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      Past Exhibition

      Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion

      On view November 21, 2020 to March 14, 2021

      Today's hours:

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion showcases more than 100 works, spanning 250 years, recognizing women's often-overlooked contributions to the fashion and design industry.

      From Mary Todd Lincoln’s seamstress to Elsa Schiaparelli and Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, to experimental labels like Chromat, women designers have transcended genres and revolutionized ideas of identity.

      Made It features show-stopping ensembles, street fashion, ready-to-wear, and haute couture that illuminate issues of representation, creativity, consumption, transculturation, and distinctiveness which have and continue to impact the fashion industry.

      Share your impressions with us on social media using #MadeItFashion

      Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion has been organized in association with Kunstmuseum Den Haag. Leslie and Angus Littlejohn, Carolyn and Peter S. Lynch and The Lynch Foundation, The Coby Foundation, Ltd., Jennifer and Andrew Borggaard, James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes, Kate and Ford O'Neil, Henry and Callie Brauer and Chip and Susan Robie provided generous support. We also recognize the generosity of the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum. Additional support provided by MR. SID, Inc.

      TOP IMAGE: Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock), For J. Okuma, Dress, 2018. Museum purchase, made possible by the Anna Pingree Phillips Acquisition Fund. 2020.4.1. Courtesy of Jamie Okuma. Photo by Cameron Linton. Model: Corel Taylor.


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      Section 1: Breaking In

      Past Exhibition: Made It

      Section 1: Breaking in

      Section 2: Gaining Momentum

      Past Exhibition: Made It

      Section 2: Gaining Momentum

      Section 3: Seismic Shifts

      Past Exhibition: Made It

      Section 3: Seismic Shifts

      Section4 Making Choices

      Past Exhibition: Made It

      Section 4: Making Choices

      Section 5: Designing for Change

      Past Exhibition: Made It

      Section 5: Designing for Change

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      Click to embark on a 360° tour of Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion. Just click on the rings to move throughout the space and use your mouse or keyboard to zoom in/out and to look all around.

      Went today. GREAT exhibit and wonderful safety precautions. Thank you PEM!"
      — Tricia M., Facebook
      The point of 'Made It' isn’t to celebrate uncomplicated beauty so much as it is to pay homage to the revolutionary beauty that overcame mountains of complications.”
      — The Boston Globe
      If you’re someone who thinks of fashion as frivolous, you may be overlooking the fact that it’s a global industry with a net worth that hovers between $1.9 and $2.5 trillion and employs millions of people.”
      — Ms. Magazine
      It was amazing!! We went today and loved it! Even my husband loved it!!"
      — Lyn N., Facebook

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      Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion book cover

      Exhibition Catalogue

      Celebrated and hidden figures from First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s seamstress to Elsa Schiaparelli and Chromat revealed through their stories and compelling selected works. Visit the PEM Shop in person or online to purchase the exhibition catalogue.

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