Comments on: Theatre de la Mode

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:14:56 +0000

I forgot to ask you, what was the title of the book that you read?

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:45:14 +0000

That is absolutely true. The museum has an in-depth book on the subject under the same name, Theatre de la Mode and you could probably find it at Amazon too. It really is quite a story from so many different points of view.

By: Thomas Darisse

Thomas Darisse — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:39:43 +0000

While reading a book about Paris after the Liberation, I read about Parisienne Couture and how they needed to re-establish their position as the center of fashion, yet because of the War, they had nothing. These dolls were supposed to be an inexpensive way to present their couture for the first time since 1939.
Very interesting…

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:16:34 +0000

Thanks Mom for your input! Yes they are much more than dolls! In fact when you see the exhibit you feel like you wish you could shrink yourself down to 27 and a half inches so you could ask the mannequins if you could try on some of their clothing!! As a side note, they are closed for the season now and will not re-open until mid-March. Also please share with your “College Girl” that there are other exhibits there that are wonderful…Rodin sculpture as well as the influence of the dancer, Loie Fuller, etc. It is not to be missed.

By: vicky davis

vicky davis — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:41:33 +0000

Get this …College Girl said “mom, they’re dolls…”

Mom zipped a reply right back to her….no no no, they AREN”T just dolls! She has a male friend that will like to see this museum, he took sewing in 10th grade and became a natural! All the girls in all the sewing classes groaned when they found something new on his mannequin.

By: debraann

debraann — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:22:20 +0000

The photos are beautiful and the view of the museum is tre magnifique. I enjoyed your visit and can’t wait for the continuation of the story.

By: Lois

Lois — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:44:34 +0000

Well worth the journey to see such treasures, exquiste! A step back in time, I would love to see the exibits in the flesh. I also cannot help but remark on the incredible landscape of the Columbia Gorge. It looks like a lunar lanscape! Stark, and breathtakingly beautiful. Thanks Phyllis, as always, you are drawn to such wonderful lanscapes and textile adventures!Thanks for sharing Lois xx

By: julia moore

julia moore — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:35:32 +0000

Speaking of art that is languising or destroyed by war, I must tell you someday about my experience of helping to bring contemporary Palestinian and Iraqi artists’ paintings to Olympia for a show several years ago. It was called Art Across Borders. It was a travelling exhibit throughout the U.S. Maybe I will do it in my blog, but it is a rather long story. Thank you for reminding me of it. J.M.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:50:45 +0000

What a nice and generous compliment. It would be worth your effort to see this because the mannequins are so very remarkable in so many ways. This kind of history I find so intriguing and captivating. I am still thinking about my day there and how exceptional and memorable it was. Art is so powerful, and I shutter to think how many wonderful past exhibits have languished and deteriorated in storage or been destroyed by war. The thought is heart-wrenching.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:42:50 +0000

Now that would be the memory of her college years, or at least one of the unique ones. I would urge her to see this.