I was at this fabulous exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this month.

Items on display are part of the Costume Institute collection. The fashions were reawakened! Many pieces were under glass due to their fragility. The garments that were not under glass were of course, roped off.

The technology used was amazing. All of your senses are tapped as you walk through the exhibit. Your sight, sound, scent and touch are all engaged. You could touch a wall that would let you feel the texture of a dress. There are tubes that you can lean over and smell what a hat behind glass smells like. In my opinion this was l little funky because you could actually pick up the scent of sweat and hair oil! I can definitely live without that, but the technology was a great way to let the viewer smell flowers that were the inspiration to creations. There is light projection and soundscapes. Tools of artificial intelligence are used as well as computer generated imagery film projection. I am glad that taste was left out of the sensory experience!

There were 220 garments and accessories in the exhibit spanning 4 centuries. It was visually connected through themes: Earth (flowers and foliage), Air (insects and birds) and Water (shells and fish). You could smell the flowers that were embroidered on a dress in front of you. You could hear birds chirping and see overhead moving pictures as you looked at styles featuring feathers or insects and butterflies.

Here a few photos to give you the flavor of this magnificent exhibit. If you can get to the Met, the exhibit runs until 9/2/24.