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[professorpski]

Fashion Reimagined: Themes & Variations 1760 – Now

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the fashion collection’s founding in 1972 by the Mint Museum Auxiliary, Fashion Reimagined features 50 outstanding examples of fashionable dress drawn entirely from the permanent collection of The Mint Museum.

This show runs now through July 2, 2023 at the Mint Museum In Charlotte, North Carolina. It starts with a English 18th-century sack back gown and runs through contemporary fashion designers. Click through to learn more about visiting.

[thefinefriend]

Mint Museum 10/3/19

[defunctfashion]

Robe a la Polonaise | c. 1750 • • • The fashionable vogue of wearing a robe a la française dressed a la Polonaise displays the overskirt of the dress tied at the sides using interior cords and/or ribbons or buttons to form three large poufs. This style was reportedly in response to the 1772 division of Poland into three kingdoms and is called robe à la Polonaise. English Spitalfields silk brocade is worked in a rose-tone with cream stripes with floral motifs scattered across the ground. Colorful small flowers and white blossoms ornament the design of the fabric. This sumptuous floral patterned silk dress has been trimmed with white fly fringe. Fly fringe is a form of knotting that developed in the eighteenth century which consists of tiny silk floss fringes, tufts, and miniature tassels. Knotting was a common pastime among privileged women of the eighteenth century. • • • #whattheywore #historicalfashion #fashion #fashiondesign #fashionhistory #historyoffashion #vintagefashion #art #vintage #historicfashion #defunctfashion #historicalfashion #costume #costumedesign #couture #costumehistory #robealafrancaise #robealapolonaise #18thcenturyfashion #mintmuseum

[thefinefriend]

Mint Museum 10/3/19

[thefinefriend]

Mint Museum 10/3/19

[thefinefriend]

Mint Museum 10/3/19

[defunctfashion]

Evening Gown | House of Worth | c. 1900 • • • #whattheywore #historicalfashion #fashion #fashiondesign #fashionhistory #historyoffashion #vintagefashion #art #vintage #historicfashion #defunctfashion #historicalfashion #costume #costumedesign #couture #costumehistory #houseofworth #victorianfashion #edwardianfashion #charlesfrederickworth #lace #mintmuseum

[greywillow3]

I took myself on a museum date. It’s been forever since I’ve been to the @themintmuseum on Randolph! I was especially moved by the @deedsweaves exhibit and this piece by @bethcavener . I didn’t get that artist name of the pottery…swoon! As a reminder both locations of The Mint Museum are free every Wednesday from 5pm-9pm! #clt #cltart #mintmuseum #pottery #weaving #sculpture (at The Mint Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiiBPwSOvw4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=