The famed Metropolitan Museum of Art had Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty on exhibit last year, taking the world by awe. Well, this year all eyes are set on the Met’s Spring 2012 exhibition, ‘Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations’, scheduled from May 10 to August 19, 2012.
The exhibition explores the striking affinities between Elsa Schiaparelli, the famous Italian fashion designer of early days, and Miuccia Prada. It features orchestrated conversations between these two iconic women to suggest new readings of their most innovative work.
On display will be 90 designs and 30 accessories by Schiaparelli from the late 1920s to the early 1950s and by Prada from 1980s to present. The former is known as the key fashion figure of the flappers’ era, known to be associated with Surrealist movement and created such iconic pieces as ‘Tear Dress’ and ‘Shoe Hat’.
The signature objects of Schiaparelli to be exhibited have been sourced from various institutes and private collections across the world whereas Prada will unveil her own archive, and be arranged in various themed galleries, focusing on how both women explore similar themes in their work through different approaches.
