Chicago History Museum (Venue Partner)
1601 N Clark St
312.642.4600
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Gown by Emile Pingat, Courtesy the Chicago History Museum
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- When
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Sep 27, 2008 – July 26, 2009
Mondays–Wednesdays (9:30am–4:30pm)
Thursdays (9:30am–8pm)
Fridays–Saturdays (9:30am–4:30pm)
Sundays (noon–5pm)
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- Price
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$14
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In this glittering costume exhibition, the Chicago History Museum presents a rarely seen collection of haute couture fashions designed for the residents who helped put the chic in Chicago. All the pieces are culled from the museum's permanent collection, and range in dates from 1861 to 2004. Garments include an ornate Emile Pingat silk gown from 1878, a whisper-thin chiffon Vionnet design made for Mrs. Potter Palmer II in 1938, and a bombastic 1954 "butterfly" dress by British innovator Charles James that weighs 17 pounds.
