Met Gala 2018 Theme: “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination"

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I didn’t like Rihanna’s pope costume, and some celebrities could cover up the cleav a bit. I haven’t seen anything that disrespected our Blessed Mother so far (which I was expecting to see) so there is at least that.

However there are some beautiful and creative dresses!

Gigi Hadid and her stained glass window dress: http://cdn01.cdn.justjaredjr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/gigi-met/gigi-hadid-met-gala-2018-05.jpg

Zendaya as St. Joan of Arc https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/ge...98&h=598&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&q=70

Blake Lively https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-pro...yimages-955769894-1525740359.jpg?resize=480:*
 
interesting that Donald Trump had always been on the guest list. he proposed to Melania at the 2004 event. he is off the guest list for good. what a bunch of hypocrites! so they welcomed his money before he became president?
i am not sure why the Vaticam wanted to loan vestments to this. what is Catholic imagination anyway? Rhianna coming as a female Pope?
 
Shame we didn’t see any dresses inspired by preserved and bejeweled skeletons of Catholic martyrs. Opportunity missed.
 
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i am not sure why the Vaticam wanted to loan vestments to this. what is Catholic imagination anyway? Rhianna coming as a female Pope?
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Exploring the dialogue between fashion and devotional art, The Costume Institute’s Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination at The Metropolitan Museum of Art features exquisite papal robes and accessories, along with more than 150 high-fashion ensembles from the last 100 years. (It also provided plenty of inspiration for The Met gala 2018.) Liturgical garments from the Sistine Chapel Sacristy are on exhibition in the Anna Wintour Costume Center, while dramatic presentations in the Museum’s Byzantine and medieval galleries, as well as at The Met Cloisters, illustrate how 20th-century and contemporary designers have interpreted centuries of Church tradition. Pieces by Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Gianni Versace, John Galliano for the House of Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, and other innovators illuminate the profound influences of devotional motifs and practices. […]
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From the MET, scroll down to the bottom.

Catholics have always had a great imagination? And have appreciated art as a way and form to glorify God?
 
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So, why did you think the Joan of Arc one was okay then? It was still part of the whole thing.
 
I have to disagree. 🙂

I do not think that these people are mocking our faith, they are dressing according to the theme—a theme, whilst what they are wearing wasn’t officially approved, the Vatican has worked with the Met to get right.

It’s a celebration of Catholic imagination and beauty.

Sure, if the gowns aren’t your thing—that’s fine. But IMHO, I think it is the opposite of mocking.
 
it resembled how St. Joan dressed in her armor, other than i know St. Joan did not fight in a gown. it was tasteful. she was not mocking the Catholic faith, but portraying a popular saint.
 
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It’s hard for me to understand whether it is a positive that Catholic is coming back into fashion,or whether rather this is sacrilegious?

Perhaps it depends of on how the “celebrity” interprets it.
Eg:there were some amazingly beautiful and respectful outfits…but Rhianna dressing as the Pope-is the motive to honour him or is it “look at me,give me attention I’m the pope” and cheapening religion and removing its true meaning?

Even the Catholic products in the Met store make me somewhat uncomfortable.
Ie:I am all for businesses succeeding and making money but I thought perhaps the line should be drawn at making (good) money off religious items and commercialising them?
Eg:the catholic theme coasters-by just “fashionalising” catholic stuff does it take the spiritual meaning out of it?

I personally like these two.Katy Perrys outfit just looked predictable to me and devoid of imagination.
 
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i give a thumbs up to the woman dressed in the St. Joan of Arc costume, however, i found most of the others inappropriate. some were definitely mocking Catholicism.
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Agreed. I liked Zendaya’s sorta. Sarah Jessica Parker was okay too. That’s about it. Most were extremely inappropriate and could have showed a little less skin out of respect for the theme.
 
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I posted there two links further up:

www.nytimes.com

How the Met Got the Vatican’s Vestments (Published 2018)

The inside story of how the Met's Costume Institute convinced the papal powers to be part of a fashion exhibit
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The Costume Institute Takes On Catholicism (Published 2017)

The Metropolitan Museum’s 2018 fashion blockbuster looks at religion’s influence on the designer imagination. The Vatican is on board, but will the viewers agree?
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

And this is a new article which may be of interest:

www.americamagazine.org

Meet the curator of the Met’s new “Heavenly Bodies” exhibit

That is what the show is really about: Having been raised Catholic, how has that affected your creative development?
www.americamagazine.org www.americamagazine.org
 
Thanks.That was really interesting.
It’s nice to see Catholic theme “fashion” on display as in Australia there have been Islamic themed fashion exhibitions but never anything from a Catholic position showing the rich history of Catholicism.

At the same time,it’s hard not to feel uncomfortable with the direction that some of the “celebrities” have taken it.
Eg:Jared Leto and his beard,hair and crown seems too “Jesus like”.
Ie:does it matter whether he genuinely “likes” Jesus or whether it’s just done as a flippant display and a chance to “play Jesus at dress up time”?

How do you see this?
 
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