Bowie is...incredible!

It was announced quite awhile ago that the exhibit "Bowie is" would be coming to Chicago.  After about a year of waiting, the day had finally come.  Whenever    I get so excited about something, I worry I'll be disappointed.  Thankfully, that was very far from the case.  I was not disappointed in the slightest.  I really wish pictures were allowed, but alas they were not.  That was probably my one complaint.  The first thing you see, when you walk in, is a Kensai Yamamoto costume.  It happens to be one used in one of my favorite Bowie pictures ever, see below.  When I saw this, I knew the exhibit would be something special.  The exhibit does a great job of explaining Bowie's influences, as well as tracing his evolution.  I was amazed at what was contained in the exhibit.  The exhibit even has his cocaine spoon on display!   It's now my understanding that Bowie gave the curators pretty much total access to his archives.  The costumes and clothing were definitely a highlight for me. Seeing a lot of the costumes from the Ziggy area was incredible.  They had all the iconic ones. Seeing the "Life on Mars" and "Ashes to Ashes" costumes was also cool.   The exhibit even had quite a few of the costumes/clothing Alexander McQueen designed for Bowie as well.  It was incredible to see the Union Jack coat from "Earthling" in person, also see below. Bowie has also had a pretty great acting career, and there was a whole room dedicated to that.  I have liked Bowie every since seeing The Labyrinth as a little girl, so I was excited to see Jareth's crystal ball and riding crop.  The last room was probably my favorite.  The exhibit definitely eneded on a high note.  It had huge screens with "Rock n Roll Suicide" playing.  The room was also full with tons of costumes, this is were many of the iconic Aladdin Sane costumes were.  The 8yr old in me, who would dance in her room to the Let's Dance album, had trouble containing the excitement.  I wanted the exhibit to last forever!  Do yourself a favor if you are in the Chicago area, and check the exhibit out.    David Bowie is...an icon!