Fashion vs Art: IL Teatro alla Moda Costume Museum

Embroidery is a design detail that I think of when imagining a costume.  It is also one of the first thing that I noticed was on almost every single costume in the museum.  There was embroidery of beading, thread (design), sequin, and other unique techniques.  One of the costumes that i found to be the most beautiful, in which I admired the designers handcrafted embroidery work, was the Roberto Capucci gown that was worn by Raina Kabaivanska to the Grand Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York 

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This Roberto Capucci gown is an orange georgette color,  with an embroidered bodice of gold stone.  

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         The Italian work of Art exemplifies a similarity between the Roberto Capucci costume gown above. What caught my attention for the idea to compare this work of art with this garment was the design, texture and intricate detail.  This Italian work of art comes from the Capuchin catacombs in Rome.  The crypts are spread across a series of small chapels beneath a church called the Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini.  Unlike the Capucci design that is embroidered with stone, this Roman religious design is made of the skeletal remains of 4,000 friars who dies in the 17th century.   It was interesting to make the comparison between the two different works of art.  Relating a religious artifact that is a part of a church shows that Fashion as well as the inspiration to create a garment, can be found anywhere in any place and any form.                                                      

CulturalItalia. “Il teatro alla moda”, i costumi di scena dei grandi stilisti.

http://www.culturaitalia.it/pico/modules/galleryimage/it/galleryimage_0037.html

Spooky Rome: "The Capucin Crypt".  

http://eternallycool.net/2007/10/spooky-rome-the-cappucin-crypt/

Wisheful Traveler gallery. "Art to Dies for".

     http://wishfultravelergallery.com/2010/12/08/art-to-die-for/