FASHIONABLE PLASTICS OF THE 1930s
The 1930s was the decade of plastics. Fred Astaire danced on laminate floors, designer Elsa Schiaparelli made Cellophane® dresses, plastics even graced the interior of Radio City Music Hall. During this period, lowly plastics took on high-brow status as wealthy and sophisticated urbanites outfitted themselves and their homes in the materials. Innovation/Imitation: Fashionable Plastics of the 1930s, an exhibition at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology through August 1, 1998, examines the role of plastics in fashion and the decorative arts through a selection of textiles, garments, accessories, and decorative objects.

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