Issac Mizrahi: An Unruly History at the Jewish Museum is A Mishmash

Issac Mizrahi (b. Amer. 1965) is a fashion designer, entrepeneur and media personality.  While he's managed to keep himself in the public eye his relevance in the fashion industry has dwindled.  His fashion ventures have become major financial fiascos.  The Jewish Museum approached Mizrahi to present a show, perhaps to capture visitor traffic driven at the MET by their Costume Institute.  Unfortunately, Mizrahi's collection is a major miss.  The entire entrance wall is cloaked in boring blocks of multiple colored swatches.  This is a harbinger for the unimaginative & uninspiring collection.  The display dummies are cramped together with little or no embellishments.  There was a purse worn as a hat on one mannequin.  This was seen worn in a runway show in the video installation of his fashions & gratuitous bio.  The styles are a such mixed bag of and ideas that it becomes a jumbled mess.  None of the clothing resonated except for the Native American gown & jacket that I felt were in poor taste. Mizrahi is known for designing for both high & low ends of the fashion market and for combining both in an outfit.  Now, Mizrahi is struggling to attach his eponymous name to whatever comes his way.  Stay away from this Miztshi mishmash show that registers low on the totem pole.