“At its basic level, you are making the mannequin fit the garment; not making the garment fit the mannequin.” -Tae Smith, Global Expert Costume and Textile Dresser and Mounter It takes mannequins and experts to dress them to bring fashion exhibitions like the upcoming exhibition, Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses to life. As our experts, Tae Smith and Tori Sterling (featured here) say, “the dressing is part of the storytelling, it’s just another layer.” 🪡 Follow along with our

Centuries apart, still stitched together. 🪡 Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses opens to the public on November 9 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. ✨ See the past and present converse in couture. Renaissance to Runway examines the art historical inspirations that have fueled recent creative Italian lexicon, expanding fantasies of the Renaissance, Mannerist, and early Baroque periods. From Versace and Valentino to Ferragamo and Capucci, these houses have interpreted Italian early mo

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