Recently, I was on a trip to New York and went to see a fashion exhibition at the Met that everyone was talking about. There was good reason to talk about it, as the exhibition celebrated 20th century couturier, Charles James and his sculptural take on designing clothing. The exhibition inaugurated the opening of the Anna Wintour Costume Center within the Costume Institute in New York.
Charles James is renowned for using scientific and mathematical approaches in tailoring ball gowns and his creations truly look like works of art. The hems, the combination of fabrics, the cuts, the shapes, the flow...awww, breathtaking. The complexity of his designs was just incredible and what was more astounding was the fact that in spite of their complexity, the ball gowns looked easy and wearable. I think that is what truly makes a great designer, his/her ability to play with shapes and fabrics to create exquisite pieces of clothing and still make it look easy. And these ball gowns were flawless.
You are probably wondering how I know that these designs are elaborate (since I don't study design and all)? Well, besides the fact that one can observe that, the details that were not easily seen were explained through a software that took the dress apart into its components. This way, we could actually see how the dress was made and put together. And let me tell you, some were just incredibly creative. A video that shows this is available here.
If this sounds intriguing, more information about the exhibition can be found here.
I will now let the dresses speak for themselves. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
See you soon!
Sonia
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