Hana Podolská. A Czech Fashion Legend, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague: 30 August 2018-20 January 2019

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An exhibition in the renovated Museum of Decorative Arts presents a Czech fashion icon: Hana Podolská. 

Fashion is the Cinderella of the arts world. The number of painting and sculpture exhibitions for tourists shows no doubt about the cultural importance of these “traditional” crafts. But clothes too have always been shot through with social significance, as markers of class, status, beauty, occupation, and the skill of their makers.

The Czech designer Hana Podolská speaks to the importance of fashion. Podolská’s salon made her part of a cultural elite, her clients including actresses, opera singers, racing car drivers, and even the wife of the Czechoslovak president. Podolská’s artistic prominence also involved her with Czechoslovakia’s history, her life touched by the country’s tumultuous politics.

50 original pieces are on display at this exhibition, as well as a number of accessories. With the help of film and photographic footage, you can see how Podolská reworked Parisian fashion for her own people, with added insights into her personal life.

It also has an “interactive” area, where you can touch and examine Podolská’s fabrics, as well as designing your own formal outfit.

This will be a welcome break from your standard gallery visit. Explore one of the more neglected art forms, and take home a unique story of your Prague trip.

Jonny Elling

Uměleckoprůmyslové museum

17. listopadu 2, 110 00 Staré Město

Hana Podolská. A Czech Fashion Legend, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague: 30 August 2018-20 January 2019
Hana Podolská. A Czech Fashion Legend, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague: 30 August 2018-20 January 2019
Hana Podolská. A Czech Fashion Legend, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague: 30 August 2018-20 January 2019
Hana Podolská. A Czech Fashion Legend, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague: 30 August 2018-20 January 2019
Hana Podolská. A Czech Fashion Legend, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague: 30 August 2018-20 January 2019
Hana Podolská. A Czech Fashion Legend, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague: 30 August 2018-20 January 2019

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