Fashion Curator at MoMu Fashion Museum Antwerp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why do people dress the way they do? What are we communicating with our clothes?

As an art and fashion historian, I love investigating how fashion is interconnected with the psychology and mood of a society. I can listen for hours to people’s life stories and what role certain garments play in their narrative. I am always looking for the emotional and psychological layer in the exhibitions I curate. I don’t mind being a bit subversive.

My research has focused on the use of textiles in contemporary art and on 20^th – 21^st century fashion – specifically Belgian designers, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli, Balmain and Helmut Lang. I have worked on publications and exhibitions such as ‘Hermès: The Margiela Years’ (MoMu), ‘Soft? Tactile Dialogues’ (MoMu), ‘Olivier Theyskens – she walks in beauty’ (MoMu).

I love encountering awkward mannequins in desolate shop windows. I will stop to photograph them anywhere and anytime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

www.momu.be

@elisadewyngaert

http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/documentingfashion/2016/05/06/alumni-interview-elisa-de-wyngaert/

https://www.courtauldian.com/unrequired-reading-with-thea-voyles