The Costume Institute's major spring exhibition opens today in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Special Exhibition Galleries and will take place till August 7, 2005.

Nearly 34 years after the passing of Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, the spirit of the house of Chanel will be manifested this spring in an extraordinary presentation of iconic fashions from Coco Chanel to Karl Lagerfeld.

'The work of Gabrielle Chanel, with its acknowledgment of the realities of women in the 20th century, was an elegantly conceptualized modernism,' said Harold Koda, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute.

In creating a wardrobe for herself, Chanel invented an idea of the modern woman. The bare facts of Chanel's life-deprived of the autobiographical embellishments she evolved over time and the conjecture of others-are dramatic, but spare.

Therefore it is her work, which transcended class barriers and revolutionized the ideals of dress, that is the ultimate testament to her life.

It is a great privilege for The Costume Institute to present this exhibition, CHANEL, a name that remains synonymous with uncompromising refinement and seductive flair.'

As one of the most recognized designers and couturiers of the 20th century, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971) has long been the subject of breathless mythologizing and hagiography.

Source: Dexigner.com - portal for designers and about designers. 

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