where: Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Tisch Galleries, 2nd floor
when: May 6th – August 9th 2009
taxi: 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028

this is a must-see for all lovers of the arts, photography, fashion, design..

i strongly encourage everyone to take this wonderful opportunity – it’s a great excuse to go to NYC and do alittle shopping while you’re at it – double the treat!

this exhibition explores the relationship between high-fashion and evolving ideals of beauty; organized by historical period from 1947 to 1997, while focusing on our iconic models today and their roles in projecting, while inspiring the fashion of their respective eras. it features haute couture and prêt-à-porter creations from some of our masterminds; like Chanel, YSL, Balenciaga.. it also showcases fashion photography and video footages of models who epitomized their iconic status of their era.

here’s a little teaser of the show-case..

Cabine of Christian Dior, 1957 – Loomis Dean (American, 1917–2005)

Twiggy in Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue, March 15, 1967 – Bert Stern (American, b. 1929)

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Naomi Campbell in Geoffrey Beene, Vogue, June 1990 – Peter Lindbergh (German, b. 1944)