Through May 7th
Denim: Fashion’s Frontier explores the multifaceted history of denim and its’ relationship with high fashion from the 19th century to the present. The exhibition features more than 70 objects from the museum’s permanent collection, many of which have never been on view. In addition to the history of jeans, “Denim” examines a variety of denim garments from work wear to haute couture. The exhibit sheds light on how a particular style of woven cotton has come to dominate the clothing industry and the way people dress around the globe.
Because of it’s durability, denim began as an ideal fabric for work wear. The most famous example is Levi Strauss & Co.who began by clothing the fortune hunters of the 19th century California gold rush. Today denim is the most frequently worn fabric and it is speculated that on any given day, more than half the worlds’ population is wearing denim.
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