Exhibition MET 2016

In my previous post I wrote about the 'so extravagant event of the year', the MET Gala.

This one, is about the new exhibition we are all waiting for to see at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's costume institute of New York City.

'Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology' from the 5th of May till the 14th of August 2016.

It's an exploration tour into the live of how fashion designers reconciling the hand-made and the machine-made in the creation of haute-couture avant-garde and prêt-à-porter.

More than 100 designs from the 1850's gown till the new Chanel costume suit.

A look in the 19th century of fashion. A distinction between hand and machine. It will present a series of case studies contrasting Haute-Couture and ready-to-wear ensembles. Including embroidery, featherwork, artificial flowers, pleating, patchwork, lacework and leather-work will be presented alongside innovative processes, such as 3D printing, laser cutting and more..

Let's have a look ...  And see you at the exhibition!

Iris van Herpen (Skeleton inspired dress)