In America: An Anthology of Fashion Exhibition Preview

Watch a teaser for The Costume Institute's In America: An Anthology of Fashion—the second in a two-part exhibition exploring fashion in the United States.

Watch a teaser for The Costume Institute's In America: An Anthology of Fashion—the second in a two-part exhibition exploring fashion in the United States. Presented in collaboration with The Met's American Wing, In America: An Anthology of Fashion will highlight sartorial narratives that relate to the complex and layered histories of the American Wing period rooms. The exhibition is on view May 7, 2022, through September 5, 2022.


Two women stand in an art gallery. One gestures towards a large, ornate-framed painting of a seated figure.
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