NEW. BUT AT THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM IN SALEM, IT’S ALSO ABOUT WHAT LASTS. DESIGNER ANDREW GUINN HAS SPENT DECADES SHAPING THE GLOBAL FASHION CONVERSATION. ANDREW GUINN IS A REALLY PROLIFIC FASHION DESIGNER WHO BEGAN HIS HOUSE IN 1995, ACTUALLY IN HIS LIVING ROOM WITH ONE PART TIME ASSISTANT, AND FROM THAT IT GREW INTO A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY SERVING CLIENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. BORN IN SINGAPORE AND BASED IN PARIS, HIS WORK BRIDGES EAST AND WEST TRADITION AND MODERNITY, STRUCTURE. AND BOLD IMAGINATION. WE CLOSED HIS HOUSE IN DECEMBER OF 2023, AND IN THOSE 30 YEARS PRODUCED 80 COLLECTIONS AND OVER 10,000 INDIVIDUAL WORKS OF ART, MUCH OF WHICH WERE INSPIRED BY HIS OWN LIVED EXPERIENCE AS A SINGAPOREAN BORN AND RAISED INDIVIDUAL, BUT REALLY AS A SELF-PROCLAIMED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD. OF HIS MORE THAN 10,000 WORKS, 100 ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM IN SALEM. THE ANDREW GUINN FASHIONING THE WORLD EXHIBIT IS ON DISPLAY THROUGH APRIL 5TH. THE EXHIBITION IS SET UP LIKE A JOURNEY. VISITORS ARE INTRODUCED TO ANDREW’S WORK, AND THERE’S A BRIEF HISTORY ON KIND OF WHO HE IS. AND THEN WE GO INTO A LARGER GALLERY THAT IS INTENDED TO MIMIC A RUNWAY. GUINN IS KNOWN █FOR HIS OPULENT SILHOUETTES, DRAMATIC TAILORING, AND FEARLESS USE OF COLOR. THIS MULTI-ROOM EXHIBIT CONTINUES WITH A SPACE DEDICATED TO NATURE. THE SPACE THAT WE’RE IN CURRENTLY, WHICH IS CALLED A JOURNEY INTO NATURE. AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW ANDREW FINDS RESPITE IN NATURE AND FINDS A LOT OF INSPIRATION AND FLORALS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE EXHIBIT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE STARS WHO HAVE EMBRACED HIS VISION FROM LADY GAGA. THIS FABULOUS BLACK MINI DRESS IS HERE BEHIND ME WITH THIS FANTASTIC, EXAGGERATED LACE COLLAR WAS WORN BY LADY GAGA AND EVEN THE PRINCESS OF WALES. CATHERINE MIDDLETON HAS BEEN SEEN STEPPING OUT IN DESIGNS. SO IT’S THIS BRILLIANT KELLI GREEN AND IT’S VERY SYMBOLIC TO THE OCCASION. VISITORS WILL SPOT GRIFFIN’S SIGNATURE EARRINGS, ALWAYS OVERSIZE AND STATEMENT MAKING. IT KIND OF TAKES THE GUESSWORK OUT OF IT AND REALLY THINKS ABOUT THE COMPLETE LOOK AS IT D BE WORN BY SOMEONE WHO SORT OF DAZZLING. AND THIS IS THE U.S. MUSEUM DEBUT OF ANDREW JIN’S DESIGNS. IT’S BEEN SO POPULAR, ACTUALLY, THE PEABODY ESSEX HAS NOW DECIDED
Andrew Gn’s global fashion legacy on display in Salem
The Peabody Essex Museum highlights 100 works from the Singapore-born, Paris-based designer.
Fashion is often about what is new. At the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, it’s also about what endures.“Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World” celebrates the Singapore-born, Paris-based designer whose three-decade career reshaped global fashion. Gn launched his house in 1995 from his living room with one part-time assistant. Over 30 years, he produced 80 collections and more than 10,000 pieces before closing the label in 2023.Now, 100 of those works are on display at PEM through April 5.The exhibition unfolds like a journey, beginning with Gn’s early years and moving to a gallery designed to evoke a Paris runway. Known for opulent silhouettes, dramatic tailoring and fearless color, Gn’s work bridges East and West, tradition, and modernity.A room titled “A Journey into Nature” explores how florals and the natural world shaped his designs. Every garment reflects meticulous craftsmanship, from custom embroidery to statement-making accessories. Gn, a self-proclaimed maximalist, was known for oversized earrings that completed each look.The exhibit also highlights the celebrities who embraced his vision. Lady Gaga’s black mini dress with an exaggerated lace collar is on display, alongside a recreation of the emerald ensemble worn by the Princess of Wales during her debut as colonel of the Irish Guard.
Fashion is often about what is new. At the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, it’s also about what endures.
“Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World” celebrates the Singapore-born, Paris-based designer whose three-decade career reshaped global fashion. Gn launched his house in 1995 from his living room with one part-time assistant. Over 30 years, he produced 80 collections and more than 10,000 pieces before closing the label in 2023.
Now, 100 of those works are on display at PEM through April 5.
The exhibition unfolds like a journey, beginning with Gn’s early years and moving to a gallery designed to evoke a Paris runway. Known for opulent silhouettes, dramatic tailoring and fearless color, Gn’s work bridges East and West, tradition, and modernity.
A room titled “A Journey into Nature” explores how florals and the natural world shaped his designs. Every garment reflects meticulous craftsmanship, from custom embroidery to statement-making accessories. Gn, a self-proclaimed maximalist, was known for oversized earrings that completed each look.
The exhibit also highlights the celebrities who embraced his vision. Lady Gaga’s black mini dress with an exaggerated lace collar is on display, alongside a recreation of the emerald ensemble worn by the Princess of Wales during her debut as colonel of the Irish Guard.