"Lauren Bacall: The Look" at the Museum at FIT
“Lauren Bacall: The Look”
March 3 – April 4, 2015
The Museum at FIT
Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, New York City, 212-217-4558
Hours: Tuesday – Friday, noon – 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Closed Sunday, Monday & legal holidays.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) was known for “The Look.” The iconic actress, known for her sultry voice and leading roles in the 1940s and 1950s in films such as “To Have and Have Not” (1944) and “Key Largo” (1948), had a sexy way of enchanting the camera with her cool, confident stare that became her signature “Look.”
Bacall, who died from a stroke at age 89 on August 12, 2014, also had a cool confidence when it came to her wardrobe. Her fashion sense was both chic and effortless. Elegant and relaxed. Now for the first time, Bacall’s fashions will be celebrated in the exhibit “Lauren Bacall: The Look” at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City’s Garment District.
Approximately one dozen garments from Bacall’s personal wardrobe, as well as from her stage and screen roles, are on display in conjunction with photos and archival footage of Bacall. Selected from more than 700 garments and accessories that Bacall donated to the Museum at FIT’s collection from 1968 to 1986, the exhibition’s garments reflect Bacall’s style mostly during the 1960s and 1970s.
Designers in the exhibit include: Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Norman Norell, Yves Saint Laurent and Emanuel Ungaro.
If you love Lauren Bacall, you must catch this exhibit. Take a peek at some of the highlights on the following slides .
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Lauren Bacall’s Early Years
Born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, Lauren Bacall began her career as a model. When she moved to Hollywood from New York with her mother, she adopted the name Lauren Bacall (Bacall was a variation of her mother's maiden name).
When Lauren Bacall auditioned for her first film, "To Have and Have Not" (1944), the story goes that Bacall was so nervous so she had to tuck in her quivering chin and look up at the camera, resulting in her signature seductive look. Thereafter, "The Look" became her trademark
In her first film "To Have and Have Not," Bacall and co-star Humphrey Bogart fell in love and were married on May 21, 1945. She was 20; he was 45. The iconic Hollywood couple remained married until his death in 1957 of esophageal cancer.
#BacallTheLook
Lauren Bacall's Norman Norell Evening Set, 1956
New York women loved designs by Norman Norell because they were subtly glamorous. This sophisticated camel cashmere coat, when removed, revealed a sexy gold sequined sheath and the coat’s sequined lining.
Lauren Bacall once said about the fabric that designer Pierre Cardin developed in the 1960s: “Today's well-dressed woman can travel with her dress in a paper bag if it's made of Cardine." This fuchsia Cardin mini-dress made from Cardine maintains its shape after being washed, folded and wadded up. It’s minimal and modern and adorned only with molded 3D pyramid shapes.
To see more of the exhibit, visit "Lauren Bacall: The Look" at FITNYC.edu.
Keep up with the latest vintage clothing news on Twitter @trendyjenny, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+ and Instagram.
This long, slim silk jersey dress accentuated Lauren Bacall’s statuesque figure while the ostrich feather plumes at the wrists and hemline gave the dress elegant movement.
“Lauren Bacall: The Look”
March 3 – April 4, 2015
The Museum at FIT
Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, New York City, 212-217-4558
Hours: Tuesday – Friday, noon – 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Closed Sunday, Monday & legal holidays.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) was known for “The Look.” The iconic actress, known for her sultry voice and leading roles in the 1940s and 1950s in films such as “To Have and Have Not” (1944) and “Key Largo” (1948), had a sexy way of enchanting the camera with her cool, confident stare that became her signature “Look.”
Bacall, who died from a stroke at age 89 on August 12, 2014, also had a cool confidence when it came to her wardrobe. Her fashion sense was both chic and effortless. Elegant and relaxed. Now for the first time, Bacall’s fashions will be celebrated in the exhibit “Lauren Bacall: The Look” at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City’s Garment District.
Approximately one dozen garments from Bacall’s personal wardrobe, as well as from her stage and screen roles, are on display in conjunction with photos and archival footage of Bacall. Selected from more than 700 garments and accessories that Bacall donated to the Museum at FIT’s collection from 1968 to 1986, the exhibition’s garments reflect Bacall’s style mostly during the 1960s and 1970s.
Designers in the exhibit include: Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Norman Norell, Yves Saint Laurent and Emanuel Ungaro.
If you love Lauren Bacall, you must catch this exhibit. Take a peek at some of the highlights on the following slides .
. .
Lauren Bacall’s Early Years
Born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, Lauren Bacall began her career as a model. When she moved to Hollywood from New York with her mother, she adopted the name Lauren Bacall (Bacall was a variation of her mother's maiden name).
When Lauren Bacall auditioned for her first film, "To Have and Have Not" (1944), the story goes that Bacall was so nervous so she had to tuck in her quivering chin and look up at the camera, resulting in her signature seductive look. Thereafter, "The Look" became her trademark
In her first film "To Have and Have Not," Bacall and co-star Humphrey Bogart fell in love and were married on May 21, 1945. She was 20; he was 45. The iconic Hollywood couple remained married until his death in 1957 of esophageal cancer.
#BacallTheLook
Lauren Bacall's Norman Norell Evening Set, 1956
New York women loved designs by Norman Norell because they were subtly glamorous. This sophisticated camel cashmere coat, when removed, revealed a sexy gold sequined sheath and the coat’s sequined lining.
Lauren Bacall once said about the fabric that designer Pierre Cardin developed in the 1960s: “Today's well-dressed woman can travel with her dress in a paper bag if it's made of Cardine." This fuchsia Cardin mini-dress made from Cardine maintains its shape after being washed, folded and wadded up. It’s minimal and modern and adorned only with molded 3D pyramid shapes.
To see more of the exhibit, visit "Lauren Bacall: The Look" at FITNYC.edu.
Keep up with the latest vintage clothing news on Twitter @trendyjenny, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+ and Instagram.
This long, slim silk jersey dress accentuated Lauren Bacall’s statuesque figure while the ostrich feather plumes at the wrists and hemline gave the dress elegant movement.
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