07th May 2008
Supremely Mary
It’s no secret that there’s a personal obsession for some when it pertains to Motown and the fashions that groups like The Supremes, Marvelettes and other wore. It was arguably a simpler time even though many of you reading this were probably not even thoughts in your parents minds. My parents were in Puerto Rico doing god knows what. So when news came of Mary Wilson (of the Supremes) is holding an exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum that looks back at that time, a lot of folks here cheered. The exhibit consists mainly of her personal costumes from the Supreme days. It includes all the flowing gowns, the glamour, the retrospective aspect. She tells the Times Online about the exhibit saying:
We used to make our clothes from patterns from the five-and-dime store. When we had our first hit, we bought gowns from stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue. When we did the really big TV shows, they had designers. They would make things for us, many of which you will see at the V&A exhibition.
One of my favourite dresses was the butterfly one. It is sequined, with a chiffon cape attached to the shoulders and arms - when you lifted your arms, it looked like wings.
Read the entire article here.
Posted by Eva @ 7:21 am
