#grand central station

Grand Central Station

(Lisa Larsen. 1952)

Grand Central

slfmag:

Blake Lively wore an Atelier Versace design inspired by New York City’s Liberty of Freedom Statue with a dramatic transformation on the Met Gala 2022 red carpet.

“I think Versace thought I was crazy when I called them and pitched this…Rather than looking at fashion from the Gilded Age, I wanted to look at architecture”

• Transforms (on colour co-ordinated carpet) from copper to pattinated

• The column detailing of the dress homage to the Empire State building

• Draping from the Statue of Liberty

• Train features the constellation of Grand Central Station

• Seven spikes on the crown like the seven spikes the Statue of Liberty had representing the seven seas and seven continents representing inclusivity welcomness and freedom

• Twenty-five stones representing Statue of Liberty’s twenty-five windows

Outfit: Atelier Versace

Jeweller: Lorraine Schwartz

Sandals: Christian Louboutin

Grand Central Station NYC

[Woman sitting on luggage in Grand Central Terminal] (LOC) by The Library of Congress
Via Flickr:
Rizzuto, Angelo,, 1906-1967,, photographer. [Woman sitting on luggage in Grand Central Terminal] 09/1958 [September 1958] 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 22 x 28 cm (8 x 10 in. format) Notes: Photograph shows the backside of a woman sitting on her luggage, looking on at other travelers in the background. Title devised by Library staff. On verso: “4, 9-58”. Corresponding contact sheet: RZ-1958-9-4. Forms part of: Anthony Angel Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)–1950-1960. Railroad stations–New York (State)–New York–1950-1960. Luggage–New York (State)–New York–1950-1960. Travelers–New York (State)–New York–1950-1960. United States–New York (State)–New York. Format: Gelatin silver prints–1950-1960. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For information see “Anthony Angel Collection…” www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/730_ange.htmlRepository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printPart Of: Anthony Angel Collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 94837687 Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL):hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.70441Call Number: LOT 15144-J, no. 127

Grand Central Station (December 2013)

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