https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1 When you watch the Met Gala on Monday, May 6, I would like you to pay some attention to dresses you'd be impressed with. In the exhibition on Friday, May 10, I would like you to find a work exhibited in the gallery that could be related to a celebrity dress you've watched on TV or in the magazine. In the youtube video above, curators are explaining the meaning of camp as something exaggerated, humorous, or parodied. Se camper was an original verb used in the seventeenth century to describe a masquerade or a theatrical parade. Which designer in your mind embodied the sentiment best in the exhibition? How much labor would have been put into for the creation of such an extravagant, humorous, whimsical work? Is this an aesthetic expression? If so, why is it? Please answer these questions in the padlet assignment. This is your last museum assignment. On May 17, you will submit a final project on an artist you chose. That is to be submitted at the Blackboard. en-us 2019-05-04 19:08:18 UTC 2025-04-23 18:01:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f351.png https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358947095 All of the designs in this exhibition were absolutely mesmerizing. However, to me the designer that better embodied the term “Camp” was Michael Travis. He was the costume designer for famous, extravagant pianist Liberace. This garment looks like it requires many hours of hard work to be able to place each piece of crystal in the right place to create the overall look he had envisioned. ]]> 2019-05-10 16:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358947095 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358947823 It was also very interesting to see the dress singer Cardi B wore the the Grammy ceremony. ]]> 2019-05-10 16:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358947823 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358948310 Cardi B’s Pearl Dress]]> 2019-05-10 16:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358948310 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358949318 Cardi B’s Pearl Dress]]> 2019-05-10 16:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358949318 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358961697 See post below.]]> 2019-05-10 17:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/358961697 melissa_portillo1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359032388 These two Balenciaga dresses reminded me of the two Versace dresses worn by Kylie and Kendall Jenner at the Met Gala. While the dressed on display are completely made up of feathers, the two Versace gowns are a combination of things to be considered camp including sequins round or exaggerated details and showing of the body form. I feel Kylie Jenner’s dress shares the most in common since she has the large round arm feathers.
1/3]]> 2019-05-10 20:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359032388 melissa_portillo1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359032590 The two Balenciaga Dresses
2/3]]> 2019-05-10 20:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359032590 melissa_portillo1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359033005 I feel this gown with several layers of tulle all different colors with a long train paired with the headpiece expresses camp well. When I think of camp I imagine something so extravagant and over the top that it is not meant to be taken entirely seriously as other fashion tries to be.
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]]> 2019-05-10 20:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359033005 c249e2fbcb2c452b9aef25ec296892d4_72039_1 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359052699 Left :Gucci S/S 2017 Menswear      Right : Alessandro Michele  and Harry Styles
One of the feature of word ' Camp ' is gender fluid based on homosexual stories on camp style novels.
I think these garments well represents the feature of genderless fashion.
I actually picked garments designed by same person, Alessandro Michele, designer of Gucci.
The suit (Left) in the exhibition has fullness with tail coat and pleated skirts which is little exaggerated in fit wise compared to other men's suit. Its fullness and skirt looking pleats and whole styling of the ourfit shows its genderless side.
The two suits  Alessandro Michele and Harry Styles wore on Met gala are hard to tell those were womens wear or mens wear. The suit Michele wore is made of fabric something usually for dress and the suit Styles wore has black sear which I've never seen on men's suit.
I loved that fashion got more unconstrained and out of streotypes.

]]> 2019-05-10 23:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359052699 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359065477 My favorite design was Thierry Mugler’s “Birth of Venus”. I think this is brilliant idea that is also beautiful. It is shape of dress that is upside down. He broke the rule of dress which I admire most. Usually dress is tight whole body or it gets wider when it goes down. I am sure he took a lot of efforts to make it wearable.]]> 2019-05-11 01:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359065477 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359107469 Bjork’s swan dress by Marjan Pejoski at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 

The white swan dress in the exhibition was my favorite garment because it is simple yet thought out carefully. I think it is similar to the dress Emily Ratajkowski wore because it also has the element of a monotone color scheme, which plays around with fabric texture rather than visual colors. As a fashion design major, I think finding fabrics of the same color that will work together is extremely difficult because it automatically limits the options. The simpler the design, the harder it is to execute. Designs with a lot of decorations and flare tend to get too crowded and I believe each garment should have one focus point. Each element of the dress should compliment each other, not fight for the stage. I think the swan dress embodies the masquerade look because it has a very simple silhouette with a very direct meaning. People can clearly see what the dress resembles. Why bother making a theatrical dress if no one could understand what it is? I think that defeats the purpose.]]> 2019-05-11 13:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359107469 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359107725 Emily Ratajkowski's Dress at the Met Gala]]> 2019-05-11 13:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359107725 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359130721 The comparison I chose is these outfits by Ashish Gupta (left) and the dress Hailee Steinfeld wore to the Met Gala (right), designed by Viktor & Rolf. What drew the comparison in my mind is the use of bold text that is central to the design, taking up most of the front-facing real estate, as well as the bright, almost garish colors. The text on Hailee's dress is ironic, punctuated by the fact she carried with her a (seemingly diamond encrusted) camera. While Gupta's text is more sincere, there is something similarly cheeky about both; for Gupta, it is the way the bold, simple, almost sappy message supersedes the design, while with Steinfield it has more to do with the way it clearly contradicts the purpose of the dress in the first place (which is to be photographed in it). 

When it comes to who at the exhibit embodied camp the best, I don't know if I could pick, because there were so many examples. The bizarre Vogue-inspired outfit by Gianni Versace (bottom) is one of my top picks, though. Something about its uncanny, artificial look mixed with the gaudy, bright colors synthesizes well with the statement it is making about the disparity between our humanity and our fashion ideals, while doing so in a manner that is both lighthearted and visually interesting. Given the amount of embroidery and beadwork that this garment includes, I can only imagine it took a lot of labor. I would be curious to know how many people were involved in its production. This definitely constitutes an aesthetic of expression - it is not the kind of garment someone would wear on a daily basis, and is absolutely intended to express a particular message and mood. It is a subtle critique of our obsession with fashion, while simultaneously existing within the very sphere it is critiquing, in a self-aware manner that lends humor to the situation.


]]> 2019-05-11 17:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359130721 margaux_medwin https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359170559 Lady Gaga in four different layer dresses. Design by Brandon Maxwell.  I don't how she could pull it off, but she did made a hit to the Met Gale.  I would assumed that the designer Maxwell, would had a lot of assistance to make a very long pink dress to fit her. Including having the right fabric that go's with it. 
1/3]]> 2019-05-12 04:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359170559 margaux_medwin https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359172333 Dua Lipa in a Versace. Met Gala 2019.
I couldn't help of looking at the colors on Dua Lipa dress. I notice that Versace has a thing for details almost like the art nouveau style and the colors are more brightness. I would imagine myself wearing a Versace like this one.  I'm should the people who works for Versace, they might of work nights and days to design this dress.   
2/3]]> 2019-05-12 05:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359172333 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359228330 I`m not sure if I'm more impressed by his outfit our his accessory. 
Jared Leto by Gucci 
Met Gala 2019
There is not an exact definition of camp. for most of the people camp are defined like exaggerate, fashionable, dandy and more. camp is being extra. or show what you truly are?. well for me camp is a very exaggeration of fashion in a good way.

]]> 2019-05-12 16:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359228330 margaux_medwin https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359255423 The most favorite in the Camp exhibit I loved is Bob Mackie, Ensemble dress.  Because it reminds me of the Cher, in the Las Vegas show, back in the 1970's.  I love the beading on the dress, because it brighten up the dress like diamonds.  Including the headpiece.  It almost look as the 1920's Ziegfeld style.  I would say for the labor on making the dress, it would take days, nights and months to sew up the beads on to the dress. I find this dress very elegant because it brightens to all the audience.         
3/3]]> 2019-05-12 20:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359255423 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359285686 The dress Katy Perry wore reminded me of this dress from the exhibition that had a little circus going around it which was very interesting and cute. Both dresses look very uncomfortable to wear and I imagine you would end up bumping into a lot of people and things. They both look like they were handcrafted beautifully and with a whole lot of attention to detail going into them. It must have involved a lot of planning to get all the pieces to sit at the right spot and many hours must have gone into creating each dress. Both dresses also represent the more humorous side of camp fashion, some of the other outfits could have been worn practically but you would never wear these two dresses out on a normal day, they're not practical at all but they're meant to put on a show. A few designers that caught my interest and embodied camp were Versace, Gucci, and Balenciaga. ]]> 2019-05-13 00:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359285686 dingjie_zhuo https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359314841 I think these too outfit might work together.
Bertrand Guyon (French, born 1965) for House of Schiaparelli (French, founded 1927). Ensemble, fall/winter 2018–19 haute couture. Courtesy of Schiaparelli. Photo © Johnny Dufort, 2019 (RIght)
The sheer outfit on the left was made up of a tulle playsuit covered in different coloured satin bands, which were teamed with matching tights, gold platform heels and a headpiece by artist Machine Dazzle, featuring fried eggs, bananas, mouths and eyeballs. it looks very sexy just like rainbow.  As I learned online it was a celebration of the circus. It took 600 hours to make. ]]> 2019-05-13 03:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359314841 emma_avital https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359443689 2019-05-13 12:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359443689 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359762667 However, this is my favorite look.
Kendall is wearing Versace and she look stunning. like a phoenix in fire.]]> 2019-05-14 06:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/359762667 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/361819977 and also there are a lot of clothes in the museum really inspired me but I and more prefer those stuff in the last museum we went. there are a lot of pretty garment put in the box and its so dope.]]> 2019-05-20 16:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/361819977 https://padlet.com/fitonline1/t8wriwylkdv1/wish/361822696 yuelin wu
the cute stuff in the last museum

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the picture of the last museum!

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