FEBRUARY 8 – MAY 4, 2014 EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN ...FEBRUARY 8 – MAY 4, 2014 EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN...
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FEBRUARY 8 – MAY 4, 2014 EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN EXHIBITION DATES One of pop culture’s hoest symbols, the black leather jacket reads as cultural shorthand for cool. The exhibition, Worn to Be Wild: The Black Leather Jacket, showcases the history of the black leather jacket for the first time. Visitors will discover the different facets that have led to the iconic garment becoming a main staple in popular culture. Jackets on display will range from historic garments and haute couture to those worn by superstars past and present. Movie memorabilia, advertising, original art and vintage motorcycles—including Elvis Presley’s 1956 K Model Harley-Davidson— provide a historical context in which to consider the rebel’s most defining piece of apparel. Highlights include early 1930s–1940s jackets from the Harley-Davidson Museum ® archives; Second World War-era painted military flight jackets; mid-century jackets from Scho Perfecto; personalized punk jackets from the 1970s–1980s; the leather jacket worn by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2; and leather jackets designed by legendary haute couture designers Prada, Chanel and Givenchy. Worn to be Wild: The Black Leather Jacket Organized by Harley-Davidson Museum © , in partnership with EMP Museum MEDIA CONTACT: Zoltan Varadi, Glenbow Museum 403.268.4259 // [email protected] at Glenbow Museum
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FEBRUARY 8 – MAY 4, 2014EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN EXHIBITION DATESOne of pop culture’s ho� est symbols, the black leather jacket reads as cultural shorthand for cool. The exhibition, Worn to Be Wild: The Black Leather Jacket, showcases the history of the black leather jacket for the fi rst time. Visitors will discover the diff erent facets that have led to the iconic garment becoming a main staple in popular culture.
Jackets on display will range from historic garments and haute couture to those worn by superstars past and present. Movie memorabilia, advertising, original art and vintage motorcycles—including Elvis Presley’s 1956 K Model Harley-Davidson—provide a historical context in which to consider the rebel’s most defi ning piece of apparel.
Highlights include early 1930s–1940s jackets from the Harley-Davidson Museum® archives; Second World War-era painted military fl ight jackets; mid-century jackets from Scho� Perfecto; personalized punk jackets from the 1970s–1980s; the leather jacket worn by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2; and leather jackets designed by legendary haute couture designers Prada, Chanel and Givenchy.
Worn to be Wild: The Black Leather Jacket Organized by Harley-Davidson Museum©, in partnership with EMP Museum
MEDIA CONTACT:Zoltan Varadi, Glenbow Museum403.268.4259 // [email protected]
at Glenbow Museum
