{"id":32187,"date":"2019-11-08T16:27:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=32187"},"modified":"2019-11-08T16:27:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:27:49","slug":"met-gala-2020-theme-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/met-gala-2020-theme-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Gala 2020 theme revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has announced the theme of the highly anticipated 2020 Met Gala and the accompanying Costume Institute exhibition: \u201cAbout Time: Fashion and Duration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition will focus around the concept of time and will showcase an archival of 160 pieces of women\u2019s clothing spanning 150 years, and presented through a lens of evolution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the pieces will offer a connection between eras and generations. For example, <\/span>a black silk faille princess-line dress from the late 1870s will be paired with an Alexander McQueen “Bumster” skirt from 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Met says the theme was influenced by French philosopher Henri Bergson\u2019s concept of \u201cla duree\u201d \u2013 time that flows, accumulates and is indivisible.<\/p>\n

2020 will be the Met\u2019s 150<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary. Exhibition curator Andrew Bolton said in a statement, \u201c<\/span>It not only reflects and represents the spirit of the times, but it also changes and develops with the times, serving as an especially sensitive and correct timepiece. Through a series of chronologies, the exhibition will use the concept of duration to analyse the temporal twists and turns of fashion history.”<\/span><\/p>\n

One of fashion\u2019s most important events of the year, the annual invite-only gala fundraiser will be co-chaired this year by Nicolas Ghesquiere of Louis Vuitton, Emma Stone, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each year celebrities have interpreted past themes in a variety of creative ways. Next year\u2019s abstract theme should be no different. The biggest night in fashion is sure to bring out unusual and obscure costume ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This years theme follows past themes such as \u201cCamp\u201d and \u201cCatholicism\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The renowned benefit will take place May 4, 2020, with the Costume Institute\u2019s Spring exhibition, About Time: Fashion and Duration, will be open to the public from May 7 through to September 7, 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Words: Jess Pennell<\/p>\n

Photo: Canva<\/p>\n

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