IMPRESSIVE WORKS OF WEARABLE ART WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION 'THE ART OF AFFLUENCE: HAUTE COUTURE AND LUXURY FASHIONS 1947-2007', ON VIEW AT THE MINT MUSEUM OF ART, CHARLOTTE, NC. THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTS SELECTIONS FROM THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS OF HAUTE COUTURE AND LUXURY GARMENTS THAT REFLECT 60 YEARS OF CREATIVITY BY TOP EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN FASHION DESIGNERS. THE ART OF AFFLUENCE WILL RUN THROUGH 2010. THE ART OF AFFLUENCE FEATURES GARMENTS AND ACCESSORIES BY RENOWNED DESIGNERS INCLUDING CHANEL, DE LA RENTA, DIOR, GIVENCHY, SAINT LAURENT, VALENTINO AND VERSACE, AMONG OTHERS. HAUTE COUTURE REFERS TO ONE OF A KIND, CUSTOM-MADE GARMENTS AND IS USED BY FASHION FIRMS AROUND THE WORLD TO DESCRIBE THEIR HIGH-END LINES. DUE TO THEIR EXCLUSIVITY AND EXPERT ATTENTION TO DETAIL, THESE GARMENTS CAN COST UPWARDS OF $30,000 PER ITEM AND ARE CHARACTERIZED BY FLAIR, TASTE, FINE MATERIALS AND DISTINCTIVE QUALITY. ADDITIONALLY, MOST OF EVERY HAUTE COUTURE HOUSE CREATES A LUXURY PRET-A-PORTER, OR READY TO WEAR COLLECTION, WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS LUXURY CLOTHING.
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