It’s official, and it’s officially great! The Met has confirmed Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada as the subjects of next spring’s exhibition and ball
Sweet, sweet, surrealist joy. The Met’s Costume Institute has confirmed next spring’s mega exhibit, Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: On Fashion, set to run from May 10 through August 19, 2012. As we originally reported in August, the exhibit will focus on the connections between the two Italian designers who, while working in completely different eras, share proclivities for the oddball, uncanny, and arty—Schiaparelli with her ‘30s collabs with Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau, and Prada with her ongoing relationships with some of today’s best known architects, artists, and foundations.
As per usual, the annual Met Gala, which kicks off the exhibit on May 7, is sure to be the stuff of dreams, especially given the exhibit’s surrealist undertones, its chairs (Carey Mulligan, Miuccia Prada, Anna Wintour), and its creative consultant, (get this!) Baz Luhrmann. Holy lobster dress.