In the spotlight: couture and Swiss fabrics. The exhibition ‘Mise en Scène’ combines international photographic art with the regional textile industry, illustrating more than 120 years of fashion, photography and social history.
Textiles are omnipresent. Tens of thousands of people once earned their living in the region that was (Eastern) Switzerland designing, producing and trading textiles. Nowadays, they envelope and surround us from dawn to dusk. Good Fabric – what is that? How has it changed in the past, what shape will it take in future?
From evening gowns to streetwear, from lingerie to tailored suits – collectors hunt for textile treasures, curating and preserving them with devotion. But what drives this passion? What transforms a simple garment into a coveted collectible?
