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Representations of costume and style brought to life through the Met collection.

2022 Met Gala Red Carpet Arrivals

Watch the red carpet arrivals from the 2022 Met Gala, held on May 2. This year's event celebrates the opening of the exhibition, In America: An Anthology of Fashion. 

May 13, 2022
Image of a unicorn hunter from the Unicorn Tapestry series and an image of someone dressed like them.

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 Apr 22, 2022

Exhibition Preview—In America: An Anthology of Fashion

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.

Apr 21, 2022
Mannequin wearing Dapper Dan Louis Vuitton trench coat

Becoming Dapper Dan

How a fashion icon came to define the aesthetic of the “Harlem dandy”
Monique Long Apr 11, 2022
Detail of a black dress by Patrick Kelly with a large collection of colorful buttons in the shape of a heart on the bodice

“So We Don’t Forget Each Other”: Patrick Kelly and the Politics of Gifting

How one radical designer appropriated stereotypes to expose and confront America’s past
Sequoia Barnes Feb 28, 2022
“Tyson Beckford” beige crewneck sweater with the Pan African flag

Fashioning an African American Lexicon

Several recent collaborations between fashion designers and artists celebrate and refresh long traditions of African American creative expression.
Jonathan Michael Square Feb 25, 2022
Black-and-white headshot of Audrey Hepburn in a feathered hat and ruff

Stitch by Stitch, Click by Click

Browsing fashion in Watson Library's electronic collections
Scott Carlton Nov 4, 2021

How to Look Like a 17th-century Woodcut Print

Transform yourself into a seventeenth-century Italian work of art with a step-by-step makeup tutorial and art history lesson on chiaroscuro woodcuts.

Cecilia Zhou Oct 15, 2021
A well-dressed woman poses for a painting in an elegant off-white ballgown

Gowns and Mansions: French Fashion in U.S. Homes

In the 19th century, fashion was inextricably linked to interior space, as demonstrated by the Vanderbilts’ elaborate 1883 ball.
Elizabeth L. Block Sep 29, 2021
Kai at an exhibition

The First Monday in June: My Time as MuSe Intern at The Costume Institute

A glimpse into the life of an intern at the Costume Institute Library
Kai Toussaint Marcel Sep 29, 2021
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