Art in New YorkBarbara DonskyMay 26, 2019Camp: Notes on Fashion, MET FIFTH, alexander McQueen, Costume Institute, Catholic Imagination, Art exhibits, New York Museums, Gucci Comments

Heavenly Bodies: A Gift from the Haute-Couture Gods

Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, currently at the Met, is an enchanting show featuring rare treasures from the Sistine Chapel Collection that have never traveled before, and 150 exquisite creations by designers raised in the Catholic tradition. In great abundance and with consummate attention to detail, the exhibition illustrates the extraordinary ways in which designers, from Coco Chanel to Donna Versace, have adopted the imagery, metaphors and storytelling integral to the Catholic faith.

Art in New YorkBarbara DonskyMay 20, 2018MET FIFTH, Met Cloisters, Vatican, Sisitine Chapel, Anna Wintour Couture Collection, Christian Lacroix, Yves St Laurent, Dior, House of Dior, #MetHeavenlyBodies Comments

MET FIFTH: From Paris to Provence

Are you longing for Spring? Tired of winter-grey skies and the dreary parkas scurrying by? Take it from me, it won’t be long in coming. I've seen the signs. For starters, last week the calendar was reminding me to change the clocks from Daylight Savings to Standard Time. Spring Forward!

Art in New YorkBarbara DonskyMarch 25, 2018METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF aRT, Met Breuer, MET FIFTH, Paris, Provence, Public ParksPrivate Parks, Public Parks, Private Gardens Comments