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Evening Dress, 1960
Cristóbal Balenciaga
White silk satin emboridered with crystals and polychrome silk and metal thread
Taken in the 'China: Through the Looking Glass' exhibition (May-September 2015).
This exhibition explores the impact of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. In this collaboration between The Costume Institute and the Department of Asian Art, high fashion is juxtaposed with Chinese costumes, paintings, porcelains, and other art, including films, to reveal enchanting reflections of Chinese imagery.
From the earliest period of European contact with China in the sixteenth century, the West has been enchanted with enigmatic objects and imagery from the East, providing inspiration for fashion designers from Paul Poiret to Yves Saint Laurent, whose fashions are infused at every turn with romance, nostalgia, and make-believe. Through the looking glass of fashion, designers conjoin disparate stylistic references into a pastiche of Chinese aesthetic and cultural traditions.
The exhibition features more than 140 examples of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear alongside Chinese art. Filmic representations of China are incorporated throughout to reveal how our visions of China are framed by narratives that draw upon popular culture, and also to recognize the importance of cinema as a medium through which to understand the richness of Chinese history.
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In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue, New York
The end of a long day, but still home in time for the last of the sunset to catch the towers on the Isle of Dogs.
Evening above Semer Water and the image reduced to monochrome, the fence across the nature reserve in silhouette
On the evening of 2nd June 1984, 45137 'The Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment (TA) passes Eryholme, south of Darlington with what I believe to be a Penzance - Newcastle service.
Minto Brown Park in Salem, OR. Normally there would be very little water visible in this view. Due to a flood most of the park is under water.
One August evening after a fierce storm the clouds and light were aligned just right. This lasted for about 10 minutes. Then everything went dark.
On my way home I saw this scene and yes there was another pitstop :)
This spot is located nearby Elst and is called 'Rijkerswoerdse Plassen'.
SOOC.
Have a great week my friends!