“You can have anything you want in life if you
dress for it.”
- Edith Head, American Costume Designer,
1897-1981
“Catholics live in an enchanted world, a world
of statues and
holy water, stained glass and votive candles,
saints and religious medals.
But these Catholic paraphernalia are mere hints
of a deeper and more pervasive religious sensibility that inclines Catholics to
see the Holy lurking in creation.”
- Andrew Greeley, The Catholic Imagination (2000)
Bill and I
recently dog-sat for a friend in Manhattan. It was a tough gig, but someone had
to do it....
Between
walking the dogs and appreciating our air-conditioned digs, we visited art
galleries and museums. One of the highlights was taking in the “Heavenly Bodies:
Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. (link) What an amazing experience! It featured couturier fashion designs
that the curators believed exemplified Catholic sensibilities. Many
of the great design houses were represented: Versace, Saint Laurent, Dior,
Lacroix, Mugler, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, and more all had designs
featured on the most exquisite mannequins. The opulence and radiance of the
designs were mesmerizing.
Most interesting
for me, however, were the faces of the mannequins. Regular readers of this blog know that I love photographing mannequins. And the faces of the mannequins
at the Met were superb. Absolutely compelling. Tellingly - and I'm not sure about what - the eyes on the mannequins were all closed. In prayer? Subservience? Rapture? Or???
Here are ten of them. Enjoy!
The exhibit
continues until October 8, 2018.
John Galliano - House of Dior
Rossella Jardini - House of Moschino
Christian Lacroix
Yves Saint Laurent
Pierpaolo Piccioli - Valentino S.p.A.
Thierry Mugler
Thom Browne
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana -
Dolce & Gabbana
Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen - House of Givenchy
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