Just came back from the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. It was pretty cool. I know you guys know all about him, but if you don't, he's the guy who did Madonna's famous corset. (btw all the photos here are photos I took at the exhibit). I went with my mom (who's in town), who's a huge fan of his work since the 80s.
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| one of his illustrations |
I'm just going to go ahead and say that the wheat and straw corset from 2006 was my favorite thing in the entire exhibit. spoke to my midwest soul, i suppose.
More corsets, since that's what he's mostly known for:
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| this is actually NOT metal. Gold-painted leather |
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| same here: painted leather |
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| the exhibit space |
After the corset room was the punk room, which had pieces from the late 80s and 90s mixed with recent pieces. You can see how styles keep coming back.
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| When I saw this, I was instantly transported to my junior high days. but no, this is from 1982 |
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| then i saw this. and i was right. 1997. patches, mermaid tail, cameo...is there anything NOT 1997 about this? |
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| shirt from 1987, jacket 2013. also cod piece. |
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| 2007 |
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| cool boots!!! wish i saw what year these are from. |
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| "designer punk" is soooo gaudy sometimes. |
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| sure do look like those jeffrey campbell boots right? these are from 1988 |
Next up was the sexy room, where you can see all the current trends that Gaultier presented 5+ years ago.
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| skeleton corset |
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| looks like black milk copied someone with the muscle bodysuit |
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| sequin circulatory system |
More from the sexy room:
Next up was what I jokingly called the "cultural appropriation room"
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| closeup. I LOVE the sash and hand with the bull coin purse. sooo cool |
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| not a real pelt...it's actually BEADED |
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| this was the Australian one. |
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| the russian one |
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| outfit shot. you'll see I cut my hair. also wearing a cape. mom took this picture... obviously she hasn't figured out how to remove the date stamp from her camera....Also my mom made me wear the scarf she got me. said i needed a pop of color. I DON'T NEED A POP OF COLOR MOM...ALL-BLACK IS TOTALLY COOL is what i didn't say cause I didn't want to hurt her feelings. |
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| mom was amused by my platforms. |
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| posing in my favorite landscape at the museum |
