The show upon which this year's Met Gala theme is based has officially landed in New York City.
During a humid morning on the first Monday of May in New York City, throngs of characters buzzed around the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s entrance as early as 9 AM—a good eight hours ahead of the Met Gala, set to take place that evening. The crowds were there in hopes of spotting some A-list stars. But ahead of the gala, the morning preview of the Costume Institute’s new exhibition “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” upon which the Met Gala theme is based, was the main star of the show.
“Walking through this exhibition, you made me realize what I do as a designer does have historical importance,” Jonathan Anderson, whose fashion label Loewe is a sponsor of the event, told curator Andrew Bolton during opening remarks. “This exhibition smells different, it looks different—it’s just magical.
Some of the objects on view date back almost 400 years. Many of the “sleeping beauties” lie flat in glossy glass cages to showcase just how delicate they really are. Afrom the mid 1700s is positioned near a contemporary white Prada jacket covered in abstract scarlet red blossoms, while a kaleidoscopic disco ball of a Connor Ives gown sparkles in the distance. But seeing fashions from such disparate time periods doesn’t feel scattered at “Sleeping Beauties.
extracted molecules from 57 different garments in the show for a multisensory experience. Plastic tubes hang from the walls, where guests can sniff the scents of the gowns and their wearers .Organized by themes of nature related to land, sea, and sky, there are rarities from Alexander McQueen including the Sarah Burton-designed butterfly dress from spring/summer 2011 and the razor clam dress from spring/summer 2001 .
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