Ensembles
2000/2002
The Museum at FIT
New York City, United States
Left: Shelley Fox / Evening ensemble / Brown felted wool, brown silk chiffon, and sequins / Fall 2000, England / 2008.1.1 / Museum purchase
Architectural ruins are an important theme in gothic art and literature, because they allude to the mystery of the past and the destructive passage of time. Like a number of designers, Shelly Fox has been attracted to the idea of ruination.
Right: Hussein Chalayan / Ensemble / Blue silk, gauze, netting, cotton, and lace / Spring 2002, Medea collection, England / Lent by Hussein Chalayan
The ragged appearance of this dress is intended to suggest that it has been ripped apart by a voodoo curse, revealing elements from the past history of fashion.
- Title: Ensembles
- Date Created: 2000/2002
- Location Created: England
- Type: Ensemble
- Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT
- Medium: Evening ensemble: Brown felted wool, brown silk chiffon, and sequins Ensemble: Blue silk, gauze, netting, cotton, and lace
- Credit: Evening ensemble: Museum purchase Ensemble: Lent by Hussein Chalayan
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