“Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” Vogue, May 2018
Processional cross, Byzantine, c. 1000–1050, silver, silver gilt; (R): Evening Dress, Gianni Versace for Versace, Fall 1997–98
Photos: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1993 (1993.163) / ©The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Donatella Versace, 1999 (1999.137.1) / Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Digital Composite Scan by Katerina Jebb
This year's Met Gala theme, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”, inspired gowns and head wear that "...tripped the light fantastic." The extravagant and wildly creative/provocative/elegant gowns and crowns/tiaras/temples, tempered only by the men's tuxes, aren't for every day wear or even anything beyond Met Gala wear.
Be inspired by the fantastic. RY Private Collections offers up jewels you can wear when you feel the inspiration of heavenly bodies.
(L- R) Gold Cross (1890's) cabochon emerald, Georgian cross; 1800s, high karat gold; Celtic cross in gold, enamel and natural pearls from the 1800s; and a 19th century Maltese cross. RY Private Collections
