(Apr. 27) An imaginary dialogue between Italian designers Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiapparelli. This is the concept of the exhibition opening next month at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Inspired by Miguel Covarrubias’s ‘Impossible Interviews’ for Vanity Fair in the 1930s, the exhibition features orchestrated conversations between these iconic women to suggest new readings of their most innovative work. Iconic ensembles will be presented with videos of simulated conversations between Schiaparelli and Prada directed by Baz Luhrmann, focusing on how both women explore similar themes in their work through very different approaches. “Given the role Surrealism and other art movements play in the designs of both Schiaparelli and Prada, it seems only fitting that their inventive creations be explored here at the Met,” said Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Schiaparelli’s collaborations with Dalí and Cocteau as well as Prada’s Fondazione Prada push art and fashion ever closer, in a direct, synergistic, and culturally redefining relationship.” The opening will take place on May 7 at the presence of Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, actress Carey Mulligan, designer Miuccia Prada, and Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue. (Peg)
