The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Unravel. Knitwear in fashion

Unravel. Knitwear in fashion
Unravel. Knitwear in fashion
From 16 March till 14 August 2011 MoMu presented the exhibition UNRAVEL. Knitwear in fashion.

The exhibition introduced 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), sat side by side to reveal the richness and diversity of knitwear in high fashion.

The exhibition addressed the important decades of knitwear in fashion, demonstrating knitwear’s popularity both on and off the catwalk, and unravelling the changing status of the relationship between knitwear and fashion.
Thematically, it showcased the various roles knitwear has played in social and fashion (r)evolutions and will address knitwear’s different and fluid association with comfort, wellbeing and chic.

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.
Dirix, Emmanuelle
81b6957e-e128-418d-bd59-77e13ae94de7
VanGodtsenhoven, Karen
d3a04e8c-27a0-447d-8de5-915441e19306
Dirix, Emmanuelle
81b6957e-e128-418d-bd59-77e13ae94de7
VanGodtsenhoven, Karen
d3a04e8c-27a0-447d-8de5-915441e19306

Dirix, Emmanuelle and VanGodtsenhoven, Karen (2011) Unravel. Knitwear in fashion.

Record type: Art Design Item

Abstract

From 16 March till 14 August 2011 MoMu presented the exhibition UNRAVEL. Knitwear in fashion.

The exhibition introduced 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), sat side by side to reveal the richness and diversity of knitwear in high fashion.

The exhibition addressed the important decades of knitwear in fashion, demonstrating knitwear’s popularity both on and off the catwalk, and unravelling the changing status of the relationship between knitwear and fashion.
Thematically, it showcased the various roles knitwear has played in social and fashion (r)evolutions and will address knitwear’s different and fluid association with comfort, wellbeing and chic.

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.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Accepted/In Press date: 15 March 2011

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 184575
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/184575
PURE UUID: 79d409e0-a62f-4ab1-85cf-645b13424de4

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 09 May 2011 13:55
Last modified: 10 Dec 2021 19:11

Export record

Contributors

Curator of an exhibition: Emmanuelle Dirix
Curator of an exhibition: Karen VanGodtsenhoven

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×