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more about #costumeinstitute Sukie in the Graveyard: When one is busy romanticizing what fashion and modeling once was, they forget to consider what it is now. What it will be. This exhibit seemed to be... more » Baroness: Beautifully written, I'm sorry it was a disappointment. The soundtracks, graffiti, unlit cigarettes- wow what sorry props. As you said, it's hard t... more » tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: It sounds so underwhelming, and for that I am quite sad :( more » rightorwrong: Sounds lame. Too bad, it should have been great. Both the Costume Institute and Islamic Art have been missing for years. I hope someone with influence... more » hfree: I still think this was an odd choice for an exhibit in an art museum in the way they are presenting it. If the point is model as muse and concentrates... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: .....At least no one's jumping. Right? That's good! more » Fate'sBitch: Um, that 1980 Veruschka is Amazing. I want it poster-sized and framed on my wall, like now. more » milominderbinder: the second picture looks so much like man ray's photographs of lee miller i think it was meant as an homage to surrealist photography more » maneki neko: The second photo is sort of epic in its objectification/dehumanization. more » Jzb2: Wow, does anyone remember when Jessica Biel used to model for L'Oreal back in the day? She was the "face" of the now-defunct "Open" brand of drugstore... more » tscheese: With God as my witness, I had not the vaguest idea that Azzedine Alaïa is a dude. I'd just seen the name a few times here and there, and I was like "... more » AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: Interestingly, once Patti Smith dons any rags, they become cool. more » linnyt is a walking cliché: I kind of like the Gap dresses by everything else looks duller than dull. more » hortense: Seriously, though, I had a pair of Sketchers in 10th grade and they were the most comfortable sneakers I have ever worn. more » hydrogen_jukebox: I like all my dresses Naked, and all my sneakers Sketchy. more » wry_bred: Oh my God Joe Corre, you are not even remotely an "anarchist." more » Kivrin: I love this quote from the Agent Provocateur guy: "I don't buy into all this brand-identity bollocks - the Gucci lifestyle, the Prada lifestyle. What ... more » angelheadedhipster: Actually, I believe it was The Emperor who deserves the credit for creating the naked dress. more » marshmallory: First Alba, now Biel? You sure have a thing for marginally talented starlets named Jessica, eh Revlon. more » AthertonMerriweather: Don't all of Gaps clothes look like they swallowed a trench coat? more » -
#modelbehaviors
The Costume Institute Has No Clothes
The Met's much-hyped "Model as Muse" exhibit opens with a life-sized mannequin in Dior holding Dovima's place in front of two posterboard elephants. It's fashion as ticky-tacky natural history diorama. And it only gets worse.
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#ragtrade
Chanel Does Couture For Ballerinas; Is Supermodel A Michael Kors Klepto?
- File under matches made in heaven: Karl Lagerfeld has designed couture costumes for England's National Ballet. [Telegraph]
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