The Prada Transformer is now open to the public. Currently on show is a retrospective of Prada skirts called Waist Down.

There are some beautiful pieces on display and each has an informative description provided in both English and Korean. If that's not enough, the exhibition staff are super-knowledgeable and helpful.

A lot of thought went into the displays themselves: skirts are illuminated, spun around (at speeds individually calibrated to show off each skirt's ideal shape), magnified, and sashayed side-to-side by windshield-wiper motors.















Also included is a set of skirts designed by various Korean schools. Each inspired by a traditional Korean elements (palace roofs, Korean origami, traditional windows, etc.)





There is of course the Transformer itself. Designed by OMA and Rem Koolhaas, the venue will be lifted by four cranes and turned onto a different side for each upcoming event: a film festival (co-curated by Alejandro González Iñárritu, an art exhibit, and a "Special Event" (fashion show?).

Waist Down will be in Seoul for a month. Admission is free. Reservations are apparently required, although we did not make any.

PS. popseoul has photos of celebs at the Transformer.


Directions: Line 5 / Seodaemun Station / Exit 4
View Map: 'B' marks the spot