It is always exhilarating when the MET has Fashion Exhibits. Currently the MET has the Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology exhibit up until September 5th 2016. If you want to see it, go soon as there is still a bit of time left of the exhibition. There is a fascinating two floors to explore, and sections including lacework, leatherwork, pleating, featherwork and much more! As the title suggests, the exhibit is centered around technologies like 3D printing and laser cutting, as well as advancement in fabric manipulation like pleating and using alternative materials while carefully exposing the fusion of hand work. The result is a series of breathtaking garments with spectacular details.

Here are some of my favorite and most interesting pieces in the exhibit:

Louis Vuitton Co.

Nicolas Ghesquiere

SS 2016 prêt-à-porter

Machine sewn white cotton poplin; machine-sewn , hand-appliqued overlay of ivory silk-synthetic net, bonded with laser-cut silver metallic strips, hand-airbrushed with black, dark brown, blue, and gray pigment, hard-grommented with copper metal

House of Givenchy

Hubert de Givenchy

1963, haute couture

Hand sewn red-orange cotton Mechlin-type lace hand-embroidered with red-orange beads, tinsel, and pieces of coral

Alexander McQueen

SS 2012, prêt-à-porter

Machine-and hand-sewn use silk lace bonded with laser-cut black patent leather sand sewn godets of nude silk tulle, hand appliquéd with nude silk lace motifs

Iris van Herpen

SS 2015, prêt-à-porter

Machine-sewn, laser-cut, bonded navy patent leather

Iris van Herpen

SS 2016, prêt-à-porter

Machine-sewn,bonded nude silk twill and cotton plain weave with overlay of nude cotton lace handwoven with laser cut nude leather applique

Comme des Garçons

Junya Watanabe

AW 2015/2016, prêt-à-porter

Machine sewn, heat-molded black polyester satin

Pierre Cardin

1968, haute couture

Machine sewn, heat-molded brown polyester Cardine (Dynel)

Nova Raviv

2014, prêt-à-porter

Top: black and white 3-D printed polymer by Stratasys, hand-sewn white synthetic tulle with adhesive appliqué of laser-cut black polyester twill weave

Skirt:machine-sewn black silk cotton faille, hand finished

Dress: black and white 3-D printed polymer Stratasys, hand-sewn white synthetic tulle with adhesive appliqué of laser-cut black polyester twill weave

Iris van Herpen
SS 2010, haute couture
Polyamide, acrylic, leather

Miyake Design Studio

Issey Miyake

SS 1990, prêt-à-porter

Machine-garment-pleated, machine-sewn yellow and red-purple polyester-linen plain weave

House of Dior

Christian Dior

SS 1947, haute couture

Machine-sewn beige tussah silk plain weave, hand-stitched bound buttonholes, hand-pad-stitched interlining

Hussein Chalayan

SS 2007, prêt-à-porter

Machine-sewn gray silk organza bodice; machine-sewn gray cotton-synthetic sateen tabs; aluminum plaques with hand glued Swarovski crystals; machine-molded plastic understructure, machine-sewn boned foundation threaded with monofilament wire, pulleys, and electronically controlled, geared motor components

Paco Rabanne

1967, haute couture

Machine-cut silver aluminum, hand-punched and linked with silver metal jump rings

Hussein Chalayan

SS 2014, demi-couture

Machine-sewn white silk organza and white silk compound weave, printed à la disposition with black and cream-pattern-drafting-paper motifs, hand-embroidered in black silk yarn with dot and cross motifs

Alexander McQueen

Sarah Burton

AW 2012/201, prêt-à-porter

Laser-cut white pony skin bonded to black leather, machine-sewn and hand-finished with Mongolian wool

Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology Exhibit at the MET