At the MFA now ~ The democratization of glamour

By Janet Zapata  |  Every age sets its own standard for beauty and style, but rarely has there been an era when glamour and self-display dominated the spirit of the time as they did in the 1930s and 1940s. In spite, or perhaps because, of the Depression and its aftermath, jewelry and fashion designers were busy creat­ing new styles meant for a new elite--the actresses minted by the studio system in Hol­lywood.

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See it now before it's gone. Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Hollywood Glamour
Fashion and Jewelry from the Silver Screen

September 9, 2014 – March 8, 2015
Loring Gallery of Textiles (Gallery 276)