WEAPONS OF SEDUCTION: Armor + Lingerie = Fierce Fashion at The Museum at FIT
31 Aug '06
3 min read
The Hard Body will pair an armored breastplate from the Renaissance with high fashion equivalents such as Issey Miyake's red fiberglass bodice shaped like a naked female torso and Hussein Chalayan's fiberglass dress. Thierry Mugler's extraordinary metal fashions will also be featured.
Officers, Not Gentlemen will show how military uniforms are used in contemporary fashion. Examples will include Burberry's silk taffeta trench coat, a bias-cut camouflage evening dress by John Galliano for Christian Dior, and Junya Wantanbe's WWI-inspired skirt and jacket.
Skin2: Weapons of Seduction will explore the allure of lingerie with a snakeskin brassiere ensemble by Azzedine Alaia, a "nude" corset by Peter Soronen, and a white tulle corseted ballgown by Olivier Theyskens for Marcel Rochas
Among the designers represented are Azzedine Alaia, Boudicca, Burberry, Comme des Garçons, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Helmut Lang, Sheane Leane, Lost Art, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Thierry Mugler, Josie Natori, Olivier Theyskens for Marcel Rochas, Maggie Norris, Zac Posen, Paco Rabanne, Narciso Rodriguez, Elsa Schiaparelli, A.F. Vandervorst, Versace, Yohji Yamamoto,Yeohlee, and Jean Yu.
Love and War: The Weaponized Woman will also include artwork by Cat Chow and photographs by Tanya Marcuse, as well as historic armor from the Higgins Armory Museum, military uniforms, and lingerie, both historic and contemporary. The exhibition is organized by Dr. Steele; Patricia Mears, research curator; and Fred Dennis, associate curator of costume. It is made possible by The Coby Foundation, Ltd., New York.
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