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    More human fashions>>> Archived Message

    Posted by Kay in Chgo on May 11, 2024, 3:51 pm

    Another exhibit at the Kent State Fashion Museum was "Knitting Beyond the Body". I was more interested in the fashions but the galleries also displayed large scale knitted environments, medical devices, lamps, chairs, skateboards, car interiors and current research that takes form as interactive objects.

    On to fashion -

    My favorite from Missoni (1968):


    From 1986 by Azzedine Alaia:


    2005 McQueen sweater:


    An alumna of Kent, Maame Amoah, created this great silk piece:


    Wool and tulle (!) from Comme des Garcons in 2021:






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