Next month, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is opening an exhibit called"Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations." I'm not an expert on Schiaparelli or Prada, but it's very interesting to see and learn about how this exhibit unfolds.
When researching the 20s a couple of years ago for a high school project, I heard of Elsa Schiaparelli. Unfortunately, when researching the 20s, there is a lot of emphasis on Chanel and not enough on Schiaparelli. As much as how I love Chanel, it's interesting to learn about Schiaparelli and what put her on the other end of the spectrum, and made her different from Chanel.
The exhibit displays the fundamental similarities between the 2 women, from they're expression of ideas, their influences, and their unconventional ideas of beauty and femininity. It's divided into seven themed galleries:
1. Waist Up/Waist Down
2. Ugly Chic
3. Hard Chic
4. Naif Chic
5. The Classical Body
6. The Exotic Body
7. The Surreal Body
The different galleries feature videos by Baz Luhrmann, of the "impossible conversations" between these women from two different eras. For more information, visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art
It's exciting to see how similar the women are in their approach to fashion as a platform to present their much more complex ideas on life. I'm very keen on learning more about Schiaparelli and Prada, and how it seems as if fashion is so much more to them than just an artistic expression and visual appeal. It saddens me to not be able to see for myself this wonderful exhibit, but the good thing is that I can still learn more about the two women and their impact in their respective fashion houses and the fashion world.
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