Stephens College Costume Museum to Feature Iconic Fashion in Saint Louis Art Museum's 2025 Exhibition

The Stephens College Costume Museum and Research Library (CMRL) will showcase six exquisite ensembles at the Saint Louis Art Museum's (SLAM) upcoming spring exhibition, Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918-1939. This exhibition, running from April 11 to July 27, 2025, will explore the cultural intersections of art, fashion, and the burgeoning automotive industry in interwar France.

The featured garments from the CMRL, representing iconic design houses like Lanvin, Chanel, and LeLong, were carefully selected through a collaboration between Saint Louis Art Museum curators and Dr. Monica McMurry, Fashion Professor at Stephens, utilizing the CMRL archives. The exhibition promises to highlight the elegance and innovation of French fashion during a dynamic period in history. 

For more information on the exhibition (coming soon) and SLAM, you can visit the Saint Louis Art Museum's website. To learn more about the Stephens College Fashion program, go to Fashion Programs | Stephens College. Read more about the CMRL and fashion archives here: Costume Museum | Stephens College.