Exploring the reciprocal relationship between high fashion and evolving ideals of beauty, The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion focuses on iconic models of the twentieth century and their roles in projecting, and sometimes inspiring, the fashion of their respective eras. The exhibition, organized by historical period from 1947 to 1997, will feature haute couture and ready-to-wear masterworks accompanied by fashion photography and video footage of models who epitomized their epochs.
The playlist includes gallery views of the exhibition, a prescreening conversation with Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer, Harold Koda, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, and Kohle Yohannan, guest co-curator, about the 1995 documentary Unzipped, and an interview with Julien d'Ys—who created the heads and wigs for the exhibition.
Our YouTube channel features a wide variety of videos, including behind-the-scenes footage and curatorial talks.
