{"id":46144,"date":"2016-05-02T17:40:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T21:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=46144"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:10:04","slug":"an-inside-look-at-manus-x-machina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/an-inside-look-at-manus-x-machina\/","title":{"rendered":"An Inside Look at Manus x Machina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cover\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A9963.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A9963.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A9963-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A9963-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id =\"covertitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/an-inside-look-at-manus-x-machina\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">An Inside Look at Manus x Machina<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n#cover {\nbackground-color: white;\nposition:relative;\nmargin: 0 auto 30px auto;\ntext-align:center;\n}\n#covertitle {\nposition: absolute;font-family:'Didot W01 Roman',times,serif;\nbottom: 45%;\nwidth: 100%;\ncolor: white;\nfont-weight:500;\n}\n#covertitle a {color:white;}\n@media screen and (max-width: 800px) {\n#covertitle {font-size: 2.5rem;}\n}\n@media screen and (max-width: 950px) {\n#covertitle {font-size: 3rem;}\n}\n@media screen and (min-width: 951px) and (max-width: 1099px) {\n#covertitle {font-size: 3.5rem;}\n}\n@media screen and (min-width: 1100px) {\n#covertitle {font-size: 4rem;}\n}\n@media screen and (min-width: 1300px) {\n#covertitle {font-size: 4.5rem;}\n}\n@media screen and (min-width: 1400px) {\n#covertitle {font-size: 5rem;}\n}\n.center,.center img {width: 100% !important;max-width:1280px !important;}\n.center img {margin:140px auto !important;}\n.post p.videoP {background-color:#000;}\n.post p, .post div p:first-child {padding:0}\n.toppic {padding-bottom: 20px;}\nvideo {background-color:#000;width:100% !important;}\n#videocontainerdiv {margin:auto;height:auto;max-width:1280px;width:auto;background-color:black;padding-top:60px;padding-bottom:50px;}\n#introbox,#creditbox {border:1px solid white;padding:80px;}\n#introbox{font-size:20px;clear:both;}\n.mdcdidotro {font-family:'Didot W01 Roman';}\n.photogtitle {font-size:2rem;}\n#introtxt {margin:80px 0;padding:0 40px;font-size:1.6rem;}\n.opensans,#introtxt, #introbox, .introcredits {font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;}\n#introbox .introcredits {font-size:1rem;padding:40px 0;}\n.txtdiv {padding: 0 40px;clear:both;}\n#introbox {margin:0px 0 10px 0;font-weight:300;}\n#introbox .title {font-size:4.2rem;color:black;font-weight:normal;margin:auto;padding:60px 0;text-align:center;}\n#introbox .title a {color:black;}\n.subtitle {font-size:2rem;}\n#introbox .titlename {font-size:6.5rem;}\n#introbox {text-align:justify;}\n.seriesintro {font-weight:100;width:80%;margin:auto;font-size:1rem;}\n.credits {margin-bottom: 80px;font-size:0.75rem;font-family:\"Courier New\", Courier, monospace;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;}\n.center {text-align: center;}\n.center img {max-width: 80%;}\n#vidWidthLimit {width:1000px;}\n#scroller {max-width:1280px;margin:auto;padding-bottom:60px;}\n.separ {border:1px solid white;clear:both;margin:60px;}\n.parts {color:#ccc;float:left;width:20%;text-align:center;}\n.active a {color:black;}\n<\/style>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/fast.fonts.com\/cssapi\/544ca7db-3ebc-42aa-9645-62e7779154a9.css\"\/>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/fast.fonts.com\/cssapi\/cf078006-a05b-4f0e-9212-2fbd05409a7c.css\"\/>\n<div id=\"vidWidthLimit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\">\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<p>Exactly what does it take to make a beautiful garment? Is the effort of hand sewing a couture creation more extensive than a 3D printed dress? The Metropolitan Museum of Art and curator in charge, Andrew Bolton, delved deep to dig up the answers for this year&#8217;s Costume Institute exhibition, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/listings\/2016\/manus-x-machina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology<\/a>. With over 170 fashion pieces from past to present, the exhibition looks to bridge the gap between the two protagonists \u2013 handmade traditions, <em>manus<\/em>, versus machine assisted garments, <em>machina<\/em>. With the Industrial Revolution and invention of the sewing machine, the mindset has swiftly changed towards which methods should be used to make something truly extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p>As the distinction between haute couture and pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter gets more muddled than ever, the 2016 exhibit breaks down the vast spectrum of design practices in the 21st century and how it\u2019s not quite black and white when it comes to man versus machine. Nowhere is this combination more present than in the opening exhibit gown \u2013 a Fall 2014 Chanel couture wedding ensemble made of a hand-molded synthetic scuba knit that is both machine sewn and then hand embroidered over a digitally drawn baroque print. Presented in the Museum\u2019s Robert Lehman Wing, the exhibit is structured around the founding couture principles of <em>m\u00e9tiers<\/em> or trade houses that specialize in embroidery, feathers, artificial flowers, pleating, lace and leather work and each curated look explores the current fashion canon and the new frontier that technology inevitably brings. With archived pieces loaned from Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Iris van Herpen, Yves Saint Laurent, Hussein Chalayan, Issey Miyake and countless others, what was once thought as two clashing forces comes beautifully together for a technically unified delight. <\/p>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\nPhotos by Betty Sze for Models.com<br \/>\nText by Irene Ojo-Felix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">Cover: Chanel Fall 2005 haute couture<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A9990-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46154\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left &#038; Center &#8211; Dior 1949  haute couture| Right &#8211; Alexander McQueen Spring 2012<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A9983-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46155\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Christian Dior Spring 1952 &#038; Spring 1953 haute couture<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A9979-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1709\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46156\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left &#8211; Prada Fall 2016 | Center &#8211; Christopher Kane Spring 2014 | Right &#8211; Christian Dior Spring 1952 &#038; Spring 1953 haute couture<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A9976-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46157\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Hussein Chalayan Fall 2011<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0272-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46160\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Chanel Fall 2014 haute couture<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0245-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46162\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Noa Raviv 2014<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0242-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46163\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Thierry Mugler Fall 1990<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0197-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46166\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Alexander McQueen Fall 2012<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0194-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46167\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left &#8211; Alexander McQueen Spring 2012 | Center &#038; Right &#8211; Iris van Herpen Spring 2015 &#038; 2016<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0188-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46168\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Prada Fall 2008<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0186-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1287\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46169\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Iris van Herpen Fall 2011<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0169-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46171\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Givenchy Fall 2011 haute couture<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0158-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1281\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46173\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left &#8211; threeASFOUR Spring 2016 | Right &#8211; threeASFOUR Spring 2014<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0150-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1348\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46174\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left &#8211; Christian Dior Spring 1947 haute couture | Center &#8211; Hussein Chalayan Spring 2007 | Right &#8211; Paco Rabanne 1967 haute couture <\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0145-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46175\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Dior Spring 2015 haute couture<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0125-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46176\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Maison Margiela Spring 2015 haute couture <\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0118-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46177\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left &#8211; Chanel 1963-68 haute couture | Center &#038; Right &#8211; Chanel Fall 2015 haute couture<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0113-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46178\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Dior Fall 2005 haute couture<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Combine1-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46191\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Issey Miyake Spring 1990<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0082-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46182\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Maiko Takeda 2013<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0066-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46183\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Iris van Herpen Fall 2014 haute couture<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/2K8A0007-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46186\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Left &#8211; 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