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Exhibition
In America: A Lexicon of Fashion
September 18, 2021–September 5, 2022
Previously on view at
The Met Fifth Avenue
in
Galleries 980–981
Free with Museum admission
All exhibitions
Overview
Exhibition Objects
Quilt, Tumbling Blocks with Signatures pattern
Adeline Harris Sears (1839–1931)
begun 1856
"Veil Flag"
S.R. Studio. LA. CA. (American, founded 2019)
Sterling Ruby (American, born Germany, 1972)
2020
"American Quilt"
ERL (American, founded 2018)
Eli Russell Linnetz (American, born 1990)
spring/summer 2022
Ensemble
Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939)
fall/winter 1982−83
Ensemble
Stan (American, founded 2020)
Tristan Detwiler (American, born 1997)
fall/winter 2021−22
Ensemble
Mimi Prober (American, born 1986)
fall/winter 2018−19
Ensemble
Heron Preston (American, born 1983)
spring/summer 2021
Ensemble
Kentucky Boy Tyler (American, founded 2019)
Tyler Webb (American, born 1997)
2022
Shirt
Multiple artists/makers
2021
Trousers
Greg Lauren (American, born 1970)
spring/summer 2021
"Free-Formed" Coat
Manonik (American, founded 2015)
Yoshiyuki Minami (Japanese, born 1981)
2019
“Carrie’s Prom Dress”
Rentrayage (American, founded 2019)
Erin Beatty (American, born 1979)
fall/winter 2019–20
Ensemble
La Réunion (American, founded 2019)
Sarah Nsikak (American, born Oklahoma, 1991)
2021
Dress
Multiple artists/makers
spring/summer 2020
Dress
Puppets and Puppets (American, founded 2018)
Carly Mark (American, born 1988)
fall/winter 2021−22
Ensemble
Gypsy Sport (American, founded 2012)
Rio Uribe (American, born 1988)
autumn/winter 2020−21
Sweater
Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939)
Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939)
fall/winter 1989–90
“Tyson Beckford” Sweater
Denim Tears (American, founded 2019)
Tremaine Emory (American, born 1981)
2021
Sweater
Tommy Hilfiger (American, born 1951)
ca. 2000
“Falling Stars” Sweater
Willy Chavarria (American, born 1967)
spring/summer 2019
Dress
Jonathan Cohen (American, born 1985)
spring/summer 2020
"Samurai" Coat
Ralph Rucci (American, born 1957)
2009
Dress
Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh (Italian, founded 2013)
Virgil Abloh (American, Rockford, Illinois 1980–2021 Chicago)
2022
Dress
Brandon Maxwell (American, born 1984)
spring/summer 2020
Dress
Christopher John Rogers (American, born Louisiana, 1993)
pre-fall 2022
"Quinn" Dress
Ashlyn (American, founded 2021)
fall/winter 2021-22
"Joanna" Dress
Khaite (American, founded 2016)
Catherine Holstein (American, born 1983)
pre-fall 2019
Dress
Multiple artists/makers
fall/winter 2021–22
Dress
Marc Jacobs (American, born New York, 1963)
spring/summer 2020
Evening ensemble
Adolfo (American, born Cuba, Cárdenas 1923–2021 New York)
1975
Dress
Multiple artists/makers
spring/summer 2012
"Cardio" Bodysuit
Collina Strada (American, founded 2008)
Hillary Taymour (American, born 1987)
fall/winter 2019-2020
Ensemble
Lilly Pulitzer (American, Roslyn, New York 1931–2013 Palm Beach, Florida)
Lilly Pulitzer Inc. (American, founded 1961)
1969
Ensemble
Anna Sui (American, born 1955)
spring/summer 1994
Dress
Wiederhoeft (American, founded 2019)
Jackson Wiederhoeft (American, born 1993)
fall/winter 2020–21
Dress
Multiple artists/makers
fall/winter 2019–20
Ensemble
Claudia Li (New Zealander, born 1988)
fall/winter 2020
Ensemble
Multiple artists/makers
1990s
Ensemble
Batsheva (American, founded 2016)
spring/summer 2021
Dress
Prabal Gurung (American, born Singapore, 1979)
spring/summer 2022
Ensemble
ERL (American, founded 2018)
Eli Russell Linnetz (American, born 1990)
fall/winter 2021−22
Ensemble
Section 35 (Nehiyaw (Plains Cree), founded 2014)
Justin Jacob Louis (born 1983)
winter 2021–22
Ensemble
Fear of God (American, founded 2013)
Jerry Lorenzo (American, born 1977)
spring/summer 2021
Ensemble
Jamie Okuma (Enrolled member of the La Jolla Band of Mission Indians, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki, Luiseño, and Okinawan, born California, 1977)
2019
Jumpsuit
Ji Won Choi (American, born Korea)
Adidas (German, founded 1949)
2019
Jacket
Ji Won Choi (American, born Korea)
Adidas (German, founded 1949)
2019
Jacket
Ji Won Choi (American, born Korea)
Adidas (German, founded 1949)
2019
Trousers
Ji Won Choi (American, born Korea)
Adidas (German, founded 1949)
2019
Dress
Multiple artists/makers
spring/summer 2019
Ensemble
Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh (Italian, founded 2013)
Virgil Abloh (American, Rockford, Illinois 1980–2021 Chicago)
fall/winter 2020−21
Jumpsuit
Rudi Gernreich (American (born Austria), Vienna 1922–1985 Los Angeles, California)
1970
Jumpsuit
Nihl (American, founded 2017)
Neil Grotzinger (American, born 1991)
autumn/winter 2021
"Dorcas" Tunic
Kenneth Nicholson (American, born 1982)
spring/summer 2019
Trouser skirt
Evan Ducharme (Metis, born 1992)
2017
Ensemble
Willy Chavarria (American, born 1967)
spring/summer 2022
Ensemble
Willy Chavarria (American, born 1967)
spring/summer 2022
“Sigourney” Suit
Chromat (American, founded 2010)
Becca McCharen-Tran (American, born 1985)
fall/winter 2016−17
Ensemble
Savage X Fenty (American, founded 2018)
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (Barbadian, born 1988)
2020
Suit
Bill Blass (American, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1922–2002 New Preston, Connecticut)
1990s
Ensemble
Ralph Lauren (American, born 1939)
Ralph Lauren (American, founded 1967)
ca. 1992
Ensemble
Thom Browne (American, born 1965)
fall/winter 2020
Ensemble
Thom Browne (American, born 1965)
fall/winter 2020–21
Uniform
Elizabeth Hawes (American, Ridgewood, New Jersey 1903–1971 New York)
Abercrombie and Fitch Co. (American, founded 1892)
1941–1942
Smock
Mrs. Helen Cookman (American, 1894–1973)
Reeves Brothers Inc.
1948
Ensemble
Heron Preston (American, born 1983)
fall/winter 2021−22
Dress
Tom Ford (American, born 1961)
spring/summer 2018
“Half Moons Blossom into a Cornflower” Dress
Isabel Toledo (American, born Cuba, Camajuaní 1960–2019 New York)
fall/winter 1998−99
Dress
Giorgio di Sant'Angelo (American, born Italy, 1933–1989)
spring/summer 1991
Vera Wang (American, born 1949)
spring/summer 2017
"Parfleche" Dress
Jamie Okuma (Enrolled member of the La Jolla Band of Mission Indians, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki, Luiseño, and Okinawan, born California, 1977)
2021
"Adam with Apple" Dress
LÙCHEN (American, founded 2021)
spring/summer 2022
Dress
Jason Wu (Canadian, born Taiwan, 1982)
spring/summer 2018
"Square Cut Out" Dress
Grace Ling (Singaporean, born 1997)
spring/summer 2022
Dress
LaQuan Smith (American, born 1988)
autumn/winter 2022
Dress
Mônot (American, founded 2019)
fall/winter 2021–22
Ensemble
Valentina (American, born Kyiv 1899–1989)
ca. 1935
Dress
Frankie Welch (American, 1924–2021)
ca. 1970
Dress
Diane von Furstenberg (American, founded 1972)
Diane von Furstenberg (American, born Brussels, 1946)
1970s
Dress
Tory Burch (American, founded 2004)
Tory Burch (American, born 1966)
pre-fall 2022
Ensemble
Vera Maxwell (American, 1901–1995)
(d) Vera Neumann (American, 1907–1993)
1948
Ensemble
Matthew Adams Dolan (American, born 1986)
spring/summer 2019
Pantsuit
Bonnie Cashin (American, Oakland, California 1908–2000 New York)
Philip Sills & Co. (American, founded 1946)
spring/summer 1969
Ensemble
Multiple artists/makers
Resort 2019
Jacket
Victor Barragán (Mexican, born 1992)
spring/summer 2017
Evening ensemble
Anne Fogarty (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1919–1980 New York)
fall/winter 1962–63
Ensemble
Halston (American, Des Moines, Iowa 1932–1990 San Francisco, California)
1970s
Ensemble
Michael Kors (American, born 1959)
fall/winter 2020-2021
Dress
Multiple artists/makers
fall/winter 2021−22
"Urban Nomad"
Yeohlee Teng (American, born Malaysia, 1951)
Yeohlee (American, founded 1981)
fall/winter 1997−98
Ensemble
Bonnie Cashin (American, Oakland, California 1908–2000 New York)
1972
Ensemble
A.Potts (American, founded 2018)
Aaron Potts (American, born 1972)
fall/winter 2021−22
"Tribute to Diamond" Caftan
Margaret Roach Wheeler (Chickasaw, born 1943)
1996
Cape
Andre Walker (American, born New York, 1967)
Pendleton Woolen Mills (American, founded 1863)
spring/summer 2018
“Cascade” Ensemble
EMME Studio (founded 2015)
Korina Emmerich (Puyallup descent, born 1986)
winter 2021
Dress
Multiple artists/makers
autumn/winter 2019
Ensemble
3.1 Phillip Lim (3.1 Phillip Lim (American, founded 2004))
Phillip Lim (American, born Thailand, 1973)
resort 2020
"Hamill" Coat
Gabriela Hearst (Uruguayan, born 1976)
fall/winter 2020–21
Dress
Gypsy Sport (American, founded 2012)
Rio Uribe (American, born 1988)
fall/winter 2017–18
"The White Knit Dress"
Elizabeth Shevelev (American, born 1996)
2018
"Entanglement" Dress
Manonik (American, founded 2015)
Yoshiyuki Minami (Japanese, born 1981)
2017
Dress
Susan Cianciolo (American, born 1969)
1998
Dress
CDLM (American, founded 2018)
(Chris Peters, American, born 1984)
spring/summer 2022
Ensemble
SARAH APHRODITE (American, founded 2008)
Sarah Aphrodite Stolwuk (Dutch, born 1979)
2019
"Hooked" Coat
Alexa Stark (American, born 1989)
2021
Dress
Alexa Stark (American, born 1989)
Ensemble
Multiple artists/makers
fall/winter 2019–20
"Links"
Multiple artists/makers
fall/winter 2021−22
"Intergalactic Traveler" Sweater
Jetpack Hom(m)e (American, founded 2016)
2018 and spring/summer 2017, edition 2022
Suit
KidSuper (American, founded 2011)
Colm Dillane (American, born 1991)
spring/summer 2022