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China: through the looking glass

28 May 2015

Cristina Morozzi

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The annual exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York (May 7 to August 16) this year goes as far afield as China to examine how Chinese culture, its artefacts, its customs and its films have influenced Western fashion. The stage setting displays, among others, superb examples of clothes by Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Chanel, Roberto Cavalli…

Dress_John_Galliano_for_House_of_Dior_Spring
Womans_Imperial_Court_Robe_Chinese
Evening_Coat_Metropolitan_Museum_NY
Dress_John_Galliano_for_House_of_Dior_Fall_1997

The exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton, contains artwork lent by the Palace Museum, revealing how China has been, and is, a vivid source of inspiration for Western creators. It is proposed as a stimulus for a fruitful cultural exchange, full of meaning and prospects.

Evening_Dress_Ralph_Lauren_Fall2011
Quiproquo_cocktail_dress_Christian_Dior_for_House_of_Dior _1951
Evening_Dress_Jean_Paul_Gaultier_Fall2001

WHERE: Metropolitan Museum, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States

The annual exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York (May 7 to August 16) this year goes as far afield as China to examine how Chinese culture, its artefacts, its customs and its films have influenced Western fashion. The stage setting displays, among others, superb examples of clothes by Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Chanel, Roberto Cavalli…
The exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton, contains artwork lent by the Palace Museum, revealing how China has been, and is, a vivid source of inspiration for Western creators. It is proposed as a stimulus for a fruitful cultural exchange, full of meaning and prospects.
WHERE: Metropolitan Museum, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States

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