India: Fashion’s Muse is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of Arizona Costume Institute, The Virginia M. Ullman Foundation, Jacquie and Bennett Dorrance, Ellman Foundation, Ellen and Howard C. Katz, Opatrny Family Foundation, Janet and Chip Glaser, Meredith and Charles von Arentschildt, and Men’s Arts Council. It is also made possible through the generosity of the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
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Exhibiting from February 29, 2020 through June 21, 2020 in the Ellman Fashion Design Gallery, and coinciding with India Fashion Week, the exhibition will feature more than 50 enembles and an array of accessories and ephemera including 19th century examples, designer works by Pierre Balmain, Jean Louis, Branell, Bob Mackie, Versace, Olivier Lapidus, Halston, Givenchy and more from Phoenix Art Museum’s fashion collection.
IMAGE CREDIT
Mary McFadden, Jacket and Skirt, early 1980s. Silk velvet with metal and bead embroidery, Gift of Mrs. Jacquie Dorrance; Dress, 1820s. Cotton eyelet lace. Arizona Costume Institute Purchase; Olivier Lapidus, Dress, fall 1994. Silk velvet and gold lame with wrapped thread appliqué. Gift of Olivier Lapidus in honor of the exhibition Extending the Runway: Tatiana Sorroko Style.
Currently, the Indian community is the third largest immigrant population in Arizona, with an estimated 45,000 Indian families. India: Fashion’s Muse culminates with today’s modern Indian fashion designers who are expertly merging the exquisite craft of the ancient world with the aesthetics and technology of the 21st century.
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Bill Blass, Coat of two-piece ensemble, 1980s. French silk and lurex brocade. Gift of Mrs. Hugh Downs.
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