FASHION AND MUSEUMS

Why is fashion in fashion in museums today? This timely volume brings together expert scholars and curators to examine the reasons b ehind fashion's popularity in the twenty-first century museum and the impact this has had on wider museum practice.Chapters explore the role of fashion in the museum across a range of international case studies including the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan M useum of Art in New York, The Fashion Museum at Bath, ModeMuseum in Antwerp and many more.