Inside the MFAH Posts by Marissa Hershon

So Chic! Oscar de la Renta Fashions from the MFAH Collection December 4, 2017

Looking closely at the details on four ensembles—all featured in the exhibition The Glamour and Romance of Oscar de La Renta and pulled from the Museum’s own permanent collection—reveals how Oscar de la Renta incorporated influences from Spain, the East, and the garden.

Jazz Age Nightlife: “Sculpted in Steel” Meets “Deco Nights” April 28, 2016

With the rise of cocktail culture in the 1920s, the stylish elite frequented cafés, cabarets, and speakeasies on nocturnal outings. The selection of decorative arts and costumes in Deco Nights: Evenings in the Jazz Age evokes this rich culture, sharing a visual dialogue with the urban nightlife represented by vehicles on view in Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1929–1940. …