----- Jean Paul Gaultier -----
For fashion lovers, design addicts or simply visual chasers, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is hosting an exhibition showcasing the repertoire of the talented Monsieur Jean Paul Gaultier. There you will find his distinctive style represented through his prêt-à-porter, haute couture, and costume apparels. When walking in, you are first greeted by the magnificent staircase of the museum. As you proceed up the stairs, you are slowly immersed in darkness, illuminated only by a glowing blue light while a neon sign, "Jean Paul Gaultier", hangs above. This quite sets the tone of the show to come. The mannequins, I must mention, were very well thought out. Projectors are strategically placed directly above each mannequin where videos of recorded faces are streamed onto the mannequins, so to look as if they are alive and speaking. Freaky yet innovative. The show guides you to different sections, each with a theme: Odyssey, The Boudoir, Skin Deep, Punk Cancan, Urban Jungle, and Metropolis. Famous outfits are placed accordingly. Madonna's famous cone bra is exhibited through photographs, but don't shed a tear yet, similar samples are on display. Lots of Madonna and a few mention of Lady Gaga of course. Every outfit oozed Gaga. Did you know JPG styled the entire movie of The Fifth Element? Now it makes sense. Fashion's aroma permeates the space; the lighting, the setting, the decor, can make anyone feel like they are at an exclusive, VIP-only, kind of fashion show. Even one room was made to look like a runway, with the mannequins moving on a track. All that's missing were champagne and caviar.... and snotty, pompous people. i kid.
http://www.mmfa.qc.ca/jpg/en/exhibition.html
The show ends October 7th.
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