The Chicago History Museum has one of the biggest fashion and textile collections in the world, reportedly over fifty thousand items. The exhibition they have up now is a small but fun sampling of the collection’s highlights.
A fantastic purple leather coat and hat by Chanel, 1925:
A silk dress, French, dated to 1866, an early example of brightly-colored fabric thanks to recently-invented chemical dyes:
Two modern outfits, an ensemble by Chicago designer Maria Pinto from 2015, and the “Poliakoff” dress by Yves Saint-Laurent, 1965:
Ready for these accessories to come back into style (late 19th century):
A green silk Balenciaga evening dress from 1963:
A child’s silk dress and hat from c. 1885:
Exhibition ends July 27th.
