Check out the Philadelphia Art Museum. The Perlman building houses their costume/fashion section. They also have some Asian stuff and textile/fibre arts. Depends on your interest. They have some Elsa Schiaparelli and might be open to showing you stuff not on display if you contact them. "The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress" opens tomorrow. And plan to come back for the " Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion" exhibit that opens in March.
http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/733.html Philly also has a Textile museum and a small fabric district on 4th near South Street. Kate Pinner -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of penn...@costumegallery.com Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 5:10 AM To: h-costume Subject: [h-cost] Philly places to visit I am going to be in Philly Thursday and Friday next week. Are there any museum exhibits that are fashion/costumes related that I should see? Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites <http://www.costumegallery.com> www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
