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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
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
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The Atelier with Alina Cho: Christopher John Rogers
Join journalist Alina Cho and fashion designer Christopher John Rogers for a conversation about the acclaimed designer’s upbringing and the launch of his brand.
Alina Cho and Christopher John Rogers
June 28, 2022
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A Virtual Tour of In America: A Lexicon of Fashion
This exhibition establishes a modern vocabulary of American fashion based on its expressive qualities.
Andrew Bolton
September 18, 2021
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La Belle Époque, 1983—Featuring Diana Vreeland and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
This outrageous and slyly self-aware documentary revisits The Costume Institute’s 1982 exhibition La Belle Époque, from the decadence in fin-de-siècle Paris through the global pandemonium of World War I.
May 1, 2020
Two visitors stood in the galleries of Camp: Notes on Fashion
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Camp: Notes on Fashion Gallery Views | Met Fashion
Gallery views of The Costume Institute's spring 2019 exhibition, Camp: Notes on Fashion, narrated by exhibition curator Andrew Bolton.
May 10, 2019
A conservationist in a white gown and blue gloves gestures towards two hanging costumes to her left: the first is a greenish-blue dress, and the second is a peach color. Both are made with unconventional materials.
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Iris Van Herpen: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory
Sarah Scaturro, conservator in The Met's Costume Institute, offers a close look at two Iris Van Herpen dresses.
June 21, 2017
A conservationist sits at a white table. Laid out on the table in front of her are different pieces of an 18th century men's suit.
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18th-Century Court Suit: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory
Laura Mina, associate conservator in The Met's Costume Institute, offers a close look at an 18th-century court suit.
June 21, 2017
A seated conservationist points to an area on a beige ball gown, spread out on a white table in front of him.
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House of Worth Ball Gown: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory
Glenn Petersen, conservator in The Met's Costume Institute, offers a close look at a House of Worth ball gown from 1898.
June 21, 2017
Hipster by Jan Glier Reeder
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Why Charles James saw himself as a sculptor of fabric
"The construction defies any usual dress-making norms."
Jan Glier Reeder
December 6, 2013