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From Waves to Wigs
Exploring Hair History Books in The Costume Institute Library
Julie Lê
October 18, 2023
Painting of a woman in a white dress playing the harp while a lapdog sleeps at her feet in an adorned dressing room
Coxcombs and Macaronis: Fashion, Gender, and the Canon of Art History
How artists perceived to have “feminine” traits have faced exclusion in the history of European painting.
Adam Eaker
July 21, 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
painting of a woman in a white dress wearing a broad hat sitting with a book with ribbon covering her face
The Portraits of Volker Hermes
The artist behind a series of popular photocollages discusses the signs and symbols of portraiture.
Christopher Alessandrini
June 30, 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
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Where’s Karl?
Fashion Research in The Costume Institute Library
Julie Lê
June 21, 2023
White mannequin wearing a white dress designed by Karl Lagerfeld against a pitch-black backdrop.
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Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty—Exhibition Tour with Andrew Bolton
Join Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, on a tour of the exhibition "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty."
Andrew Bolton
May 12, 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
Image of Cecily Brown in her studio.
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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
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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