Impressionism and Fashion Collide

Currently on display at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, is “Impressionism and Fashion”, just in time for Paris Fashion Week. This fascinating exhibit explores the relation between fashion today and the fashion in paintings from the late 19^th century. During this time, fashion became an expansive industry and also a form of leisure. This show is with collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago and is planned to come to the States next year. This display is showing the comparisons between fashion today and fashion from the 1800s. Throughout this show, there are paintings done by famous impressionists including Monet and Degas. Next to these paintings are modern clothing that represent the clothing that is displayed in the famous paintings. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/fashion/impressionism-and-fashion-at-the-musee-dorsay-in-paris-looks-at-impressionists-take-on-style.html?ref=style