Fashion Curating: Critical Practice in the Museum and Beyond

As the practice of fashion curation extends into commercial galleries, public and retail spaces, and even to the individual self, the professional concept of curating is understood less and less. Today, everyone is seemingly able to curate, but where does this leave the old-fashioned understanding o [...]
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As the practice of fashion curation extends into commercial galleries, public and retail spaces, and even to the individual self, the professional concept of curating is understood less and less. Today, everyone is seemingly able to curate, but where does this leave the old-fashioned understanding of collection and display of clothing in the museum? This thought-provoking volume explores the practice of fashion curating in the 21st century within the wider frame of the arts, bridging the gap between methods of display and notions of the curatorial in fashion exhibitions, commercial settings and the virtual world.From fashion's first foray into the museum with historically orientated displays of epoch and style, to creative collaborations between luxury fashion brands and artists, this book challenges understandings of fashion curation by drawing on the palpably new spaces, places and actors in today's curating scene. Exploring poetic and performative museum displays in venues such as the V&A, Somerset House, MoMu and the Royal Ontario Museum, alongside the ways that brands such as Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton have made use of the curatorial in their own commercial strategies, the book asks pressing questions about controversial funding and collaboration from the commercial fashion sector, and the limitations of producing exhibitions that are at the same time critical and popular. Bringing together approaches from fashion curators, designers and world-renowned academics, curation is positioned as a critical practice that opens up new ways of conceptualizing and theorizing fashion, challenging how we think and what we already know."