{"id":26595,"date":"2014-08-09T15:54:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T19:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=26595"},"modified":"2014-08-10T15:56:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T19:56:44","slug":"last-chance-for-charles-james-at-the-costume-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/last-chance-for-charles-james-at-the-costume-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Chance for Charles James at the Costume Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow is the last day to see the Charles James exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s Costume Institute, and if you can squeeze it in, it’s definitely worthwhile. I went today and realized that photos of James’s uniquely structured ballgowns<\/a> do not the work justice. That didn’t stop me from taking my own iPhone photo of one of the Clover Leaf dresses.<\/p>\n

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I would looooove to wear something like this.<\/p><\/div>\n

I also enjoyed the many quotes from James that adorned the mirrored walls of the exhibit. This was my favorite.<\/p>\n

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Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n

In other words, \u201cNever Is the Next New Thing\u2122<\/a>“!<\/p>\n

UPDATED TO ADD: How did I forget the picture of this killer dress?<\/p>\n

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I would feel like a sex-ay Egyptian mummy in this one.<\/p><\/div> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow is the last day to see the Charles James exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s Costume Institute, and if you can squeeze it in, it’s definitely worthwhile. I went today and realized that photos of James’s uniquely structured ballgowns do not the work justice. That didn’t stop me from taking my own iPhone…<\/p>\n

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