Piotr Szaradowski
Piotr Szaradowski

Fashion historian and curator

Profile

Piotr Szaradowski holds a Ph.D. in the humanities with a focus on art history. His main research interests include 19th- and 20th-century fashion history, the development of haute couture (i.e., garments made to measure for individual clients), the presentation of clothing in museum spaces, and fashion as a form of art.

He is a museum professional, curator, and co-author of numerous exhibitions devoted to fashion history. For eight years, he conducted a lecture series on the history of French fashion at the Dom Bretanii in Poznań, with a particular emphasis on the 20th century. He curates a private fashion collection Muzealne Mody.

Publications

Publications

  • Francja elegancja. Z historii haute couture
    2016

Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Curator of the following exhibitions:
  • Kropka w kropkę. "Muzealne Mody" w CSW Toruń
    Centre of Contemporary Art in Toruń, 2016
  • Alfabet mody XX wieku
    Muzeum Regionalne in Kutno, 2015
  • Elegancja-Francja. Z historii haute couture
    Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź, 2014
  • Elegancja-Francja. Z historii mody XX wieku
    ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań, 2013