Comments on: Fashion in Museums ! http://www.wornthrough.com/2008/06/05/fashion-in-museums/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:52:32 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: International Museum of Women http://www.wornthrough.com/2008/06/05/fashion-in-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-299 International Museum of Women Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:36:11 +0000 http://www.wornthrough.com/2008/06/05/fashion-in-museums/#comment-299 International Museum of Women Undresses Themes of Fashion, Appearance and Leadership in Women, Power and Politics Exhibition The International Museum of Women (I.M.O.W.), a non-partisan social change museum, confronts provocative stereotypes about women in politics in the new global online exhibition, Women, Power and Politics. Launched on March 8, the cutting-edge multimedia exhibition will run until December 31 in four languages—Arabic, English, French and Spanish at www.imow.org/wpp Using photography, political posters, podcasts, films, interviews and essays, Women, Power and Politics undresses the question “What does power look like?” and other thought-provoking issues about fashion, appearance and leadership at www.imow.org Highlights on this topic (there are new topics every month) also include a photo essay on the power suit – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Princess Diana, Benazir Bhutto, Segolene Royal and Imelda Marcos are just a few of the women that make up the exploration of how the power suit, power heels and power pearls informed their political roles. In an interview, Robin Givhan, the fashion editor of the Washington Post, uncovers what Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton’s fashion choices say about their politics. The exhibition also looks at women who figuratively "wear the pants" in political arenas around the world. From Madam Mao to Margaret Thatcher to Michelle Bachelet, these powerful "iron ladies" confront the stereotype that women cannot lead with a combination of compassion and toughness. “Why is it that the clothes, hairstyles and handbags of women politicians receive more attention than their policy ideas or political competence?” asks I.M.O.W. CEO Chris Yelton. “By questioning this sometimes one-dimensional coverage, challenging stereotypes and bringing substantive political contributions and expertise of women into the spotlight through Women, Power and Politics, the global online exhibition aims to offer more equitable perspectives of women in power.” Women, Power and Politics connects visitors to stories of remarkable women claiming and exercising their power to transform the world. The exhibition will feature 50 countries — crossing international borders and engaging a global audience in four different languages. I.M.O.W. invites people of all cultures and political affiliations to submit their own stories and art and join the conversation in its online community. These are some fashion related threads your readers might want to add to: What Does Power Look Like? www.imow.org/community/forum/viewThread?threadId=104 Fashion Faux Pas from an Actress Turned Political Fiancé http://www.imow.org/community/forum/viewThread?threadId=128 A Woman's Right to Wear Hijab http://www.imow.org/community/forum/viewThread?threadId=124 International Museum of Women Undresses Themes of Fashion, Appearance and Leadership in Women, Power and Politics Exhibition

The International Museum of Women (I.M.O.W.), a non-partisan social change museum, confronts provocative stereotypes about women in politics in the new global online exhibition, Women, Power and Politics. Launched on March 8, the cutting-edge multimedia exhibition will run until December 31 in four languages—Arabic, English, French and Spanish at http://www.imow.org/wpp

Using photography, political posters, podcasts, films, interviews and essays, Women, Power and Politics undresses the question “What does power look like?” and other thought-provoking issues about fashion, appearance and leadership at http://www.imow.org

Highlights on this topic (there are new topics every month) also include a photo essay on the power suit – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Princess Diana, Benazir Bhutto, Segolene Royal and Imelda Marcos are just a few of the women that make up the exploration of how the power suit, power heels and power pearls informed their political roles. In an interview, Robin Givhan, the fashion editor of the Washington Post, uncovers what Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton’s fashion choices say about their politics.

The exhibition also looks at women who figuratively “wear the pants” in political arenas around the world. From Madam Mao to Margaret Thatcher to Michelle Bachelet, these powerful “iron ladies” confront the stereotype that women cannot lead with a combination of compassion and toughness.

“Why is it that the clothes, hairstyles and handbags of women politicians receive more attention than their policy ideas or political competence?” asks I.M.O.W. CEO Chris Yelton. “By questioning this sometimes one-dimensional coverage, challenging stereotypes and bringing substantive political contributions and expertise of women into the spotlight through Women, Power and Politics, the global online exhibition aims to offer more equitable perspectives of women in power.”

Women, Power and Politics connects visitors to stories of remarkable women claiming and exercising their power to transform the world. The exhibition will feature 50 countries — crossing international borders and engaging a global audience in four different languages. I.M.O.W. invites people of all cultures and political affiliations to submit their own stories and art and join the conversation in its online community.

These are some fashion related threads your readers might want to add to:

What Does Power Look Like?
http://www.imow.org/community/forum/viewThread?threadId=104

Fashion Faux Pas from an Actress Turned Political Fiancé
http://www.imow.org/community/forum/viewThread?threadId=128

A Woman’s Right to Wear Hijab
http://www.imow.org/community/forum/viewThread?threadId=124

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