{"id":1001,"date":"2014-11-11T10:15:18","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gothic-charm-school.com\/charm\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2014-11-12T10:45:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T18:45:01","slug":"gothic-museum-exhibits-moma-and-the-british-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gothic-charm-school.com\/charm\/?p=1001","title":{"rendered":"Gothic Museum Exhibits! MMA and the British Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh, how the Lady of the Manners wishes she could get to NYC sometime between now and February 1, 2015! The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibit Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire<\/a> looks to be utterly amazing, and the Lady of the Manners would love to spend a few hours examining the details of the gorgeous, funereal artifacts and fashion.<\/p>\n

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\nThe exhibition explores the aesthetic development and cultural implications of mourning fashions of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Approximately 30 ensembles, many of which are being exhibited for the first time, reveal the impact of high-fashion standards on the sartorial dictates of bereavement rituals as they evolved over a century.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alas, a trip to NYC is not in the cards for the Lady of the Manners right now. And even if it was, the nice staff at MMA would probably not be thrilled about the Lady of the Manners getting as close as she possibly could to the gowns and accessories, and continually reaching out toward them. But oh! The fabrics! The veils!<\/p>\n

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However, for all of us who aren’t able to go see the exhibit in person, there are goodies to console ourselves with! Because the Metropolitan Museum of Art Store<\/a> has a special selection of jewelry, books, and accessories to go along with the Death Becomes Her collection. Look! Look at the jet-bejeweled pretties!<\/p>\n

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Memento Cross Pendant<\/a>, $165 US.<\/p>\n

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Memento Cameo Pin<\/a>, $95 US.<\/p>\n

Those are going to be mentioned in the Lady of the Manners’ annual holiday letter to Sandy Claws, oh yes.<\/p>\n

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Of course, the Lady of the Manners is also<\/i> full of picturesque woe and despair that there isn’t a trip to London in her future. Partially because, yes, London is one of the Lady of the Manners’ favorite cities, but also because the British Library has the Terror and Wonder: the Gothic Imagination<\/a> exhibit running through January 2015.<\/p>\n