UNRAVEL: Knitwear in Fashion @ MOMU

 

The upcoming MoMu exhibition Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion will introduce the visitor to a wide variety of exquisite knitted garments and accessories from across the last centuries, with a focus on high fashion pieces and their vernacular interpretations.

Top pieces by national and international designers and labels (Ann Salens, Vivienne Westwood, Sonia Rykiel, Missoni) historic couture pieces (Schiaparelli, Patou, Chanel) as well as more avant-garde and cutting edge pieces by established designers and newcomers on the international fashion scene (Sandra Backlund, Maison Martin Margiela, Mark Fast), will sit side by side to reveal the richness and diveristy of knitwear in high fashion.


With Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion, MoMu and Woolmark proudly present a mix of contemporary and classic knitwear design houses, as well as young designers and historical garments. The exhibition will challenge certain established ideas and show that far from being old-fashioned and dowdy - knitting is highly versatile, luxurious and a continuing source of inspiration for high end fashion.

UNRAVEL: Knitwear in Fashion
16/03-14/08/2011
Mode Museum Provincie Antwerpen - MOMU
Nationalestraat 28
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium

http://www.momu.be/

 Image: Tilda Swinton for Sandra Backlund in Another Magazine S/S2009,
Photography: Craig McDean, Styling: Panos Yiapanis, Design: Paul Boudens