Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, the executive director and chief curator of the Peabody Essex Museum, put it perfectly when she said, “Museums offer us an environment in which people, ideas, life experiences, and feelings can come together across time, place, and cultures. We seek out art and creative expression to feel grounded, to feel awe, and, yes, to question and understand who we are and who we can become through our shared humanity.” Whether it’s a way of understanding history through garments or a desire to escape into the fantasy that beautiful clothing can conjure up, nothing quite beats seeing the magic of groundbreaking silhouettes and storytelling up, close, and personal. In our rapidly changing world, museums, galleries, and historical landmarks house a treasure trove of inspiration as a means of…
