It was the ambitious New York exhibition that brought together haute couture and Vatican treasures, treading delicately so as to keep the Catholic Church on side, and it appears to have paid off. The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Thursday that 1.66 million visitors flocked to its 2018 Costume Institute show, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the...
Oct 12, 2018
Andrew Bolton has curated some of the most innovative exhibits the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute has ever displayed. Tour the famed museum with Bolton himself as he discusses the role of fashion as art and previews this spring's exhibition, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. Source: M2M - Made To Measure,...
May 17, 2018
Whether it's Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, or Alexander McQueen, religious iconography has long found its way onto the runway. Source: M2M - Made To Measure, YouTube.
Think embroidered papal mantles inspiring a John Galliano masterpiece for Dior, Joan of Arc armor refashioned as sexualized corsetry by Jean Paul Gaultier or the monk habit re-styled as eveningwear by Valentino. There are plenty of tiaras, but few tantrums at New York's hottest museum ticket this spring, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the...
May 11, 2018
H&M designed custom looks for Lili Reinhart, Olivia Munn, Alek Wek, Kiersey Clemons, Jasmine Sanders and Luka Sabbat for the 2018 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit. Source: H&M, YouTube.
May 8, 2018
If the devil is in the details, every masterpiece from the Tommy Hilfiger Atelier is heavenly. See the artistry behind the designs – from concept to final touch – inspired by tonight’s Met Gala theme “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Source: Tommy Hilfiger, YouTube.
The Vatican will lend around 40 ecclesiastical works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for an exhibition focusing on the Catholic religion's impact on fashion, organisers said on Monday. Items such as papal rings and crowns worn by various popes from the 18th and 19th centuries will go on display, including precious treasures from...
Feb 27, 2018
It's the most sought after invitation in the celebrity universe -- and on Wednesday, Amal Clooney, Rihanna and Donatella Versace were named co-chairs of next year's glittering Met Gala in New York. Held every year on the first Monday in May, the black-tie extravaganza is the chief source of income for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume...
Nov 9, 2017
Anti-fur protesters stormed on stage with Michael Kors in New York on Wednesday, briefly disrupting a ticketed event at which the US fashion mogul discussed his career, dressing Melania Trump and shutting stores. "Michael Kors has blood on his hands," chanted the more than dozen protesters who marched through a darkened auditorium at the...
Jun 22, 2017
