DesignLab

July 17-Aug. 28, free, 2001 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-965-4027, thegalleriesatmoore.org.

by Marielle Mondon

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Published: Jul 14, 2010

fashion/visual art

Thanks to the upcoming DesignLab exhibit at Moore College's Window on Race, the Ben Franklin Parkway is the new Fifth Avenue. Emerging Philly clothing designers and up-and-coming local artists are pairing up and taking inspiration from each other. Artists "create a space responding to the fashion, a la old department-store windows," says Gabrielle Lavin, gallery manager for the Galleries at Moore. Wrapping up next March, the extensive project will rotate designers and artists every five to six weeks, starting with designs from Old City-based Carmelita Couture and artists Jamie Dillon and Nick Paparone. Lavin says Dillon and Paparone's emphasis on light and sound effects creates an unusual sight for a boutique's front window. "[It's] an effort to not sell the garments," she says, "but to display them as art."

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