In Toronto at the Bata Shoe Museum, the Chronicles of Riches: Treasures from the Bata Shoe Museum Collection continues through to November. This exhibit showcases rarely seen items including Napolean's black silk socks worn while he lingered in exile on St. Helena and a pair of fabulous chopines from Italy dated 1580-1620. These rarely seen silk velvet covered wooden platforms are ornamented with silver lace, tassels and ruched silk.
On Wednesday, May 6th, The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion opens in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This exhibition examines the evolving ideals of beauty in the world of high fashion and features iconic models of the 20th century and their roles in projecting and occasionally inspiring the fashions of their era. Haute couture and ready-to-wear fashions from 1947-1997 are displayed alongside photographs and video footage.
In London, one of my favourite museums The Victoria and Albert Museum, continues its spring exhibition called Baroque 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence. On display are magnificent examples of Baroque furniture, portraits, sculpture, tapestries and other object d'arts. This show examines all elements of the Baroque style which was one of the most opulent styles of the 17th and 18th Centuries.
The Costume Museum of Canada in Winnipeg has two exhibitions ongoing in May. The Wedding Dress showcases interesting and wild wedding outfits worn through the decades and Women of Style explores the fashion sense of 5 Winnipeg women.
In Toronto, on Wednesday, May 20th at 6:30 pm, Alison Matthews David, Assistant Professor of Fashion History and Theory at Ryerson University, will give a talk on Tailoring in the 18th and 19th Centuries at the Textile Museum of Canada. Ms. Matthews David is an eloquent speaker and I'm sad that I'll have to miss this event, because the next day, I'll be leaving for Paris!
While in France, I'll be visiting the exhibition Court Pomp & Royal Ceremonies, Court Dress in Europe 1650-1800 at Chateau de Versailles. For more information about this unparalleled display of court garments from the 17th and 18th centuries, please see my earlier post from April 9. I'll also be doing some other fashion and art related adventures in Paris, which may lead to some interesting articles and/or blog posts.
P.S. I've decided to import some of my book reviews of fashion related posts from Blog of a Bookworm onto this blog. Over the past six months, I've really narrowed my focus. As my art continues to gain exposure (today I found my work on a blog called Vintage and Chic from Spain!), two blogs is one too many!! Fashion is my passion and my muse.
P.P.S. If you missed yesterday's tag line about the winners of the Random Acts of Kindness, they are:
Kelly of the Chic Geek
Renee of Circling my Head
Lucy of Enchanted by Josephine
Judith of Studio Judith
These lovely (and lucky) bloggers will receive a gift handmade by me in the next month or two. While I hope to post most of them before my trip to Paris, that might not happen as I'm also working on a tight deadline for an art submission. But good things come to those that wait!!
15 comments:
Ingrid, what good news about your art and your focus. You are an exceptional artist. I am excited for you.
Great finds on the fashion events. I was going to say, oh, I'm all over the shoe exhibit, but then the ones that followed were equally fascinating! LOL! I wish I could attend them all!
Thanks so much for my winning prize...I can't wait! You're the best!
Good luck with your deadline :)
Oh my goodness! THANK YOU Ingrid!! That is so very nice:) It's so very special to receive a 'kindness' gift. And- don't worry about the mailing...you've got way too much happening these days- no pressure:)
BTW, real informative post. Love the stuff and yesSo many events that I can't attend..ugh! Fashion definitely is your passion and your muse- Paris is just right for you:)
Thanks,
Lucy
Oh and I know how to wait.
Yahoo.......
So excited.
Paris, for a fashion show? I left a comment on that spanish blog.
Thanks Ingrid and very excited to received something from you.
And I think it is a great idea to mix the two blogs into one.
Love Renee xoxo
Ingrid I forgot two things:
1. How the heck would anyone be able to walk in those shoes?
2. For snow in the dream can you please tell me in what context?
Love Renee xoxo
That blog post is just like when I clip out all the expensive clothes I can't afford. Decadent torture!
Ahhh thank you SO MUCH for writing about that exhibit at The Met! This summer I'm doing a research project about how the 18th century standard of beauty is changed to fit in with the 20th century standard of beauty in period films, and this exhibit is going to be so helpful in my research on the 20th century!! NYC, here I come.
Hello Ingrid,
Those shoes are amazing and rare!
Thanks for showing them.
~ Gabriela ~
Congratulations!! You have a nice blog.
Oh - those chopines are too divine!
I would wear them in a heartbeat; even if only an occasional moment.
This schedule of museum events is just the prompt I need to visit a few of their websites ... .
Already envying your Paris trip - but, feel so lucky to be able to live your experiences vicariously!
Jjjjj
Oh - those chopines are too divine!
I would wear them in a heartbeat; even if only an occasional moment.
This schedule of museum events is just the prompt I need to visit a few of their websites ... .
Already envying your Paris trip - but, feel so lucky to be able to live your experiences vicariously!
Jjjjj
I would have loved those shoes when I was 16! Enjoy Paris, you lucky woman!
Ingrid I am pretty sure that Nadalene and I saw the wedding dress show in the Fall, could it have been on then? It is a nice museum. Small but nice.
You are so generous of spirit. I laugh now how you think I was so generous when I was just going to buy a 12 doll hair jenies cake.
Thank you.
Love Renee xoxo
A brilliant look at what is on - wish i could click my fingers and visit all of those exhibitions, xv.
Ingrid - so glad to hear that you'll continue doing your book reviews! Enjoy them so much.
Those Versailles gowns are unreal (maybe that's why French doors were necessary - to get the gowns through?). One of my favorite fashion exhibits was one at Kensington Palace on Princess Diana I saw about 7 years ago - they had some of the most famous dresses on display.
Thanks for stopping by Sanity Fair!
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