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Dressing the Body. Silhouettes and Fashion (1550–2015)

Date: April — September 2026

Location: Barcelona

Organizer: Disseny Hub Barcelona

This exhibition traces the evolution of the human silhouette through fashion from the sixteenth century to the contemporary era, examining how garments shape and redefine the body over time. By combining historical pieces with interpretative narratives, the project reveals fashion as a system of cultural codes and social constructs. The display highlights the relationship between aesthetics, technology and identity, positioning clothing as both design object and cultural artifact. It offers a layered reading of fashion as a discipline that intersects craft, industry and representation. The exhibition ultimately frames the dressed body as a site of continuous transformation.

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