Ridiculous Fashion

As I’ve mentioned before, the fashion industry is an area of human endeavour that I’ve never quite understood. Today’s exhibit from the Rijksmuseum demonstrates that the industry has a long history of being not entirely sane. It’s a wedding dress that is two metres wide. While presumably the bride could advance grandly down the aisle in the church, I have visions of her mincing sideways through the doors at home before the event, and I just wonder how she actually made it to the church…

 

The Rijksmuseum bills the dress as "one of the most impressive items of clothing in the collection". I’d be inclined to call it one of the most ridiculous. And what’s with the piece of sacking over the head of the mannequin? That truly is a bizarre choice by the museum’s display staff.