Opening Apr. 9! TreasuredTen: Selections from the Costume Collection features 10 never-been-exhibited ensembles from our clothing collection of 50,000+ pieces. Garments are from the 70s to 80s & tell the remarkable stories of 5 designers. Learn more: ad
Stephen Burrows, Scotty Piper, Patrick Kelly, Willi Smith, and Barbara Bates—five stories within the folds of fashion.
The clothing we wear and the styles we embrace often reveal what we value and what we aspire to, ultimately helping us understand ourselves and examine the world in which we live. From the Chicago History Museum’s clothing collection of more than 50,000 pieces, ten never-been-exhibited ensembles were selected to tell the remarkable stories of these five designers. Dating from the 1970s to the 1980s, the garments are expressions of their creators’ experiences and identities. Dressing celebrity clientele as well as everyday people, they produced engaging, conscientious, and stylish designs while contributing their own perspectives to fashion.is the Andrew W.
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