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The Costume Institute’s spring 2018 exhibition, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, is on view at The Met Fifth Avenue—in the medieval galleries, Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries for Byzantine Art, part of The Robert Lehman Wing, and the Anna Wintour Costume Center—and uptown at The Met Cloisters from May 10 through October 8, 2018. The thematic exhibition features a dialogue between fashion and masterworks of medieval art in The Met collection to examine fashion’s ongoing engagement with the devotional practices and traditions of Catholicism. Providing an interpretative context for fashion’s engagement with Catholicism are more than 150 ensembles, primarily womenswear, from the early 20th century to the present, on view in the Byzantine and medieval galleries, in part of the Robert Lehman Wing, and at The Met Cloisters alongside medieval art from The Met collection. Designers in the exhibition include A. F.Vandevorst, Azzedine Alaïa, Cristobal Balenciaga, Geoffrey Beene, Marc Bohan (for House of Dior), Thom Browne, Roberto Capucci, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Gabrielle Chanel, Sorelle Fontana, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana (for Dolce & Gabbana), John Galliano (for House of Dior and his own label), Jean Paul Gaultier, Robert Goossens (for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent), Craig Green, Madame Grès (Alix Barton), Demna Gvasalia (for Balenciaga), Rosella Jardini (for Moschino), Stephen Jones, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld (for House of Chanel), Jeanne Lanvin, Shaun Leane, Henri Matisse, Claire McCardell, Laura and Kate Mulleavy (for Rodarte), Thierry Mugler, Rick Owens, Carli Pearson (for Cimone), Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli (for Valentino), Pierpaolo Piccioli (for Valentino), Stefano Pilati (for Saint Laurent), Gareth Pugh, Yves Saint Laurent, Elsa Schiaparelli, Raf Simons (for his own label and House of Dior), Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren (for Viktor & Rolf), Olivier Theyskens, Riccardo Tisci, Jun Takahashi (for Undercover), Thea Bregazzi and Justin Thornton (for Preen), Philip Treacy, Duke Fulco di Verdura (for Gabrielle Chanel), Donatella Versace (for Versace), Gianni Versace, and Valentina.

Japanese fashion designer Yumi Katsura held an exquisite presentation in Manhattan during NYFW Bridal this season. As Japan’s first fashion bridal wear designer her personal mission has been to preserve traditional Japanese techniques. She graduated from Kyoritsu Women’s University in Apparel Science Studies, and studied techniques of haute couture in Paris. In 1964, she launched a line of dresses in a wide range of fabrics—from silks to laces—and became known for using innovative fashion techniques.

Alon Livne is an international fashion designer considered one of the most successful designers in Israel. At the age of 22, Livne worked for Italian designer Roberto Cavalli in Florence and interned at the atelier of designer Alexander McQueen in London. Alon Livne is the first Israeli designer to present regularly at the International Fashion Week in New York. He bought his first sewing machine at 14 and went on to attend the Shenker School of Engineering and Fashion at 17.

Foregoing the typical bridal formula, Zohar’s venue featured a warehouse atmosphere with an open garage door leading onto the street. The use of unexpected materials, remarkable creativity, plentiful designs and unconventional cuts, along with a close attention to every detail. The shared and personal process is what inspires me to give every dress its special qualities, highlighting every bride personally. Adam Zohar Adam Zohar’s design studio is based in Israel and he travels globally on a regular basis to visit his clients and boutiques in the USA including New York, California, Alabama, Florida, and Texas as well as boutiques in France, UK (London), Australia, Cyprus and Hong Kong.