FASHION MIX_ Museum of the History of Immigration

FASHION MIX_ Museum of the History of Immigration

This visit created a bit of drama, as the exhibition was held in a different place to the one we were told. so we had to travel across to the other side of Paris! (almost). My first thought was why was it at a museum about the history of immigration? Surely a fashion exhibition will not have any relevance. But I was very wrong, as it was a very cultural and history lead exhibition. Although the exhibition space itself was, in my opinion, set out in a very boring and disappointing way (there was no sense of space, and it didn't relate to the exhibition. It was like a supermarket aisle) the garments did make up for it. It started off with early fashion, such as the corset and how fashion gradually changed the way people looked at it- it wasn’t merely a form of protection, but perhaps a work of art. Elsa Schiaparelli’s A/W 1949 haute couture evening coat in shocking pink was on display, and showed the playful connection between fashion and art. The exhibition lead round, almost like a time line. Towards the end was my favourite part, as it included the works of the Japanese designers such as Yohji Yammamoto and Issey Miyake. I felt their work really appealed to me because of the artistic quality, the garments were almost unwearable. It was an interesting exhibition, and was nice to see the history of fashion ‘broken down’ into the key moments.