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Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
In this exhibition the symbolic and also metaphorical associations between fashion and the superhero is explored. The exhibition features not only haute couture but also movie costumes and high-performance sportswear using these as a platform to illustrate how the superhero serves as a metaphor for fashion and its power to transform the human body.
Contributors
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - MoMu
- As Four
- Andrew Bolton (Curator)
- Harold Koda (Curator)
- Bernhard Willhelm
- Jean-Paul Gaultier
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Versace
- Christian Dior
- Pierre Cardin
- Hussein Chalayan
- Walter Van Beirendonck
- Balenciaga
- Franco Moschino
Creator
- Andrew Bolton
- Harold Koda
Type of item
- Object Type: exhibition
- exhibition
Date
- 2008-05-07/2008-09-01
- 2008-05-07/2008-09-01
Contributors
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - MoMu
- As Four
- Andrew Bolton (Curator)
- Harold Koda (Curator)
- Bernhard Willhelm
- Jean-Paul Gaultier
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Versace
- Christian Dior
- Pierre Cardin
- Hussein Chalayan
- Walter Van Beirendonck
- Balenciaga
- Franco Moschino
Creator
- Andrew Bolton
- Harold Koda
Type of item
- Object Type: exhibition
- exhibition
Date
- 2008-05-07/2008-09-01
- 2008-05-07/2008-09-01
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- MOMU
Creation date
- 2008/2008
- 2008/2008
Places
- Nex York
Identifier
- EXH63
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/EXH63
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Providing country
- Belgium
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-03-03T15:07:55.094Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-07-24T07:44:35.233Z