Chicago is Chic

Tomorrow is the last day to enjoy the exhibition Chic Chicago at the FIT Museum in New York.
I'm sorry I didn't post about it earlier but I'm even more sorry for not going myself earlier too.

This exhibition is a collaboration between two Museums, the already mentioned FIT Museum and the Chicago History Museum that in Sept. 2006 reopened with a new gallery (1300 sq ft) entirely dedicated to the museum's costume and textile collection. This collection is focussed in clothing made in Chicago or worn by Chicagoans and part of this collection has been brought to NY.

There are really museum-quality pieces, really impressive pieces ranging for the late XIX Century to nowadays.
These pieces were donated to the Museum by high-society Chicagoan women such Mrs Howard Linn (who contributed over 150 couture ensembles including pieces by Chanel, Vionnet or Balenciaga), Mrs Augustus Newland Eddy (who donated not only garments but also journals of her trips to Europe to buy fashions) or Jeanette Lawrence Young (who became co-director of the Clothing Production Unit of the American Red Cross during WWII). This fact showed me how important are women who like and buy fashion to preserve history.


// Mañana es el ultimo día de la exposición Chic Chicago en el Museo del FIT.
Y aunque la exposición abrió en Octubre he esperado hasta el último momento para ir porque no pensé que valiese la pena, y cuanto me arrepiento porque lo vale realmente.
Esta exposición ha nacido de la colaboración entre el FIT Museum y el Chicago History Museum, aprovechando que este último acaba de abrir una galeria dedicada enteramente a exhibir las colecciondes e moda que tienen. parte de esta colección es la que han traido a NY.
Estas prendas fueron donadas por mujeres tan importantes como Mrs Howard Linn (quien llegó a donar hasta 150 piezas incluyendo diseños de Chanel, Vionnet o Balenciaga), Mrs Augustus Newland Eddy y Jeanette Lawrence Young, lo cual me hace ver cuan importantes son las mujeres que disfrutan de la alta costura y la compran para preservar su historia.