“Heavenly Bodies” Brings Vatican Fashion to the Met - The New Yorker

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“Heavenly Bodies” Brings Vatican Fashion to the Met The New Yorker Pope Francis may favor basic black footwear and plain white cotton garb, but for centuries the Vatican has been synonymous with jewel-encrusted, ermine-trimmed opulence. On May 10, the Met's Costume Institute opens the exhibition “Heavenly Bodies ...