12/17/2023 0 Comments Heavenly bodies lushRight: Evening Dress, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli for Valentino, Spring/Summer 2014 haute couture. Left: Evening Ensemble, John Galliano for House of Dior, Autumn/Winter 2000-2001 haute couture. Nearby, the opulent jeweled tiara of Pius IX, who was Pope from 1846 to 1878, is covered with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and pearls. In the next room, the gold pectoral cross of Paul VI, who reigned from 1963 to 78, is decorated with emeralds, sapphires and pearls. A 1918 white silk cope of Benedict XV is delicately embroidered with gold metal thread, gold tinsel, and gold sequins. In a 2002 address, Pope Benedict XVI even wrote in his 2002 address “The Feeling of Things, the Contemplation of Beauty” that “being struck and overcome by the beauty of Christ is more real, more profound knowledge than mere rational deduction.” One walk through the Anna Wintour Costume Center-where 40 ecclesiastical masterworks from the Sistine Chapel sacristy, many of which have never left the Vatican, are on display-makes it obvious why fashion designers would be so captivated by the Catholic imagination. Fine jewels adorn crosses, delicate gold embroidery decorates papal vestments, the traditional dress worn by popes, and colorful stained glass windows surround many churches. There’s no doubt that the objects associated with Catholicism are beautiful. That’s why we love and serve the poor, to do good, and that’s why we’re into things such as art, poetry, music, liturgy-and yes, even fashion-to thank god for the gift of beauty.” That’s why we have great schools and universities-to teach the truth. “It’s because the church and the Catholic imagination, the theme of this exhibit, are all about three things: Truth, goodness and beauty. “Think about it just for a moment,” said the archbishop on the Church’s role in the exhibition. As the title implies, it explores the relationship between fashion and Catholicism, which leads to the question: Is the use of religious references in fashion sacrilegious?Īt a press preview in the Temple of Dendur, Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, gave “Heavenly Bodies” the blessing of the Catholic Church. It wasn’t a Catholic procession for the Pope, but the night of the Met Gala, one of the most buzzed-about red carpets in the world. The annual fundraiser coincides with The Costume Institute 2018 exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, titled “ Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” which runs from May 10 to October 8. The Met's 2018 Costume Institute exhibition, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” explores the relationship between fashion and Catholicism.Ī parade of halos, jeweled crosses, and Papal tiaras marched down a red carpet in New York on May 7th.
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