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Todd Oldham: The Muchness of André Leon Talley
Join designer Todd Oldham behind the scenes at The Met’s Costume Institute.
November 21, 2024
Covers of Vogue featuring Apo Whang-Od and Isabella Rossellini
Aged to Perfection
Honoring fashion elders in The Costume Institute Library
Julie Lê
August 21, 2024
Beige transparent dress on the left side of the image, with pink floweres growing in the belly of the dress. On the left side, there is a man in a black tux staring down at a tux and a bed of grown grass.
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Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion—Exhibition Tour with Andrew Bolton
Join Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, on a tour of the exhibition “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
Andrew Bolton
May 17, 2024
Black and white photo of a woman examining a sequence gown wrapped around a mannequin
Defying Gravity
Learn about the transformative collaboration between the designer Zelda Wynn Valdes and the entertainer Joyce Bryant.
Jim Byers
March 7, 2024
Model wearing a white silky outfit and a silver and gold embroidered jacket designed by Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent: When Fashion Meets Art
On the 40th anniversary of Yves Saint Laurent’s exhibition at The Met, we revisit the connection between fashion and art.
Aurola Wedman Alfaro
December 14, 2023
Pink cover featuring wig
From Waves to Wigs
Exploring Hair History Books in The Costume Institute Library
Julie Lê
October 18, 2023
The back of a navy blue dress with beautiful white patterning on the back and lower part of the dress and around the wrists. The dress is against a grey background and fitted onto a mannequin with a head and hands.
Art Is Art. Fashion Is Fashion.
Despite Karl Lagerfeld's insistence on the separation between art and fashion, he drew inspiration from a wide range of artistic sources.
Kai Toussaint Marcel
July 14, 2023
Sketch by Tadeo Ando.
On Karl Lagerfeld
The renowned architect reflects on the life and legacy of his friend.
Tadao Ando
June 29, 2023
Cart of books
Where’s Karl?
Fashion Research in The Costume Institute Library
Julie Lê
June 21, 2023
Two Mannequins behind a black background wearing a white dress on the right and a black on the left designed by Karl Lagerfeld.
Making the Mannequins
Mannequins specially made for the exhibition, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, reflect the renowned fashion designer’s aesthetic tastes.
Joyce Fung
May 4, 2023