NEWS ‘The Rose of Versailles’ Hat exhibit by the Milliners Guild
To celebrate New York Textile Month, the Milliners Guild (USA) partnered with the Garment District Alliance to present a free sidewalk exhibit. Titled ‘The Rose of Versailles: Remembering Marie-Jeanne Bertin’ and displayed (September 6 to October 12, 2023) in the street-level window of the
Garment District Alliance, the exhibit featured hat designs inspired by Marie- Jeanne ‘Rose’ Bertin, who is often cited as the first celebrity milliner. In line with the project, twenty- one members of the Milliners Guild produced a creative mix of modern and historical hats and headpieces
that reflected the qualities of opulence and ornamentation well-suited to the gilded halls of Versailles in the late 18th century. As well as dressing Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, for almost two decades, Rose Bertin (1747–1813) was a ‘marchande de modes’ (‘fashion merchant’ or ‘milliner’) to a large part of the French female aristocracy and had a huge sartorial influence, later earning the nickname ‘the Rose of Versailles’. With pieces that mirrored Rose Bertin’s maximalist approach and luxurious aesthetics, the exhibition aimed to acknowledge the Milliners Guild’s connection to past merchants while showcasing the skilled craft that lives on in the dedicated work of milliners today.
More information
www.millinersguild.org/ exhibitions/2023/9/14/rose-of- versailles
‘Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global style’
Published to accompany a new exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands, ‘Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global style’ tells the remarkable stories of London’s often forgotten Jewish fashion makers. Spanning all sectors of the fashion industry, the book draws stories from generations of Jewish Londoners and brings together a wealth of new research, richly illustrated with images from across the city and the Museum of London’s collections. The book is authored by Bethan Bide, a design historian and academic, and Lucie Whitmore, Fashion Curator at the Museum of London.
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One key figure featured is Otto Lucas, the German Jewish emigrant who, despite significant personal and professional challenges, became the most financially successful milliner in the world and helped put London on the millinery map in the mid- 20th century (see article on page 44). With the staging of the
exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands, visitors can step inside a traditional tailor’s workshop in the East End and immerse themselves in a swinging Carnaby Street boutique – ‘Fashion City’ shows how every stitch tells a unique story.
More information
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/fashion- city-9781781301241/
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ museum-london-docklands
Photo by Alexandre Ayer | @DiversityPics for the Garment District Alliance
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