PTXM & Dakota Transit Exhibit Opening Party
October 1 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
Join us for the opening celebration of this year’s PTXM and the reception for Dakota Transit: Sonic Couture by Andrea Aranow.
Join us in style on October 1st from 6 PM to 9 PM at the Origins and Legacies Gallery by Textile Hive, located at 516 NW 14th Avenue, for the opening celebration of this year’s Portland TextileX Month. This party also marks the opening reception for Dakota Transit: Sonic Couture by Andrea Aranow, a retrospective exhibit showcasing patchwork snakeskin and leather fashions created by the designer between 1968 and 1973 in New York City’s East Village. Dress to impress and enjoy live music and dancing as we kick off this year’s PTXM Origin Stories festival!
John JB Butler Jazz Trio, featuring Luciana Proaño on dance, Tony Pacini on Keyboard, and Chris Lee on drums will be playing some classical Miles Davis tunes and original compositions. Luciana Proaño will be creating an adventuresome environment with her surreal costumes and interpretive dancing.
Dakota Transit: Sonic Couture by Andrea Aranow:
In New York’s legendary East Village neighborhood, Dakota Transit was Andrea Aranow’s statement on what high fashion ought to be: fun, expressive, and bold. The store opened at the peak of the “Youthquake” of the 1960s, a significant movement in fashion history, and fused elements of psychedelia and funk with a burgeoning proto-punk sensibility. Aranow became renowned for using suede, snakeskin, and leather, all stitched together in her signature patchwork style.
Between 1968 and 1973, Dakota Transit was in the avant-garde of a new, energetic movement in fashion, and the world took notice. Top fashion magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar featured Aranow’s garments alongside counterculture publications such as Rags and the East Village Other. New York socialites, artists, and some of the era’s most prominent musicians, including Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis, sought her custom-made designs.
For the first time in over fifty years, original garments from Textile Hive’s Dakota Transit Collection will be on view to the public. Fashion and art enthusiasts will encounter never-before-seen photos, sketches, and other documents alongside her iconic textile designs to give visitors insight into Aranow’s unique creative process. The exhibit will celebrate the store’s origins and legacy in an unforgettable display of timeless style.
Dakota Transit was curated by Bryan Miller, the Special Collections Archivist at Textile Hive in Portland, Oregon. Having previously worked at several libraries and museums including Watzek Library, the Portland Art Museum, and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Miller has a particular interest in historically overlooked materials of cultural and artistic significance, which informs his curatorial practice.
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