The Met’s Pointless Fashion Exhibit about Blogging

But we decided to check out the exhibit for ourselves. And as we’d imagined, we were left completely unsatisfied. The clothes, of course, were gorgeous (please excuse the dark photos), but seemed to follow no particular theme. There were original Chanel knit dresses and S&M boots from the 20′s, 18th century petticoats and Vivienne Westwood tartan. But without a common thread, we found ourselves absolutely uninspired. And, tellingly, the “blogbar” was left totally unused, except for an 8-year-old attempting to check her email (no dice).

Perhaps if it were an exhibit about fashion in music, or 17th century royal attire, or wearable technology — and then provided the mechanisms for visitors to blog on site or via the Met’s website at home — it would make a little more sense. But the same goes for the entire museum, and every museum the world over — they should all be making the transition to include some sort of blogging platform, for all their exhibits. Because blogging isn’t really the point in and of itself, it’s the tool with which to understand the point. The Met, it seems, has missed the point entirely.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: blog.mode: addressing fashion