Heavenly Bodies @ The Met

Heaven Avenue beckoned and we followed, taking a couple of breaks along the way.

First stop, The Met on Fifth Avenue where, for a short while, some truly divine gowns had descended to take their rightful places next to precious jewels, crosses, relics, mosaics and other objects of medieval art from the Museum’s permanent collection.

When fashion crosses that fine line between ”nothing is sacred” yet ”everything is”, in supreme style.

Dolce & Gabbana, A/W 2013-14

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Thierry Mugler
”Madonna” evening ensemble, A/W 1984-85

This ensemble served as the finale to Thierry Mugler’s tenth anniversary collection, staged awt Le Zenith, an indoor arena in Paris. The model Pat Cleveland wore it as she was lowered from the ceiling of the auditorium on a cloud of dry ice, as if descending from heaven.

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Alexander McQueen
Ensemble, S/S 1999
Birch plywood and ivory leather’ ivory wool twill and ivory silk lace

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Riccardo Tisci
Statuary vestment for the Madonna Delle Grazie, 2015 (original design, 1950)

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Yves Saint Laurent
Statuary Vestment for the Virgin of El Rocio, ca. 1985
Tiara and accessories by Goossens

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Yves Saint Laurent
Wedding Ensemble, A/W 1977-78

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Christian Lacroix
Wedding ensemble, A/W 2009-10

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Jean Paul Gaultier
Ensemble S/S 1994

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House of Dior by John Galliano
Evening ensemble, A/W 2000-2001

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House of Dior by John Galliano
”Madonna” wedding ensemble, A/W 2005-6

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

July 14th, 2018