New York hosts a show of spectacular costumes of Spain

Dec. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- The artistic vision of the painter Joaquín Sorolla was the regional costumes of Spain next to them inspired creations designers like Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Lacroix on exhibit beginning today in the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York.
"Joaquin Sorolla and the glory of Spanish costume" is the title of this exhibition, open until March 10, 2012 and dedicated to the Valencian painter (1863-1923) and the extraordinary accuracy with which reflected the different styles of Spanish regional dress in his collection of paintings "Vision of Spain".
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It sets out ten canvases of monumental panels Sorolla for the Hispanic Society of America, assigned to this New York museum exhibition devoted to culture and art of Spain, and several dozen regional male and female costumes and these clothes designs that inspired some of the great contemporary fashion designers.
The president of the Institute and Dominican designer Oscar de la Renta, was the promoter of this show, with André Leon Talley, one of the contributors to the magazine Vogue, as marshal.
"The origin of this exhibition are large paintings by Sorolla painted for the Hispanic Society," he told Efe De la Renta, while stressing that "the wealth of folklore in Spain is unbelievable, no country in Europe that has the There is immense variety in the different provinces of Spain. "
He said his idea was a presentation on "the traditional costumes of Spain, who continue to influence contemporary fashion. So the exhibition is current designers creations were inspired by the culture of Spain."
"The richness of the costumes are extraordinary, colorful. What I like about fashion is the ornamentation and the Spanish culture has a lot of that," said Oscar de la Renta, who stressed that Spain "has always had a great tradition fashion ".
Along with the paintings of the painter of the Mediterranean light, and the great thoroughness with which the costumes reflected in eleven regions of Spain, viewing from the beautiful festive clothing Extremadura pastor of the rich brocade suit eighteenth century Valencian and all its accessories and ornaments.
Among the exhibits also included a spectacular "suit of view" typical of the brides in La Alberca (Salamanca), like a wedding dress Lagartera (Toledo) and other holidays from Navarra, among others.
They reflect bright color combinations, and ornaments including jewelry and other accessories that enrich the traditional regional costumes.
Alongside them are creations, dresses and suits and accessories, the culture of Spain inspired artists like Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972), Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008), Stefano Pilati for YSL, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Alexander McQueen (1969-2010), Oscar de la Renta and Marchesa.
It's shown a spectacular Lacroix wedding dress inspired by the Virgin of Macarena and conveys the passion and drama of Holy Week in the Andalusian capital, while its rich ornaments and brocades are lightened with romantic flowers.
Also presents the costumes of famous bullfighters of the twentieth century as the Spanish Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez, "Manolete" (1917-1947), Juan Belmonte (1892-1962), Antonio Ordóñez (1932-1998) or the Mexican Carlos Arruza (1920-1966).
Toreros as Enrique Ponce (1971), Miguel Baez Spinola "The Litres" (1968) and Fermin Bohorquez rejoneador Domecq (1970), have also yielded some of his clothes to leave the ring at this show.
Shawls, silk shawls, dresses short for horseback riding, capes, combs, jewelry like earrings, necklaces, some filigree, coral and other decorated with tiny pictures of saints or virgins, are included in the exhibition.
Spectacular gowns from high society ladies of the Spanish and the Duchess of Alba Cayetana, Countess Aline de Romanones Nati Abascal exmodelo or complete the sample, for which the Museum of Costume in Spain has given some pieces of his collection and others who have acquired the same Sorolla.
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