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Driving the latest thing: Exhibit drives down memory lane to golden era when cars inspired clothing design
Car culture and the the latest thing world have a long, intertwined history, from the early motoring influences of Alfred Dunhill, who, in the early 1890s refocused his confessor's saddlery business on the newfangled contraption (complete with the slogan "Everything but the car"), to the artwork of 1970s' era car customizer Kenny "Von Dutch" Howard, which helped give birth to the trucker hat trend. But rather than trying to plot the entire roadmap, a new exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum focuses on one intersection in rigorous - the dawning decades of the car, when the twin fascinations with speed and motion literally shaped the look of both wheels and wardrobes.
Titled "Automotivated: Curved Fashion and Automobiles," the compact exhibit features just eight autos (all but one from the Petersen's own 300-vehicle holdings) juxtaposed with a nuisance of garments and accessories (on loan from the Phoenix Art Museum) in a way that illustrates how the emerging technology of the automobile influenced - and was reflected
Source: IdahoStatesman.com