As I mentioned yesterday I went to the press preview at The Textile Museum for their latest Exhibition, Contemporary Japanese Fashion. If you will  be in the DC area anytime soon you must run the exhibition when it opens on October 17th. It’s AMAZING, as it blurs the line between fashion and art.

And because I love exhibition design (solidified by the fact that I worked on a large scale exhibit a couple of years ago), for fun I thought I would show you some behind the scenes images.

You will notice that many of these designs are hung by cable systems and attached at the base to abstract asymmetrical platforms. Dress forms are also abstracted, only hinting at the body’s shape.

{images via flickr}

The exhibit tells a fashionable story, giving real  insight to both the designers’ style and work and Mary Baskett, the woman who collects and wears each piece. It really has me rethinking my own wardrobe and how I design. It’s inspiring and I can assure you that I will be back several more times to see it.

Another Must See…NUNO

Another exhibit on view at the Textile Museum features the textiles of the Japanese textile company, Nuno. Blending the traditional and the technological, these stunning textiles can be used for both fashion and home furnishings.I didn’t know anything about them but now that I do my imagination  is running wild trying to figure out  fun ways to use these innovative textiles.

Here’s a few from the exhibit:

{Basketwork, 2002 Reiko Sudo, 100% polyester, Courtesy of Nuno Corporation}

{Threadstray, 2006Reiko Sudo, 100% wool Courtesy of Nuno Corporation}

{Mercury, 1997, Reiko Sudo and Keiji Otani,100% silk, with applied aluminium,Courtesy of Nuno Corporation}

Run to see this one too! You will find both the Nuno and the Contemporary Japanese Fashion exhibit compliment one another perfectly. Like I said Run don’t walk  to the Textile Museum if you are in the  DC area! Both exhibitions run from October 17th, 2009- April 11th 20010

Be inspired and have a Fashionable Weekend!!!

xoxo, Jessica

{textile images courtesy of The Textile Museum}