tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post7589966537845266202..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Recommended: Artist Textiles exhibitionDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-54973021616148395822015-06-10T20:12:21.555-04:002015-06-10T20:12:21.555-04:00What a gorgeous array of designs you've shown ...What a gorgeous array of designs you've shown us. Wish I could see more of them. Well, maybe I'll have to purchase the catalogue instead of another trip to Toronto this year.<br />And thanks for the video too.<br />It's all divine. <br />I agree with Bunny's comments about when manufacturing was of a high level and not just for the rich and materfamilias' comments about dim lighting and distance from the displays so that you cannot really see what you're supposed to be looking at. Displays in London, England are notorious for that. I felt as though I were swimming underwater a lot of the time. The worst was the Isabella Blow show in 2014, the rooms were very dark and the mannequins were in translucent niches which were backlit so you really couldn't see the clothes at all. It was utterly maddening. <br />But it seems that the Textile Museum has it together and that everything is beautifully visible. Well done, Textile Museum. <br />Vancouver BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-18211702868646591722015-06-10T07:52:37.118-04:002015-06-10T07:52:37.118-04:00The matching on the red Horrocks is positively div...The matching on the red Horrocks is positively divine and takes my breath away. What we could learn from just that one garment, not couture, but made when manufacturers cared about their designs! Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-72368095961589918272015-06-09T10:06:59.021-04:002015-06-09T10:06:59.021-04:00Delicious. I have always loved fabrics, but never ...Delicious. I have always loved fabrics, but never really knew that I love them until recently. These are so full of meaning.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-37160037671613474772015-06-09T09:42:38.474-04:002015-06-09T09:42:38.474-04:00Oh, scrumptious!! I wish I'd been there, and a...Oh, scrumptious!! I wish I'd been there, and am especially intrigued by the blue print behind the red-and-white dress. As someone who has sewn a lot, I deplore the decline in fabric quality and selection for home sewers, not only in ready-to-wear clothing. I follow quite a few sewing blogs, and there's a resurgence of interest among young women, and some better sources by mail order - still, I really miss the days when every town had a good fabric store with pure cottons, silks, linens and wools that had been dyed or printed with lovely, non-garish, non-muddy, interesting colors. As in market-shopping for food, the textiles themselves often inspired the eventual clothing that I made. I sew a lot less now, partly because of lack of time but also because I don't come across fabric that makes me want to bring it home and wear it forever! (p.s., I really want a red print dress!)Bethhttp://www.cassandrapages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-77788034920129687832015-06-09T09:42:05.888-04:002015-06-09T09:42:05.888-04:00That looks fabulous! And you're right -- it...That looks fabulous! And you're right -- it's so unusual to be able to get close enough to see what's on display. We loved the button exhibition at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs last month, but between the dark lighting and the glass cases, sometimes it was tough to appreciate what we were looking at. <br />Trying to figure if I could fit in a "jaunt" to Toronto and Montreal this summer -- looking unlikely -- and whether, if I got there, I could stand the heat and humidity. High 20s here this week, and even with the seaside breeze I'm wilting!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-84525575731330222832015-06-09T08:55:16.791-04:002015-06-09T08:55:16.791-04:00Thanks for posting on the exhibit, it will go on m...Thanks for posting on the exhibit, it will go on my summer list of things-to-do-when-it's-too-hot-to-garden.LauraHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402103522466794364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-43266096016949855862015-06-09T08:52:12.085-04:002015-06-09T08:52:12.085-04:00Utterly lovely and what a treat to see the fibres ...Utterly lovely and what a treat to see the fibres close up. I'll definitely make time to get there if I happen to be visiting Toronto while the exhibit is on. For people unfamiliar with Toronto, it is in the downtown core, near the City Hall. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.com