Late Winter, Early Spring Fashion Exhibits

If you're looking for something fabulous to do this weekend and you live near Allentown, PA; New York City; Massillon, OH; St. Paul, MN; Paris, France or Lyon, France - look no further.

 Currently running Fashion and Costume Exhibits are....

 Frock & Roll: Fashion that Rocks, through March 2nd at the Baum School of Art (Allentown, PA). This exhibit explores fashion outside of everyday attire and includes both pieces from international designers (McQueen, Yves St. Lauren, Gucci, etc) as well as emerging talent including pieces from designers seen on the hit show, Project Runway. http://www.strive2inspire.com/ 

Staging Fashion: 1880-1920: Jane Hadling, Lily Elsie and Billie Burke, at the Bard Graduate Center (New York City), though April 8th. This exhibit delves into  influential fashion leaders and the turn of the 20th century and the roles they played. The relationship between celebrity figures and fashion is also explored. http://www.bgc.bard.edu/gallery/gallery-at-bgc/focus-gallery-3.html 

Another Look at the New Look at the Massillon Museum (Massillon, OH) through April 1. This exhibit focuses around the response of fashion to the social and cultural changes post World War II. Topics include, Dior's very feminine silhouette, ready-made and homemade adaptations, everyday adaptations and the design and historical perspectives of these items. http://www.massillonmuseum.org/exhibits_maingallery.html

Character in Costume: A Jack Edwards Retrospective, at the Goldstein Museum of Design (St. Paul, MN) through May 20th. This exhibit highlights Edwards' 50 plus year spanning all major cities across America and his method of bringing character to life via costume detail. http://goldstein.design.umn.edu/

Goudemalion. Jean-Paul Goude A Retrospective, at Les Arts Decoratifs, the Louvre (Paris, France) through March 18th. The over forty year career of Goude is traced via diverse subject matter/format, with specific emphasis on his creative process, from fashion to photography and advertising to performing arts. http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/francais/arts-decoratifs/expositions-23/actuellement/dans-la-nef/goudemalion-jean-paul-goude-une/

Fashion Icon, Fabric Museum (Lyon, France) through March 25th. The elaborate dress of the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus from the 12th through the 19th centuries is the focus of this exhibit. The adoration of these figures through the embellishment and coloring of their clothes as intertwined with the liturgical calendar and other Catholic practices is examined here.
http://www.musee-des-tissus.com/