It is beautiful to see this thing that is such a part of our lives. You have to be very humble when you have seen that and to have seen how beautiful it is.” Gaultier turned to admire the delicate gold filigree on a centuries-old cape of Pius IX, and emphasized the influence of the Catholic imagination on his own work. Find Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. This will be kicked off by the Met Gala (The Costume Institute Benefit) the night before. “It’s incredible, especially that I never saw and I think nobody saw before. T he Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has revealed The Costume Institutes spring 2018 exhibition will be entitled Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination set to be held from 10 May to 8 October 8. “I think it’s fabulous,” Gaultier said as he perused the collection of more than 40 of the Vatican’s sacred papal vestments, housed in their own subterranean section. Anna Wintour, the artistic director for Condé Nast and chairwoman of the gala, skipped the continental breakfast in the Temple of Dendur and took her place between Versace and Andrew Bolton, chief curator of the Costume Institute, for the remarks to the press. Hours before the red carpet arrivals began, the Met opened its doors for a press preview, welcoming the likes of Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman (who is also underwriting the gala), Cardinal Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Donatella Versace, Thom Browne, and Jean Paul Gaultier, all of whom were seeing the exhibit for the first time. “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,“ the new exhibit from the Met’s Costume Institute, sprawls over 58,600 square feet of Met real estate, making it the largest exhibition the Costume Institute has ever produced, with room for everything from mozzettas by Matisse to gowns by Gaultier. Come October, The Met will probably declare Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition their most visited ever. After Rihanna, Amal Clooney, and the rest of the A-list crowd ascend the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art before Monday night’s Met Gala, they’ll have the chance to explore exquisite dresses and accessories by fashion’s storied houses, as well as the rarely seen artifacts from the Vatican’s sacristies that inspired them. Contemporary couture and Medieval art on view at Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination at The Met.
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