{"id":133,"date":"2017-03-01T15:10:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/paris-refashioned\/?p=133"},"modified":"2017-04-11T15:35:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T15:35:05","slug":"a-tribute-to-ready-to-wear-innovator-emmanuelle-khanh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhibitions.fitnyc.edu\/paris-refashioned\/a-tribute-to-ready-to-wear-innovator-emmanuelle-khanh\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Ready-to-Wear Innovator Emmanuelle Khanh"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nEmmanuelle Khanh passed away on February 17, 2017, at age 79. That same day, I had conducted a video interview with the fashion scholar Alexis Romano, an expert on Khanh and the French ready-to-wear industry. Alexis and I discussed Khanh\u2019s importance to fashion, and her inclusion in the Paris Refashioned<\/em> exhibition and book. We were both devastated to learn of the death of this vibrant, outspoken, and talented woman.<\/p>\n

Khanh began her career in the fashion world by modeling for Balenciaga, an experience that soured her opinion of the esteemed world of couture. \u201cBalenciaga treated us like chairs and I think the fact that he couldn\u2019t care less about us women reflects on the way he created dresses,\u201d Khanh recalled. She launched her own line of ready-to-wear fashion after quitting Balenciaga in 1960, and soon became a fashion star in her own right.
\n\"Emmanuelle
\nHer regular inclusion in Elle<\/em> magazine was perhaps to be expected, given its emphasis on fashion-forward ready-to-wear, but she was also a darling of Queen<\/em> (then the trendiest fashion magazine in Britain), American Vogue<\/em>, and Mademoiselle<\/em>. The yellow-and-white dress that I selected as the \u201cposter girl\u201d for the Paris Refashioned<\/em> exhibition dates to 1966. It was featured in Mademoiselle and was donated by one of the magazine\u2019s editors. I use it as a way to introduce visitors to the newfound status of French ready-to-wear during this era.<\/p>\n

Khanh\u2019s clothing style during the 1960s featured a masterful blend of hard-edged geometry and softly curving lines that was manifestly her own. Her personal appearance was also distinctive, and already included the oversize glasses that she would popularize and market to millions of consumers (we can thank Emmanuelle Khanh for making good vision look chic). She was a true individual \u2013 a savvy designer and businesswoman who helped to shape the fashion industry as we know it today. <\/p>\n

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Emmanuelle Khanh for ID dress<\/strong>
1966
Gift of Sandy Horvitz
77.57.2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Emmanuelle Khanh bag<\/strong>
Circa 1966
Gift of Mrs. Myrna Davis
80.200.4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968<\/em> runs through April 15, 2017 at The Museum at FIT<\/a> in NYC.<\/div>\n



\n\"Emmanuelle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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