Dressing Swedish opens in Chicago

Exploring the relationship between Swedish fashion and traditional Swedish folk costumes.  

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  Collage from the exhibition 'Dressing Swedish: From Hazelius to Salander' courtesy of Swedish american Museum, Chicago.

• The opening at Swedish American Museum on North Clark Street is between 6-8 p.m. Clothes fulfill basic needs of protection and creativity while at the same time communicating a sense of belonging and cultural heritage, especially for special occasions. What does it mean to dress Swedish? The turn has come to people in the Chicagoland area to find out.

• For more info, see Dressing Swedish: From Hazelius to Salander; Jan. 10 - Feb. 23

• The exhibition was originally produced for House of Sweden, Washington D.C. by co-curators Dr. Charlotte Hylten-Cavallius, Multicultural Society, Tumba, and Dr. Lizette Gradén, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, with support from Multicultural Society, Svenska Institutet, Kulturrådet. More on our earlier coverage of the exhibition: ‘Dressing Swedish’ in Seattle