Two weekends ago, I went with my good friend and one of the first photographers I ever worked with, Sandy Chen, to the MET museum. We wanted to catch the Charles James: Beyond Fashion exhibit before they unfortunately closed this past weekend. Since we're going to a place that houses lots of antiques, I decided to dress as an antique too :P Well, with a few modern touches.
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| Photos & video taken by Sandy Chen Photography. |
The dress features a floral pattern, but instead of the smooth surface of a vase it resembles, it had texture making it more interesting. To break up the top and bottom, I added a black belt with a golden knob, reflecting the gold hardware of my quilted bag with a twist. The bag isn't really quilted, but more like a weaved design. Since there was already a lot going on with the patterns and textures, I chose a simple black sandals that had some gold hardware to tie it all up.
Dress - Boutique
Belt - asos
Shoes - Boutique
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| Kind of reminds me of ninja shoes 8D |
As for the exhibit, it was really inspiring. His designs were simple and elegant, something I aspire to be hehe. I love the ribbon dress as you can see how hard it would be make a form fitting dress out of 6" wide silk to hug a women's curve, and sewing it must have been a pain (I've sewn plenty of silk when I studied fashion design. But nothing beats chiffon... oh god... I had to hand sew over 30+ yards...).
I also loved the lace clover style dress, the lace was placed strategically to make the waist appear smaller and from afar it reminds me of a monarch butterfly. Someone also said "He loved making dresses that makes the butt look bigger," which was kind of true. There were a lot with bustle like backs that makes it protrude more. This exhibit, unlike the Alexander McQueen, allowed us to take photos and had a lot of his quotes all over - on mirrors and glass - and had two floors! It was an amazing experience.
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| How every artist feels! |
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| Why women are so addicted to makeup and beautiful clothes. |
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| Looks like they are talking among each other. |
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| Love the layers and layers of tulle! I can just hide under it 8D |
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| So beautiful! |
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| Definition of sexy = mystery. |
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| One of his most complicated but beautiful designs. |
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| Reminds me of a flower! |
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| Beautiful drawings. |
I love how his designs drape so nicely! Thanks for sharing the pics for those who couldn't go to the exhibit and I like how you tied in the black and gold of your belt =]
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