The Dressed To Kill Tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Have you ever wondered what the biggest subject is in the whole history of art? Well we can tell you: human beauty. But what does human beauty in art consist of, if you examine it carefully? It consists of what we call fashion. That is, what we see in art is the standards of beauty in each culture and the efforts that humans have made—in collaboration with the artists representing them—to achieve them. Standards of beauty vary enormously between cultures, and the efforts that people make to follow them are astonishing—reshaping their bodies (or at least their appearance), shaping, coloring, or removing hair, coloring their skin, some times their teeth, and decorating themselves with expensive and beautiful (often shimmering) cloths and jewels.
Fashion is an amazing story, and there is no place better to explore it than the Met, where we can examine the artworks into which people transformed themselves from many cultures. From the extraordinary hairdos of Roman Imperial ladies to the neckings of Africa, from the hoop skirts and codpieces of the Renaissance to the cloth beauty marks and powdered 'poufs' of Marie Antoinette's court, from Victorian ladies' bustles to the sporty wear of the 20th century, the Met has it all.
So come spend 2 hours on the fun and informative Dressed to Kill tour. You will leave with a whole new view of what art is about—and maybe of what beauty is as well. Get tickets here https://www.shadyladiestours.com/fashion-and-beauty-tour/
