Seattle style may always be trimmed in fleece, but artistry is ubiquitous here and the Henry Art Gallerys fashion show, based on artist Josiah McElhenys exhibition “An Historical Anecdote About Fashion,” will be art imitating fashion imitating art imitating fashion. Inspired by his fascination with the complex ways ideas in one field of culture influence those in others, McElheny invented a narrative about a Venice glass design company, whose glassblowers based the shapes of their vases on the 1940s haute-couture fashions worn by the factory owners wife. McElheny then created his glass exhibit based on the story. The female figure is such a beautiful piece of artwork itself, let alone the skirts and corsets that make it even better, says Pretty Parlor owner and designer Anna Banana Lange, who will be showing vintage and vintage-inspired pieces from her shop at the event; she picked designs inspired by McElhenys exhibit but said that the pieces will still have her own creative stamp on them. The show will also feature Suzabelle and street-wear designer Ruffeo Hearts Lil Snotty.
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