Planning an exhibition such as Chicago Styled: Fashioning The Magnificent Mile® (November 15, 2014–August 16, 2015) requires combing through the entire costume collection to find the most appropriate garments. We … Learn More
In honor of Chicago Styled: Fashioning The Magnificent Mile®, the Museum blog will publish a series of posts highlighting the stores, garments, designers, donors, and urban developments featured in the … Learn More
Editor’s note: In 2001, Eunice Johnson commissioned an ostrich feather coat and skintight 1930s-style beaded gown with a separate face-framing hood from Bob Mackie. Costume curator Virginia Heaven describes the … Learn More
This post was published in 2013. Beginning Saturday, November 9, 2013, the Museum will host a national treasure: a printed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of … Learn More
