Cocktails & Couture at the Cincinnati Art Museum Explores History through Vintage Fashion and Libations

It's also one of your last chances to check out "Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style"

Sep 10, 2019 at 12:05 pm
click to enlarge Cocktails & Couture at the Cincinnati Art Museum Explores History through Vintage Fashion and Libations
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Shop and sip as you step back in time at the Cincinnati Art Museum during Cocktails & Couture, a pop-up that examines history through vintage fashion vignettes and cocktail tastings concocted by Molly Wellmann.

Local boutiques will have items for sale and there will be a high-end vintage fashion show as you take a final look at the Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style exhibit, which closes Sept. 15.

Kimono highlights the effect the traditional Japanese garment has had on fashion and culture, highlighting textiles, prints and paintings from the 1870s to contemporary fashion.

The exhibit includes classic Japanese kimonos juxtaposed with modern takes by Asian, European and American designers including Coco Chanel, Christian Louboutin, Rei Kawakubo, Junya Watanabe, Yohji Yamamoto, Tom Ford, Iris van Herpen and more.

6-9 p.m. Friday. $15 (includes swag bag, two cocktail tickets and light bites); $30 VIP (includes fashion show seat); $37 front row VIP. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Mount Adams.

Tickets are available via Cincy Chic.