Thanks to Miranda, many were straightened out about the importance that fashion plays in life. The “Devil” diva would have felt truly justified if she had been part of the art-loving fashionable set at the preview of Iris van Herpen: Fashion Transforming on Wednesday, May 17, at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Standing in front of the Hoffman Galleries, 33-year-old Dutch designer Iris van Herpen was the center of attention along with her towering boyfriend Salvador Breed, who is an accomplished musician. Within the galleries like the Terracotta Army, elegant rows of mannequins displayed 45 outfits from 15 of her collections.
As guests like studio jewelry maven Deedie Rose, Laura and Walter Elcock, Selwyn Rayzor and Rich Moses, Diana Clark, Roslyn Walker, Barb and Steve Durham, Keith Nix, Mary and Bob Potter, Lee Bailey and Shelby Marcus wandered eyeballing the jaw-dropping fashions, one fashionista confided, “They’re amazing, but how do you sit down in them?”
As fascinating as Iris’ DMA exhibition was, it was rather sedate compared to her recent Paris Haute Couture runway show that got rave reviews by Vogue. For her presentation, she had musicians perform underwater to provide the proper feel for her theme of the “contrast between water and air, between water and air, between outside and inside, between lightness and darkness.”
Indeed, as DMA Director Agustin Arteaga said of Iris at the Dallas exhibition: “She challenges the borders.” Her DMA exhibit continues through Sunday, August 20, and it’s well worth the special exhibition fee of $16. But there are discounts for seniors, students and military, as well as DMA members—and kiddos 11 and under get in free. Ah, the benefits of membership!
For more photos of the collection and the VIPeeps, check out MySweetCharity Photo Gallery.