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Met exhibition review: 2024’s spring show is a feast for the senses
Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion conjures the rustling of silk taffeta and the scent of a New York socialite
A room dedicated to the daring style of the New York socialite Millicent Rogers features a fragrance meant to recall her scent derived from molecules found on the displayed dresses and hats. A large portion is dedicated to flowers, for instance: from the blurry digital floral print on a Loewe dress to an embroidered Yves Saint Laurent couture jacket inspired by Van Gogh’s Irises. Two dresses by the Irish designer Richard Malone look like ocean swells cocooning the body, while a navy wool coat from Jonathan Anderson of the Spanish label Loewe (a sponsor of this year’s show), made in collaboration with the biodesigner Paula Ulargui, features live grass growing on its front which will ultimately wilt and die, in a nod to fashion’s love of the ephemeral.
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