The Pixeladies met up with fellow artists Dee Danley-Brown and Susan Else as well as Kris’ big sis, Noni, to take the trek over to the city to see the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit at the De Young Museum. As the four of us left the exhibit, we all just looked at each other and went, “WOW!!” That doesn’t quite tell you how incredible this exhibit was, so here are our top 10 reasons to go!
10. Hey, it’s San Francisco. Who needs an excuse?!
09. This may be the closest you’ll ever get to touching one of Madonna’s conical bras.
08. The whole sailor-gay-Querelle-Fassbinder-movie thing finally makes sense.
07. The button dress (Kris’ favorite). Hard to believe there was the simple black dress in among the corsets, but there it was, with buttons poking through the seams. Incroyable!
06. The garbage bag dress (Deb’s favorite). Gotta love the tin can bracelets.
05. The runway. For those of us who will never sit in the front row at designer week, this comes a close second.
04. Whips and leather and bridles, oh my! (No wonder Hèrmes nabbed Gaultier as its creative director from 2003-2010.)
03. The mannequins talk and sing. We can’t explain this – you’ve just gotta see it!
02. The artistry of the fashions. Nice touch to tell us how many hours it took to make a particular gown or outfit. Boy, don’t the Pixeladies wish they had Gaultier’s team – we’d get so much more done. We’d also get more done if we didn’t trot off to SF on a weekday, but c’est le vie!
01. To witness curatorial genius at work. Each subsequent room sucked you into another aspect of the Gaultier mind, the sets making the clothes even more fantastic. C’est magnifique!
We hope you enjoy the show as much as we did. Don’t forget to let us know which one was your favorite gown. It just might be the cinematic gown, with real film reel used to create the fabric!
2 responses to “Top 10 Reasons to See the Gaultier Exhibit in San Francisco”
That looks fabulous-gotta get there! Thanks for the tease.
It is a must-see. And more so for anyone who has ever sewn.