It occurs to me that clothing is actually found in museums. From my childhood seeing Martha Washington's old gown in a glass case in the Smithsonian, to lifting a heavy coat of mail in the Castle De Chillon in Switzerland, to looking in interest at ancient Native American shoes.
I used to get rigged up in all manner of Medieval garb and armor and have cruised fascinated in armories and through the history of fashion books. Clothing stores have become museums to me. I seldom wear out clothing and replacement is few and far between. Fashion establishments are a curiosity to me, as I browse with no buyers intent. Public walking spaces and sidewalk cafes have the same effect as a museum's cultural curiosity. All of these places should be visited nude, in contrast to the imposition and falsity.
Clothing most certainly belongs in a museum. It belongs there, but not in my life, not when it is a beautiful day, or a hot one. Not when i want a wholesome experience instead of a titillating one.
Clothing has been a game throughout history. It needs to be exposed and displayed as that, so that we don't take it seriously, so that we know how not to fall into its traps. Museums show us how culture has shaped society and reflected society in its clothing. Clothing should not be in a museum to glorify it. Clothing should be in there to warn us of humanity's pitfalls.
Hmmm...maybe a go fund me to create a nuseum that displays just that message. The pollution, the restrictions, the social emotional damage, the...etc., etc.
Jbee
