heavenly bodies PaperCity

This past September while in the City for my partner and I’s 2nd Annual Reejay Does Broadway pilgrimage, we took a break from the tap shoe hoofing of the theatre district and ventured uptown to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to experience the Costume Institutes latest installment, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. The fine people of Paper City Dallas magazine asked me to share my thoughts, feelings and straight up fashion convulsions (the Valentino, tho!!!!!!) that came from our time in the museum. See my personal photos below, and make sure to click the link to read the full article on papercitymag.com

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Heavenly Entrances

the meaning and creation of the 2018 Costume Institue

Valentino Haute Couture

designed by Pierpaolo Piccioli and coveted to death by moi

Sweet Angel Baby

Christian Dior Haute Couture designed by John Galliano

Versace's Brazen Bride

Atelier Versace’s wedding ensemble (worn by Naomi herself) in Gianni Versace’s final couture collection

Earth(y) Angel

Alexander Mcqueen’s futuristic and utilitarian angel gave us a new look and meaning

Cover Girl

This Christian LaCroix piece was worn on the first cover of American Vogue that boasted Anna Wintour as Editor-in-Cheif

Papal People

Catholic realness from Galliano for Christian Dior Haute Couture

Dolce Vita

A line of ladies clad in Dolce & Gabbana were placed at the entrance to the exhibition

All Encompassing Couture

This ensemble, by Riccardo Tisci, was designed for the Parish of Saint Peter the Apostle in Palagianello, Italy