The April exhibition, prepared from the collections of the National Museum in Wrocław, is exceptionally colourful. As visitors view the clothing, they can hear the bustle of “percale balls”, see elegance straight from French fashion magazines, and feel the intimacy of a cosy bedchamber.
The exhibition presents women’s clothing, lingerie and accessories illustrating fashion trends from 1910 to 1960. It includes richly decorated, heavy evening gowns, stylish “crinolines”, more modest Art Deco dresses, as well as modern, almost extravagant post-war outfits in the so-called “New Look” style. Part of the exhibition is devoted to bridal fashion.
Also displayed are handbags, hats, gloves, mittens, jewellery and other typically feminine accessories that complete an outfit and testify to the owner’s good taste. The exhibition also features unusual objects, such as a woven set by Bata, the footwear company still known worldwide today. Only one shoe from the set has survived; the other, sent for a warranty claim in 1939, did not manage to return to its owner before the war. An original oriental-style dress made from a dressing gown from a foreign UNRRA parcel is also on display. UNRRA was an organisation active from 1943 that helped countries affected by the Second World War.
(information: Museum of Ceramics)