The Western Reserve History Center has a section that focuses solely on fashion. The current exhibit is Mad For Plaid.
So for your enjoyment all that can be had when it comes to plaid…
Cleveland – February 2019 – Mad For Plaid
Tag: Fashion
Cleveland – February 2019 – Radwood
There is a group of auto enthusiasts who celebrate the 1980s and 90s automotive style couple with the overall feel of the time. They encourage period correct dress to go along with the cars.
Normally held outdoors with large audience participation I read online that the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum was holding an exhibit.
The small display of about a dozen cars did feature some fashion.
Some of it the classic (some would say tacky) look straight from Miami Vice.
It is not their goal to have the best, or most expensive cars presented, just ones that are representative of the era.
Overall the exhibit was disappointing because it lacked that audience participation. Fortunately there is more to see at the Crawford.
Most of the museum celebrates the long history of auto making in Cleveland and northern Ohio. One of the longest in business was White Motors who started building cars and trucks in 1900.
In addition to the cars and planes there are numerous large banners celebrating historic Cleveland events including the 1936 Great Lakes Exposition.
For many years Cleveland held the national air races. The exhibit includes a couple of the planes.
The lower level featured more automobiles with historic significance..
We finished by checking out this sweet Cleveland motorcycle
Columbus – March 2018 – Dior in Ohio
Ohio State University has a large collection in their ‘Costumes and Textiles’ Museum. For a few months this year they have had a feature called ‘Dior in Ohio’
The collection features dresses and accessories from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Displayed in two rooms, the primary room featured many from the 1950s including a Gray Wool and Silk Two Piece Dress from 1950. This dress, as with many others, was on loan from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland
Also on display were shoes and hats.
A collection of the 1950s dresses.
A collection of ‘Post Dior Evening Wear’. Some in the collection had been worn by Hollywood stars including Lauren Bacall.
An example from the 1970s
The 1950s suits. While small, this display shows the classic elegance that fashion had in the 1950s, while showing the bold changes than came in the 1960s and 1970s.
