A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes

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Feb 21 2018 - May 28 2018

Experimental gowns, headpieces, and jewelry by avant-garde fashion designers Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Gucci, and Iris Van Herpen investigate symbols of womanhood and challenge conventional notions of beauty. More than 100 articles of daring fashion are presented in a dramatic gallery design that explores eight archetypal personality types, including Sage, Magician, Enchantress, Explorer, Ruler, Mother...

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website

  • Costume
  • International
  • Contemporary
  • Design
  • Alexander McQueen
  • Jean Paul Gaultier
  • Gucci
  • Iris van Herpen

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