could see myself wearing (in my dreams at the price they must sell) and some lovely dresses that were turned inside out when they got a little worn out and now looked brand new.
Also there was a sweater made of wool socks and a dress made of man’s trousers, a very acquired taste but if you don’t know where it came from it can take (me) a while to figure it out.
Of course they had interesting shoes as well and some silk stockings that ladies used to mend when fashion was not disposable.
Let me try to add some pictures and captions.
2: unravelled sweater, I suppose it can encourage you to go with it after a moth eats it?
4: Comme les Garçons jacket mold. This highlights to me why I can never find a good jacket, I doubt they make jacket forms in the mass market.
6: Embroidered shoes.
8: I believe this was the dress that was turned inside out in order to extend its wear.
9: one of these is Chanel and the other something else. I would love both.
10: Silk stockings.
11: Cocktail dress.
12: These hooves type shoes where used in a fashion show in the 70s.
14: This is the trouser converted into a dress.
18-21: Sock sweater with illustration of how it was made.
17: Bonus points if you tell me what these are and you get it right
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