Enduring Style

Fall 2012 has been heralded as the season that the little black dress will make its comeback. A new exhibit at the SCAD Museum of Art, curated by SCAD trustee and Vogue contributing editor André Leon Talley, proves that black never goes out of style but is ever-evolving because of its versatility.
In anticipation of the Sept. abendkleider günstig,28 opening, Laurie Ann Farrell, SCAD's Director of Exhibitions, Savannah Magazine gives a preview of this groundbreaking exhibition.When I think "little black dress," I still Audrey Hepburn as Sabrina conjure in that Givenchy dress. Will we see any historical reference to that "a-ha" moment for this enduring fashion icon?
This exhibition Demonstrates that the LBD has not evolved from just one iconic moment. André Leon Talley states that "as relevant as the Givenchy dress is in terms of fashion history. In cinema and to people, abendkleider lang,today individuality rules in fashion This show expresses the idea of ​​freedom individuality, choice of individuals. "
With the advent of the Internet and social media, everyone makes their own history. Whatever you choose as your little black dress, be it big or small, you can create your own Audrey Hepburn moment.From working on this exhibition with André Leon Talley, what have you discovered about the phenomenon of the LBD? Any surprises?
Working on this show has opened my eyes to the expansive history and innumerable ways one can interpret the LBD. The earliest dress at the show is a 1907 Mariano Fortuny Delphos dress, and there are abendkleider lang,Numerous contemporary dresses from the 2012th The innovative styles, contemporary materials and variety of occasions where one could wear these dresses are limitless.The ladies' lounge scene from The Women inspired the inaugural ALT Gallery exhibition. Other than the common thread of the LBD, was there another movie scene or reference point for the design of this exhibition that illuminates the context?
André Leon Talley was going through SCAD's costume collection around the time of the opening of the SCAD Museum of Art October load. He started pulling out dresses that he liked and putting them on a rack together. abendkleider lang, At A Certain moment we realized that we had. An amazing rack of LBDs that had been donated to the university by his friends and contacts, and the show was built up from selections from SCAD's collection and lenders
In a way, the LBD is a reflection of André Leon Talley's personal narrative of a lifetime of work in fashion and style, living in Paris and going to haute couture shows since 1975. He has created this exhibition through rich layers of his own personal experience with design houses, couture clients and friends who wear the clothes and order. André's selections involved reaching out to designers and friends who collect couture, as well as people he accompanied to fittings in New York and Paris. Provenance was a carefully Considered aspect of his curatorial process. He included exquisite looks that he saw people wearing at parties, runway shows and special events.
Rather than citing a specific moment of popular culture, the long bench in our show featuring a group of seated figures suggests women seated at a ball or into a grand drawing room at a party. Or, it could be women lined up at a beautiful night club or a ballroom at a country house in England. The installation leaves room for the viewer to make their own connections and interpretations.