Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada to be Focus of Spring 2012 Costume Institute Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum

1.ElsaSchiaparelli,1932,ByGeorgeHoynignen-Huene
Elsa Schiaparelli, 1932 photo by George Hoynignen-Huene

Dear Shaded Viewers,

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced the Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations. The focus of the exhibition witll be the affinities between these two Italian designers from different eras. The inspiration for the exhibition is "Impossible Interviews" by Miguel Covarrubias''s piece in Vanity Fair in 1930. Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton are the curators and will originate fictive conversations between the two fashion icons. It will take place May 10- August 19, 2012. 

3.Schiaparelli,1933
Schiaparelli  1933

5.Schiaparelli,Dress,Summer1937ByAndreDurst
Schiaparelli, Dress, Summer 1937 photo by Andre Durst

 

2.MiucciaPradaByGuidoHarari,1999
Miuccia Prada by Guido Harari, 1999

4.SiennaMillerinPrada,FW2007-8,byMarioTestino
Sienna Miller in Prada, FW 2007-08 photo by Mario Testino

6.Prada,SS2008byMarioSorrenti
Prada, SS2008 photo by Mario Sorrenti

Later,

Diane

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Diane Pernet

A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN FASHION and a pioneer of blogging, Diane is a respected journalist, critic, curator and talent-hunter based in Paris. During her prolific career, she designed her own successful brand in New York, costume designer, photographer, and filmmaker.

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