Talk on fashions of 1800s complements fanciful new exhibit

OCEANVILLE — A lecture on fashion in the Victorian Age on Sunday at the Noyes Museum of Art added another dimension to the museum's newest show, "Seams: Contemporary Art to Wear," which opened Friday and will run until Aug. 25.
On Sunday, Kristina Haugland, assistant curator, Department of Costumes and Textiles, Philadelphia Museum of Art, examined fashion of the Victorian age in her presentation, "Perfect Ladies: The Art of Dress, Beauty and Etiquette in the Victorian Age," the evolution of fashion as the social ideals of the Victorian times. Click on the link below!

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Seams: Contemporary Art to Wear
May 16- August 24, 2008

“Seams: Contemporary Art to Wear” investigates the idea of clothing as expression, identity and a form of communication. The creative intersection between art, fashion and design is explored using a variety of materials and conceptual presentations. The exhibition highlights works in which the artists go beyond the everyday utility of clothing to confront a range of important themes such as, self-expression, social connection and domestication. “Seams” presents the works of 12 established and emerging artists who are creating pieces using experimental textile techniques and cutting-edge digital technologies as well as traditional sewing and weaving. The exhibition includes New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow Marian Schoettle, Marisa Dipaola, Diana Moore, Diane Savona, Harry Bower, Ann Clarke, Marina Dempster, Sandra Golbert, Daryl Lancaster, Jean Parsons, Jil Weinstock and Kerr Grabowski.

Please check out http://joaniesanchirico.blogspot.com/ for great photos of the exhibition.