Balloon Dress at The katonah Museum
I recently had the pleasure of attending “Dress Codes: Clothing as Metaphor” at The katonah Museum, a small well respected establishment very near my home. The dress pictured above is crafted from 10,000 pink balloons.
Close Up Balloon Dress
The shows objective was to explore issues of personal identity, feminism, immigration, economics, politics, war and religion through dress. I think the concept is quite interesting and highly inspirational not only from a fashion point of view but from a creative thinking perspective.
Here are a few of the other amazing pieces from the show. Below is a Burka made entirely out of patches from Indonesia.
Burka Close Up
Money Suit
Money Suit Close Up
Shoe Mandala
Close Up
Coffee Filter Evening Gown
Close Up
‘Defense Mechanisim Coat” by Kate kretz
Close Up
Here is a shot of the gallery space. This small, well curated show was really something special.
Lace and Button Texture by Nick Cave
Lace and button texture by THE Nick Cave???
Haha, awesome exhibit but decidedly NOT wearable. 10,000 balloons and rusty nails get the Wearability thumbs down! There’s something slightly disturbing about these pieces isn’t there? I can’t quite put my finger on it. That evening gown makes my skin crawl.
The coat of nails is the Defense Mechanism Coat, part of a line of Psychological Clothing by artist Kate Kretz.
http://www.katekretz.com/psych.html
Thanks for the mention!
Thanks for finding us Kate. I will add the credit to the post.
I love the coat! Especially the colors.
Patti