How Women’s History Museum Mines Fashion’s Past
The collection was littered with homages and references to Rudi Gernreich’s topless monokini, Alexander McQueen’s ultra-low-rise “bumsters,” Azzedine Alaïa’s jewel-tone hoods, aughts-era graphic slogan tees, Jean-Paul Gaultier’s bandage bodysuit from the 1997 film The Fifth Element, and Barbie’s stiff tall ponytail.