There’s no question the Cleveland Museum of Art has delivered the goods with its big fall show on the influence of the Italian Renaissance on modern and contemporary Italian couture.

Roughly 80 garments and accessories designed by many of the big names in Italian fashion are on view, from Gucci and Pucci to Armani, Versace, Valentino, Ferragamo, Max Mara and Missoni. From ball gowns to body-hugging bodices and billowing puffer coats, the show is a virtual runway of captivating moments.

Yet for a show that emphasizes the idea of beautifully clad bodies moving elegantly through space with supreme confidence, the exhibition includes moments of questionable pacing, spatial choreography, and the relationship between labels and the works they describe.

None of the glitches, however, including

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