If fashion is your fancy, then The Mint Museum of Art’s Art of Affluence: Haute Couture and Luxury Fashions 1947-2007 exhibition is a must-see. Gaze at top designer fashions (you know, the stuff movie stars wear, tagged with a hefty price). Displaying what is called “haute couture” (French for “high sewing or “high dressmaking”) and other extravagant fashions from 1947-2007, expect for this exhibition to feature one-of-a-kind, custom-made and fitted garments by top couturiers and designers like Chanel, Dior, Valentino, Versace, Gucci, Armani, Chado Kalph Ricci and a whole lot more. July 5-August 2. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road. 704-337-2000. www.mintmuseum.org.
This article appears in Jun 25 – Jul 1, 2008.
