LACMA’s New Fashion Exhibit Explores the Rich History of Menswear"I think, in many ways, menswear is eclipsing womenswear. The creative juices are really going and any small changes are seismic," says Sharon S. Takeda, senior curator and head of the costume and textiles department at LACMA.
Zoot Suits 1940s1940s L.A. Gang Member - the first black gangs were formed in reaction to southern-California “anti-minority gangs” -- largely comprised by war veterans -- such as the “Hell’s Angels” and the Los Angeles-based “Spook Hunters” who began carrying out violent attacks against predominantly-black-and-Hispanic communities.
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1800 French Mens FashionLACMA I Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015 Source: http://www.lacma.org/ReigningMen#about-the-exhibition M.2011.94a-b
Footwear NewsFor fall ’18, several designers, including Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Isabel Marant, went with ’80s power dressing trends in a big way.