Comments on: Casta Diva http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jessica http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5681 Jessica Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:17:29 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5681 So happy to see this evening coat again! I first saw it at the "Nan Kempner, American Chic" in winter 2006, which was my absolute favorite exhibition at the Met, ever! This gorgeous YSL coat reminds me of a similar red evening coat created by Crhistobal Balenciaga for another American style icon, Countess Mona Bismarck, in 1950s. I flew to Paris to see the exhibition "Mona Bismarck, Christobal Balenciaga: Shared Perfection", curated by Hubert de Givenchy for the Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris in Spring 2006, which included the bright red evening coat. In the grande tradition of haute couture epitomized by Christobal Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent injected vibrant color and energy into this beautiful evening coat. And Nan Kempner, his most stylish client, made one of the grandest ever entrances to the Met in this coat in 1983! What a coat! To me, Christobal Balenciaga created the most elegantly striking form of haute couture while Yves Saint Laurent brought the brightest hues to it. Thank you Met for organizing this fun and amazing exhibition! Thank you Nan and Mona for bringing so much money, life and fun to haute couture! And thank you Kempner family for donating Nan's wardrobe, including this magnificent evening coat, to the Met! So happy to see this evening coat again! I first saw it at the “Nan Kempner, American Chic” in winter 2006, which was my absolute favorite exhibition at the Met, ever!

This gorgeous YSL coat reminds me of a similar red evening coat created by Crhistobal Balenciaga for another American style icon, Countess Mona Bismarck, in 1950s. I flew to Paris to see the exhibition “Mona Bismarck, Christobal Balenciaga: Shared Perfection”, curated by Hubert de Givenchy for the Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris in Spring 2006, which included the bright red evening coat.

In the grande tradition of haute couture epitomized by Christobal Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent injected vibrant color and energy into this beautiful evening coat. And Nan Kempner, his most stylish client, made one of the grandest ever entrances to the Met in this coat in 1983! What a coat!

To me, Christobal Balenciaga created the most elegantly striking form of haute couture while Yves Saint Laurent brought the brightest hues to it.

Thank you Met for organizing this fun and amazing exhibition! Thank you Nan and Mona for bringing so much money, life and fun to haute couture! And thank you Kempner family for donating Nan’s wardrobe, including this magnificent evening coat, to the Met!

]]> By: Anise http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5631 Anise Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:25:19 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5631 Love this one, always did. Like the drama of Yves, and his elegance. The color is brilliant, not only the shade but the striking impact of such rich color. Also like the "tribal" look to some of his clothes (past shows). As for the sizes, guess the rich (who are the only ones able to afford these) were always thin. Nice work to put this show with a blog so The People can comment! Love this one, always did. Like the drama of Yves, and his elegance. The color is brilliant, not only the shade but the striking impact of such rich color. Also like the “tribal” look to some of his clothes (past shows).
As for the sizes, guess the rich (who are the only ones able to afford these) were always thin.
Nice work to put this show with a blog so The People can comment!

]]> By: Laura http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5615 Laura Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:33:56 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5615 YSL...fantastic color and style.love it! YSL…fantastic color and style.love it!

]]> By: Kay http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5598 Kay Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:53:20 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5598 The sleeves are a bit overdone. The sleeves are a bit overdone.

]]> By: Jamie http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5581 Jamie Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:26:24 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5581 It looks like you're wearing a curtain...I think it will have side effects...BAD ONES! Thumbs down! :( It looks like you’re wearing a curtain…I think it will have side effects…BAD ONES! Thumbs down! :(

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5550 Kevin Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:39:54 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5550 Yves, why did you leave us? You took beauty with you on your descent into maddness. Yves, why did you leave us? You took beauty with you on your descent into maddness.

]]> By: Phindi http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5349 Phindi Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:16:13 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5349 This is a magnificient dress, the color is beautiful, and overall this dress is of exceptional construction, one of Yves Saint Laurent's most superb creations! This is a magnificient dress, the color is beautiful, and overall this dress is of exceptional construction, one of Yves Saint Laurent’s most superb creations!

]]> By: michaela http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5067 michaela Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:32:48 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5067 it looks like a sack and i hate orange >= ( it looks like a sack and i hate orange >= (

]]> By: John Dorcinville http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5022 John Dorcinville Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:12:45 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5022 I was floored by the work of Yves Saint Laurent's. The richly saturated fabric and floor-sweeping length is very evocative of the brand and its heritage. Very few designers can create something this grande and majestic, and Saint Laurent is one of them. I was floored by the work of Yves Saint Laurent’s. The richly saturated fabric and floor-sweeping length is very evocative of the brand and its heritage. Very few designers can create something this grande and majestic, and Saint Laurent is one of them.

]]> By: Susan S http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5015 Susan S Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:24:11 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/blogmode/2008/03/06/casta-diva/#comment-5015 I lov e the color! Can you imagine the entrance you would make wearing this! I lov e the color! Can you imagine the entrance you would make wearing this!

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