A new exhibit at San Francisco's de Young Museum shows the work of American fashion designer Patrick Kelly, along with the influences from Black and LGBTQ+ culture that informed it. "Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love," which opened on Oct. 23, will continue through April of next year. W Magazine reported that "The West Coast presentation of this exhibition, which originated at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2014, is a comprehensive collection depicting Kelly's childhood growing up in the South, his experiences as a Black man, his involvement in the club and gay cultural scenes in New York and Paris, and his muses from fashion, art, and Black history." To that end, the "show features original designs, personal artifacts, and other ephemera from Kelly's life, in addition to seventy-nine fully accessorized ensembles" across seven themed exhibit sections. Among the personal effects included in the show are items drawn from Kelly's extensive collection of "racist memorabilia," which the designer had "amassed over the years," AD PRO detailed about the de Young exhibit. Those items feature prominently in a section titled "Mississippi in Paris." Described as "a steward of Blackness," Kelly included "kitschy and controversial items" in his collection, but also, according to exhibition curator Laura L. Camerlengo, "Josephine Baker ephemera and African textiles and masks." Baker, in particular, was an inspiration for the young designer. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️???️ ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi ?: @deyoungmuseum
November 1, 2021
A new exhibit at San Francisco's de Young Museum shows the work of American fashion designer Patrick Kelly, along with the influences from Black and LGBTQ+ culture that informed it.
"Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love," which opened on Oct. 23, will continue through April of next year. W Magazine reported that "The West Coast presentation of this exhibition, which originated at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2014, is a comprehensive collection depicting Kelly's childhood growing up in the South, his experiences as a Black man, his involvement in the club and gay cultural scenes in New York and Paris, and his muses from fashion, art, and Black history."
To that end, the "show features original designs, personal artifacts, and other ephemera from Kelly's life, in addition to seventy-nine fully accessorized ensembles" across seven themed exhibit sections.
Among the personal effects included in the show are items drawn from Kelly's extensive collection of "racist memorabilia," which the designer had "amassed over the years," AD PRO detailed about the de Young exhibit. Those items feature prominently in a section titled "Mississippi in Paris."
Described as "a steward of Blackness," Kelly included "kitschy and controversial items" in his collection, but also, according to exhibition curator Laura L. Camerlengo, "Josephine Baker ephemera and African textiles and masks." Baker, in particular, was an inspiration for the young designer.
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️???️
?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi
?: @deyoungmuseum
"Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love," which opened on Oct. 23, will continue through April of next year. W Magazine reported that "The West Coast presentation of this exhibition, which originated at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2014, is a comprehensive collection depicting Kelly's childhood growing up in the South, his experiences as a Black man, his involvement in the club and gay cultural scenes in New York and Paris, and his muses from fashion, art, and Black history."
To that end, the "show features original designs, personal artifacts, and other ephemera from Kelly's life, in addition to seventy-nine fully accessorized ensembles" across seven themed exhibit sections.
Among the personal effects included in the show are items drawn from Kelly's extensive collection of "racist memorabilia," which the designer had "amassed over the years," AD PRO detailed about the de Young exhibit. Those items feature prominently in a section titled "Mississippi in Paris."
Described as "a steward of Blackness," Kelly included "kitschy and controversial items" in his collection, but also, according to exhibition curator Laura L. Camerlengo, "Josephine Baker ephemera and African textiles and masks." Baker, in particular, was an inspiration for the young designer.
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️???️
?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi
?: @deyoungmuseum
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