The Exhibition You Shouldn’t MissITEMS: Is Fashion Modern? @ MoMA through January 28

The Exhibition You Shouldn’t Miss

ITEMS: Is Fashion Modern? 

@ MoMA through January 28^th, 2018

Let’s start off with the first shocker; this is MoMA’s first exhibition on fashion and design in 73 years– BOY did they deliver the goods (pun intended).

Items: Is Fashion Modern? explores the present, past—and sometimes the future—of 111 items of clothing and accessories that have had a substantial impact on the world.

What the curators got right is knowing that while inclusivity is essential, so is getting the story right.  The show featured items with histories gave an intensive broad view of the times (Zoot Suit Riots?!), and it dug into the microcosms within urban communities. Chameleons like Door Knocker earrings, Dapper Dan Jackets, Hooded Sweatshirt, the Red Bandana, and the Plain White Tee stood in the spotlight– sans a homogenized version of their backgrounds they could genuinely travel in the truths of where they originated and what varied meanings they have assumed over the years.