House of Schiaparelli headpiece. Photo © Manic Metallic 2019
Camp is an indefinable fashion concept. The 2019 Met Costume Institute spring exhibition sought to define it somewhat, which is no small task. Enter Susan Sontag. As a writer, she took on the herculean task of doing this in 1964; her work "Notes On 'Camp'" was used in part as the basis for this exhibit.
Cristobal Balenciaga evening dress, A/W 1965-66 haute couturePhoto: © Manic Metallic 2019
In her essay, Sontag guides us . . .
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