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EXHIBITION IN NYC / " CHINA : THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS " AT THE MET FROM MAY 7 - AUGUST 16, 2015
Mary Katrantzou work / inspired by chinoiserie for her autumn winter 2011 collection. (c) Mary Katrantzou
From the earliest period of European contact with China in the sixteenth century, the West has been enchanted with enigmatic objects and imagery from the East, providing inspiration for fashion designers from Paul Poiret to Yves Saint Laurent, whose fashions are infused at every turn with roma