Abstract

This article unpacks two designer-curated fashion exhibitions in order to examine the unconventional ways in which fashion can be “brought to life” in the gallery. The House of Viktor & Rolf and Valentino a Roma share a radical departure from the strict historicism of traditional fashion exhibitions as well as the ahistoricism of the Vreeland-esque three-dimensional fashion spread. Rather than attempt to imbue their garments with today’s aesthetic in order to make them relevant, these exhibits utilize elaborate built environments to situate their subjects within a far distant and unspecified history, and to create an immersive viewer experience.

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