Coded Couture

The idea of customization has always been at the heart of couture. The gown made to fit you, perfectly; the handbeading, hand-stitching and other time-consuming processes involved in the creation of couture garments that reinforce the notion of the piece as a work of art with a specific connection to the owner. The digital age has introduced a new approach to personalized fashion, and in some cases, a new iteration of couture. This exhibition will feature designers whose approach to personalization is sympathetic to the allure of haute couture, but whose methodology is rooted in coding.

Coded Couture presents garments, video projections, objects, drawings, photographs, and interactive elements by 10 national and international designers. This traveling exhibition was curated by c2, a curatorial partnership between Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox, and organized by Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York.

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Exhibition overview from museum website