Fashionable in art déco style

Art déco is a style that moved from the world of art to many areas of life: fashion, crafts, architecture, interior design. Our exhibition will take you to the world of art déco style, i.e. the 20 years between the wars. You will see luxurious dresses and various accessories, including handbags, fans and perfume bottles. We will also zoom in on an important aspect of the social changes taking place at the time, an integral part of which was women’s struggle for a place in social and political life.

Lessons

Fashion passes, style remains

Fashion is one of the most dynamic aspects of culture, brought about by technological, economic and political progress. An outfit is not only a garment, but also a symbol of social status, gender or religion. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, fashion evolved significantly, moving from functionality to an expression of individuality and identity.

During the tour of the exhibition, we will learn, among other things, how the emancipation movements were an important factor in the change of clothing, and we will characterize costumes, including accessories and accessories in the art déco style. Based on archival photographs, we will also consider whether in the clothing of the inhabitants of Stalowa Wola, a leading city of CID, we will find a style characteristic of the fashion of the late 1930s.

Fashionable in art déco style

We cordially invite all those interested in deepening their knowledge of art déco fashion. The exhibition will present primarily objects of artistic craftsmanship: dresses, headdresses, perfume bottles and others.

Guided tours conducted at the exhibition will serve to familiarize visitors with individual objects and develop their sensitivity to modern interwar fashion.

In addition, stationary lectures entitled History of Women’s Fashion of the 19th/20th Century will be held at the Alphonse Karpinski Gallery to present the developmental path that led to the emergence of art déco and to understand the changes in fashion in the first half of the 20th century.

Fan

The inspiring exhibition will culminate with participation in an interesting art workshop, where participants will make a practical souvenir – a fan. Nowadays we focus on its practical function and use it for cooling, but in the interwar period the fan was an ornament and a moving advertisement. A large, single-colored one, made of magnificent ostrich feathers, was, next to a long chain of artificial pearls, an indispensable addition to the toilet of a refined lady.

Jewelry in the art déco style

As a souvenir of the fashion exhibition, we suggest a self-made brooch, which can also be used to create a headband, tie pin or key ring. We will make the bases of the jewelry from epoxy resin. To finish them we will use beads, feathers, glitter in colors characteristic of art déco.

Place:

Alphonse Karpinski Painting Gallery

(former court building)

12 Rozwadowska St.

37-450 Stalowa Wola

tel. 797 120 229 or 15 842 02 07, ext. 17