When fashions get their own displays
Arranged in a museum,
It’s guaranteed that I will be
One person who will see ‘em.
I study all the sketches and
The mannequins all dressed
In fancy outfits sure to leave
All comers quite impressed.
Today, at the Mizrahi show,
The staff did help contrive
To take the dresses, coats and gowns
And make them come alive.
For after gazing at the clothes
Most artfully on view,
There was a film where models
In those threads came strutting through.
As wonderful as garments look
When hanging there, inert,
It’s so much better when we see
The swaying of a skirt.
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