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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
Image of Cecily Brown in her studio.
Video
Meet the Artist—Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid
Go behind the scenes with artist Cecily Brown, who discusses the inspiration and making of Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid, the first full-fledged museum survey of Brown’s work in New York since she made the city her home.
March 20, 2023
Amber-Dawn Bear Robe Headshot
Indigenizing Fashion with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe
The curator and art historian reflects on the significance of representation in the world of fashion.
Benjamin Korman
November 1, 2022
Irving Penn's "The Tarot Reader (Bridget Tichenor and Jean Patchett), New York" with two women in stylist black clothing reading tarot cards with a diagram of a hand behind them
Immaterial: The Tarot Reader
“At first glance, this Irving Penn photo looks like it could be its own tarot card.”
Alexander Chee
September 28, 2022
Adrienne Fidelin wearing a headdress decorated with cowrie shells
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Travails of the Traveling Hats: From the Congo to The Met
Discover the journey of 47 caps and headdresses from Central Africa’s Congo River basin to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
Wendy A. Grossman
September 26, 2022
Close-up detail of a sheet of tan linen cloth
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Immaterial: Linen
Suit up as we undress the complex legacy of linen.
August 3, 2022
Video
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
Installation shot of this year's Costume Institute exhibition, featuring a group of chrome mannequins in haute couture caught in a battle, surrounded by a panoramic painting of Versailles
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A Virtual Tour of In America: An Anthology of Fashion
May 19, 2022
Image of four dresses from past Costume Institute shows.
Revisiting a Decade of Fashion at The Met
To celebrate the opening of this year’s spring Costume Institute exhibition, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, we’re looking back at some of The Met’s most iconic fashion shows through a collection of virtual tours dating back to 2010.
May 1, 2022
Image of a unicorn hunter from the Unicorn Tapestry series and an image of someone dressed like them.
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How to Look like a Medieval Unicorn Hunter
Travel back in time with a medieval look inspired by The Met’s beloved The Unicorn Tapestries and see how you can replicate one of the hunters from the tapestries using makeup.
Cecilia Zhou
April 22, 2022