Karl Lagerfeld felt that fashion should be functional and wearable. The great designer for the House of Chanel boldly declared: "Fashion does not belong in a museum!"
But if you go to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art now through July 16 you will find many of Lagerfeld's finest creations on view in just a such a setting. And the exhibition ("A Line of Beauty") is nothing short of dazzling. Every single creation started in the mind of Lagerfeld and took shape in his original drawings.
The exacting detail of Lagerfeld's designs will take your breath away. Lagerfeld celebrated women in clothes that accented the shoulder and the line from the there to the waist. He called this line (literally translated in French) "the fall to the liver." To call attention to this "fall" Lagerfeld placed the waist of his creations either higher or lower than you would expect it to appear.
His designs were influenced by uniforms, military clothing, history, the monarchy, pageantry, costumes, romance, Chanel herself and his own sense of whimsy. Here are some photos we took presenting highlights of the extraordinary collection on view.
All photos copyright 2023, Dan Cirucci.
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