Sunday D. and I met up with
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kiya,
lady_masque, and my co worker S. for the
Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain exhibit.
Oh, it was good, so very good! The armor on display was in fantastic shape and wonderfully ornate, being created to convey status and wealth rather than for actual combat use. It was interesting to see how the lines of the armor mirrored the fashionable styles of the times in which they were made - duck-bill toes, peascod bellies, and, yes, Blackadderesque "black russian" codpieces (though to be fair, it makes sense for armor to have a "cup" :P)
The highlights were the small cases that allowed me to get
really close to lech on detail, and the fact that some pieces had the original fabric (!!) attached (especially the Roman-style armor - I got to get close looks at the paned trunkhose and trim!) and the discussion with my friends. There's nothing quite like having similarly interested people to say "ooh, look at that!" with.
The frustrations were incomplete fabric info (what kind of fabric??) and the fact that the catalog was sold out and unlikely to be reissued. Given how passive I can be about getting down to local exhibits, I'm glad I got to this one.
Afterwards we went to dinner at a
place near the museum. The numbers on the menu caused us to blink a bit but the food really was fantastic (and HUGE!) The apres-dinner port was so good that D., S., and I missed our metro stop 3 times on the way home :P
Next possible group outing:
Contemporary Japanese Fashion: The Mary Baskett Collection. I've not decided on a time/date I'm going yet but if it's the sort of thing you'd be interested in, let me know.
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