“This exhibition gives us the chance to share the exceptional depth and quality of the IMA’s fashion arts collection from 1960 to the present day with the public,” said Maxwell L. Anderson,The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the IMA. “Body Unbound will be an excellent opportunity to view many of the Museum’s recent acquisitions in the context of the avant-garde fashion movements that shaped our society.”Fashions by visionaries Rudi Gernreich and Jean-Paul Gaultier illustrate how some designers played with the notions of shape and construction, challenging mid-century ideals of form.

Pieces by Thierry Mugler, Gianni Versace and Franco Moschino display how designers utilized innovative textiles and subversive design elements to toy with the concepts of seduction and femininity.

Featuring a range of works, many of which are recent additions to the IMA’s fashion arts collection, Body Unbound will demonstrate how some of the most influential designers of the 20th century helped shape the direction of avant-garde fashion. Organized by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Body Unbound: Contemporary Couture from the IMA’s Collection will be on view in the Paul Textile and Fashion Arts galleries. The IMA will be its sole venue.

for more:  http://www.imamuseum.org/exhibition/body-unbound-contemporary-couture-imas-collection