"Here is a famous example from Jean Paul Gaultier of a couture striped dress with ostridge feathers at the hem."
"Amy Miller, the exhibition’s curator, has identified the cultural
cross-currents, adding a section on "subversion and rebellion." As
examples, she used Yves Saint Laurent’s androgynous 1962 peacoat."
" "Gender and sexuality" encompasses Chanel’s Breton matelot sweater and
pants as an early feminist look. The photo of Coco Chanel at "La Pausa"
with her dog, Gigot, exemplifies this tradition."
"The sailor looks that Antonio Marras has produced recently for Kenzo
seem at first like caricatures – yet they are imbued with his own
experience of living close to the sea in Sardinia."
"Vivienne Westwood’s new romantic pirate outfit."
Granted, it wouldn’t be the first place that I would look for a dose of fashion history, but thank goodness the IHT’s Susy Menkes is on top of things. London’s National Maritime Museum’s exhibition gives a lovely look at the history of how all things nautica have made quite a splash in the world of fashion design.
