The new spring fashion exhibit at the Met, launched by Monday’s splashy Met Gala, focuses on Lagerfeld’s work, not his words.
“He was Karl,” the curator said, noting that Lagerfeld himself referred to not always meaning what he said."There could be 10, 20 different shows on Karl. To me, I thought the way to get to know him better, and understand his contradictions, was through his work.” And at end of the day, he says, “that’s his legacy — the body of work you see here.”
One showstopping number is a glittery, golden embroidered dress, at its time said to be the most expensive ever made, Bolton said, because of its ingredients: literally, it’s spun with gold. In contrast, another item is simply “plastic on plastic.” “He was a chameleon,” said Bolton,"able to change with the times so quickly. I think the reason he designed for so many years is that he wanted to remain relevant. Everything he did was about being in tune with the zeitgeist.”
“He wasn’t a snob,” Bolton says, then catching himself: “Well, he WAS a snob. But he was a democratic snob.”It was also sketching that provided the inspiration for the show. Bolton was at Lagerfeld's memorial at the majestic Grand Palais in Paris — “much hoopla, as you can imagine” — and was touched by footage of the designer sketching, “lost in his imagination, oblivious to everybody.” He started dreaming up a show.
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