Peabody Essex Exhibit Celebrates Fashion Designer Patrick Kelly's Bold Legacy

If you’ve been looking for a reason to visit the Peabody Essex Museum, now is the perfect moment to pop by and view Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love. The new exhibition celebrates the brief and creative life and legacy of the late fashion designer Patrick Kelly, a self-taught designer who challenged fashion before his premature death from complications of AIDS in 1990. “Since his passing more than 30 years ago, Patrick Kelly’s vibrant aesthetic has become part of the lexicon of global fashion,” says Petra Slinkard, PEM’s Director of Curatorial Affairs and The Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles. "He promoted po

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