Parachute Exhibition at McCord Museum, Montreal

Parachute Exhibition at McCord Museum, Montreal

The Parachute fashion brand sprang to life in Montreal in the late 1970s, launched by two designers, Nicola Pelly and Harry Parnass, who previously worked for the Canadian fashion brand Le Chateau. I was aware that an exhibition at Montreal’s McCord Museum was in the works as far back as 2020, and that the exhibition had been postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic.

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Mugler Exhibition at Beaux Arts Museum, Montreal

Mugler Exhibition at Beaux Arts Museum, Montreal


The passing of fashion icons spurs a resurgence and revisiting of a designers legacy, which has been the case with Thierry Mugler whose death was announced January 23, 2022. Prior to his death Mugler had been in the spotlight again, with some notable red-carpet contributions and an exhibition dedicated to his work and legacy that toured in recent years.

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