Exhibitions News

The lighting is held at fifty lux — not for atmosphere, but as the limit for textile.

The inscription on an inner waistband proved to be an order number, not a maker's signature.

Two pieces are never hung — they lie flat, in storage and in the exhibition alike.

One exhibit is shown open — not because of damage, but because of the mannequin's size.

The collection shows not separate garments but how the line changed — from shoulder to hem.

Three movements are shown open — so that they can be heard running.

On one exhibit the strap belongs to another, earlier watch — and the label says so.

An enamel dial with hairline cracks is not washed — only dusted with air.

One movement in the collection is never wound — and the collector explains why.

The collection traces the move from pocket to wrist — and how the case itself changed because of it.

Home sewing happened between other tasks — and the museum reproduced exactly that crowding.

One dress has five matching buttons and a sixth that differs — and not for want of a match.

Paper patterns were often kept where they were out of the way — which is why they survived.

The most telling object in the show is a garment made from another garment, with the first still visible.

The Maryna Ivanova Museum of Fashion History shows a wardrobe sewn at home — and why it changed faster than the printed...