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Jan 07 2008 12:00am EDT

Spotted at blog.mode

blog.mode: addressing fashion opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York a few weeks ago, and Figure Painting braved the crowds on Saturday to see the venerable old institution's "first foray into the blogosphere." The exhibition features 65 of the the Institute's recent acquistions and, more to the point, a blog where anyone can post comments on specific pieces. What we found: Damien Hirst, love him or hate him, has even managed to infiltrate the dark, basement-level gallery that the Costume Institute calls home.

Having progressed from some 18th century frocks to the most beautiful Rodarte evening dress — something that truly makes you believe that fashion could be art — we came upon a vitrine containing a pair of Manolo Blahnik stiletto ankle boots covered in...Damien Hirst's seemingly ubiquitous dot print.

Some commentors loved the spotted booties — "They remind me of wonder bread!" wrote Dani — and some did not, calling them "incredibly mundane."

Think back a couple of months, and you'll remember that the dot print was also used in Hirst's collection for Levi's.

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