Living Fashion: Women’s Daily Wear 1750-1950
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Women’s Daily Wear (WDW) Exhibition is showcasing in Antwerp’s Mode Museum exploring the changes in fashion due to economic, social and industrial changes over 200 years between 1750-1950. Running from Wednesday 21st March – Sunday 12th August 2012.
The displays represent the middle-class fashion impact on European women categorised by functions such as at home, travel and sport. The exhibition also showcases the construction of apparel and the impact this had on posture and behaviour.
Touching on the significant rise of the middle classes in the 19th century which opened new possibilities and gave access to new ways of spending time, influencing more fashionable changes is demonstrated.
Early examples of garment reworking and recycling is also displayed along with showing a film illustrating the undressing of a dress and the extensive layering that is involved to achieve the final finished garment.
The leisurewear displays show the growing acceptance of clothes that allow greater movement and freedom due to the changes in active pursuits outside the home.
The story is illustrated with 90 silhouettes in open displays to allow maximum impact and a 360 degree view all from Dutch collector, Jacoba de Jonge.
If you are interested in arts and culture this would be a fantastic exhibition to visit to view the significant changes within women’s fashion and relate it to society in the modern day!
Living Fashion: Women’s Daily Wear 1750-1950
Mode Museum
Nationalestraat 26
2000 Antwerp
Tel: +32 3470 2770
Open: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–6pm
Entry: €8
Images: WGSN 2012