The fashion world loves nothing better than a good dose of theatrics.
It’s second only to the Catholic church for a showmanship.
Which is why next year’s Met Gala is going to be so good.
Because the Costume Institute has just announced that the 2018 will be ‘Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination’.
It’s basically going to be a bacchanalia of black lace and Madonna-esque crucifixes isn’t it?
The whole thing is set to focus on the papal garb which is on loan from the Sistine Chapel sacristy – much of which has never been seen outside of the Vatican.
There are going to be around 50 of these ecclesiastical garments on show, as well as… Read the full story