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Todd Oldham, Cocktail dress and skirt, 1996. Silk ribbon. Texas Fashion Collection, University of North Texas, Gift of Todd Oldham Studios, 1999.003.017, 018.
Members are invited to experience the exhibition Fashion Nirvana: Runway to Everyday.
This VIP event will include light refreshments, music and premier access to the exhibition. Fashion Nirvana: Runway to everyday Organized by the McNay Art Museum, “Fashion Nirvana: Runway to Everyday” is a vibrant journey through the world of design. The exhibition offers a multisensory gallery experience anchored by haute couture and ready-to-wear garments by bold-named designers, like Gianni Versace, Givenchy, Dior and more.
Paired with video art, the exhibition celebrates the trend-setting couturiers, photographers, and video artists who made the 90s an iconic decade worthy of its current revival.
Be among the first to experience the first-ever fashion exhibition at EPMA!
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Fashion Nirvana: Runway to Everyday is co-organized by the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas, and Texas Fashion Collection at the University of North Texas, Denton. Curators include Kate Carey, Head of Education; Jackie Edwards, former Assistant Curator; and Lauren Thompson, Assistant Curator; with assistance by Alexis T. Meldrum, 2019-2020 Semmes Foundation Intern in Museum Studies.
Major support is provided by Mercedes T. Bass, Mercedes T. Bass Charitable Corporation. Additional support is provided by the Host Committee, chaired by Alice Carrington Foultz. Additional Support provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation and the El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department