Fashioning Fashion

European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915

2 Oct 10 - 3 Apr 11

LA County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90036

In celebration of LACMA's recent acquisition of a major collection of European men's, women's, and children's garments and accessories, Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 will present a large selection to the public for the first time. The exhibition will tell the story of fashion's aesthetic and technical development from the Age of Enlightenment to World War I. Fashioning Fashion will examine the sweeping changes that occurred in fashionable dress spanning a period of over two hundred years, with a fascinating look at the details
of luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring techniques, and lush trimmings.