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Digitize Fashion: Culture Wears On
8 Jul
Summary
- Virtual fashion project showcases delicate garments.
- Institutions worldwide collaborate on digital exhibit.
- Effort revives forgotten fashion designers' histories.
The "We Wear Culture" project offers a unique digital immersion into fashion history, making garments often too fragile for display accessible globally. This collaborative effort includes prominent institutions like the Met's Costume Institute, the Kyoto Costume Institute, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, alongside 180 others.
Curated by the Costume Institute's head, Andrew Bolton, the project highlights the importance of digitizing collections for perpetual viewing. It features works by significant designers, including Ann Lowe, known for creating Jackie Kennedy's wedding gown, and aims to uncover the lost contributions of designers like Peter Davy.
The initiative also serves as a call for public participation, seeking historical information, images, and media related to Davy's career. This appeal extends to identifying and collecting a specific carnival costume designed by Davy, aiming to fully reconstruct his legacy in Caribbean and American fashion.
