Charleston Couture
March 10 – February 10, 2013
Textile Gallery
High fashion and style has been of paramount importance to Charlestonians from its earliest days. The emphasis on grand design, apparent in the architecture, gardens, art and clothing favored by the region, was facilitated by the port city’s easy access to fine goods, including textiles, fashion plates and magazines, imported from around the world.
An original Charleston Museum exhibition, Charleston Couture, will showcase the area’s finest garments and accessories from the 1770s to the 1970s. Charleston Couture will include some true haute couture garments brought back by privileged Lowcountry residents from their wide travels. Of significance are pieces designed and made by Charles Frederick Worth and Mariano Fortuny, along with fashionable examples of lesser-known clothiers and Charleston dressmakers.
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Each Tuesday we post a piece from our textile collection. Some items have been on exhibit, some will eventually be shown in our new Historic Textiles Gallery and some may be just too fragile to display. We hope you enjoy our selection each week – do let us know if there’s something in particular you’d like to see on TEXTILE TUESDAY! #TextileTuesday
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