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НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ • Вересень-Жовтень 2023 15 War Is Horrible, 1968 Taras Shevchenko: “I Was Thirteen,” 1972 Wearloom: Ukrainian Garments Through January 17, 2024 Supermodel/designer/photographer Hele- na Christensen is the guest curator of this exhibition, an expansive re-interpretation of traditional Ukrainian embroidery and costumes that addresses the esthetics of embroidered and historic garments and accessories from a female and wearable perspective. Pushing the physical bound - aries of institutional fashion exhibitions, Wearloom begins with classic mannequin presentations of traditional costumes from the Poltava, Hutsul, Bukovyna, Volyn, and Lviv regions and morphs to large wall installations of a variety of garments – embroidered shirts, woven sashes, skirts, sleeveless jackets, scarves, and more – highlighting the stylistic complexities of Ukraine’s many regions. Traditional cos - tumes from the Poltava region in eastern Ukraine and the Carpathian (Hutsul) re - gion in the west also feature progressive build-ups of individual garments all the way to the complete outfit, which is then presented on two mannequins, delineat - ing the steps a woman takes to dress for a festive occasion. The exhibition is accen - tuated by a selection of traditional head - dresses and jewelry. Strolling through the exhibition, says Peter Doroshenko, visitors will sense how cloth - ing, including traditional festive clothing, empowers women. “It becomes obvious that women have, and have traditionally had, a very special connection to and in - teraction with clothing,” he says, “and that dressing for a special occasion can be an almost ritualistic experience.” Guest curator Helena Christensen, whose mother hails from Peru, a country rich in the traditions of embroidery and weav - ing, has been “infatuated with embroidery from a young age,” and her long career in fashion includes creating a vintage cloth - ing line that was sold in her mother’s store in Copenhagen. “I have been involved in fashion almost my entire life,” she says, “and have always been fascinated by the Ukrainian Cow with Corn, 1968 Continues on page 17
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