Zandra Rhodes X Camp: Notes on Fashion at the MET Museum

Camp: Notes on Fashion is the 2019 annual exhibition and notorious Met Gala theme held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Zandra’s work is featured in the exhibition with a historic pleated lamé ensemble from her Autumn/Winter 1981-82 collection which portrays the eccentric concept of camp and the link it has to theatrical, fun fashion.

The exhibition is accompanied by a book written by Curator Andrew Bolton. You can view Zandra’s iconic outfit until September 2019. For more information visit www.metmuseum.org

“Indeed, the essence of Camp is its love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration.” – Susan Sontag, 1964

A man in a tuxedo and a woman in an elaborate dress posing together at an event.
A mannequin displays a dress made of layered, metallic, pleated fabric with brown, bronze, and gold tones, featuring ruffled details on the shoulders and waist, against a beige background.