Each year, to celebrate the newest exhibition the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art holds the Met Gala, the fashion event of the season. Last Monday, it was the opening gala for PUNK: Chaos to Couture, to view from May 9 through August 14, 2013.
The Met's spring 2013 Costume Institute exhibition 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' will examine punk's impact on high fashion from the movement's birth in the early 1970s through its continuing influence today. Featuring approximately one hundred designs for men and women, the exhibition will include original punk garments and recent, directional fashion to illustrate how haute couture and ready-to-wear borrow punk's visual symbols. The exhibition is made possible by Moda 'Operandi with the additional support of Condé Nast.
Focusing on the relationship between the punk concept of "do-it-yourself" and the couture concept of "made-to-measure," the seven galleries will be organized around the materials, techniques, and embellishments associated with the anti-establishment style. Themes will include New York and London, which will tell punk's origin story as a tale of two cities, followed by Clothes for Heroes and four manifestations of the D.I.Y. aesthetic Hardware, Bricolage, Graffiti and Agitprop, and Destroy. Presented as an immersive multimedia, multisensory experience, the clothes will be animated with period music videos and soundscaping audio techniques.
“Since its origins, punk has had an incendiary influence on fashion,” said Andrew Bolton, Curator in The Costume Institute. “Although punk’s democracy stands in opposition to fashion’s autocracy, designers continue to appropriate punk’s aesthetic vocabulary to capture its youthful rebelliousness and aggressive forcefulness."
Discover my selection of the best Met Gala red carpet couture looks played on the theme with punk pieces with the opportunity to PRE-ORDER these F/W 2013 looks for the next seven days, please click on the highlighted links to be transferred directly. Enjoy yours shoppings! LoL, Andrea
Beyoncé in Givenchy Haute Couture
Constance Jablonski in handsculpted metal goddess
Hilary Rhoda in medallion lace draped blouse
Gisele Bündchen in bonded crepe and macramé one sleeve
halter dress by Anthony Vaccarello and David Yurman rings
Taylor Swift in lace pleated back gown by J. Mendel
and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Olivia Wilde in ivory matte satin bandeau dresss by
Kate Mara in woolen crepe architectural module dress by
Delpozo by Josep Font
And, so amazing ...!
Creative Directors
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli
dressed Gwyneth Paltrow in a VALENTINO haute couture gown in
“pink coral” silk gazar with an insert of
nude tulle around the shoulders
Gwyneth Paltrow in VALENTINO Haute Couture
and Wilfredo Rosado earrings
Tom Ford and Joan Smalls in TOM FORD
Cara Delevingne in Burberry Prorsum, Genevieve Jones earrings,
Eddie Borgo necklace, and Dominic Jones earrings and rings
Blake Lively in Gucci Première dress
and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Carolyn Murphy in an embroidered lace dress by Nina Ricci
Alexa Chung in ERDEM
Anja Rubik in a lambskin and macramé dress by Anthony Vaccarello
Emma Watson in an crossover tie strap gown by Prabal Gurung
Nicole Richie in Topshop Unique, vintage Francesca Pepe ring,
and House of Harlow 1960 clutch
Linda Evangelista in Marchesa
and Harry Winston jewelry
and Harry Winston jewelry
Gwen Stefani in Maison Martin Margiela
and Fred Leighton jewelry
and Fred Leighton jewelry
Miranda Kerr in Michael Kors dress, Cartier jewelry,
Christian Louboutin clutch, and Tabitha Simmons shoes
Allison Williams in Altuzarra
Lauren Santo Domingo in Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda
and Eddie Borgo necklace
The Best Memoirs, are the ones you have fun and you catch
with your heart, if not take a look to the The Red Carpet Moment
of the Night Jennifer Lawrence & Sarah Jessica Parker
The Best Memoirs, are the ones you have fun and you catch
with your heart, if not take a look to the The Red Carpet Moment
of the Night Jennifer Lawrence & Sarah Jessica Parker
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