Journey of a Dress

Playing: Watch You Change-The Drowners
Reading: Animal Farm by George Orwell

Originally, I visited the Grove for a chance to try a Cronut, which was a pretty big deal during NYFW, at Barney's Co-Op. They were being served from 10a.m.-2 p.m., so I figured showing up at lunchtime would be safe because how many people would be willing to wait in the rain for it? Unfortunately, the line was cut off at 8 a.m. so I didn't end up getting one. I ended up at Singapore's Banana Leaf at the farmer's market for a dish of spicy fish curry instead, which was perfect for the rainy weather.

I ended up at LACMA, which is just a block or two away from the Grove for the Diane von Furstenberg exhibit called the Journey of a Dress, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the wrap dress. After waiting in line for half an hour, I learned that the Diane von Furstenberg exhibit was actually free, which was a pleasant surpirse. I hope that bit of information saved you time, if you go.

The exhibit was split into four sections-a hallway of photos, an art gallery, a collection of wrap dresses, and a small store. The hallway itself includes photos from her career and examples of her famous wrap dress in movies and on various celebrities. It also includes a few pieces of art and a book in which you can write notes to Diane. The store had a wall covered in photos from the lanch party, which I wish I had known about. Then I could have been one of those gawkers on the street that had fan girled over Anna Wintour, Joe Zee, and or course, Diane.

The main focus of the exhibit is a collection of wrap dresses from the past four decades. All of the dresses were displayed on mannequins and organized by color. My favorite was this long, black wrap dress with feathered looking shoulder decorations, which you can see here. Overall, the collection was pretty amazing and it's a must for any fashion lover. I especially liked how there was something on the West Coast for me to visit after missing out on Alexander McQueen's Savage Beauty at the Met in New York and the Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton collection at the musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris.