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Essay

Costume in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

October 1, 2004, revised September 1, 2014

By The Costume Institute

The Costume Institute houses a collection of more than 35,000 costumes and accessories spanning five continents and just as many centuries, arguably the greatest such collection in the world.
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Essay

Nō Costume

December 1, 2008

By Joyce Denney

In performance, Nō’s austere bare stage and the severe elegance of its powerful masks combine with the multiple layers of shimmering costume to give the actor an oversized sculptural presence as he moves with the music and chanting of the chorus.
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Essay

Haute Couture

October 1, 2004

By Richard Martin and Harold Koda

Couture has long stood as the modern equilibrium between the garment as exquisite aggregate and the burgeoning notions of fashion as a system.
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Essay

Dress Rehearsal: The Origins of the Costume Institute

October 1, 2004

By Harold Koda

The Museum of Costume Art established a pattern of collecting that continues to inform The Costume Institute’s acquisitions program to this day.
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Support

Friends of The Costume Institute

Inaugurated in the fall of 2002, Friends of The Costume Institute is an invited group of patrons who provide critical support to the Costume Institute.
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editorial

First Lady Michelle Obama Opens The Costume Institute's Anna Wintour Costume Center

May 6, 2014

By Nancy Chilton

Yesterday morning, First Lady Michelle Obama cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of The Costume Institute's new Anna Wintour Costume Center, which has just undergone a two-year renovation.
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editorial

The Generosity of Donors: The Costume Institute Library

April 1, 2020

By Celia Hartmann

Former Assistant Archivist Celia Hartmann discusses the early history of the Costume Institute Library.
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editorial

Collecting All Things Fashion: The Costume Institute Library

April 15, 2020

By Julie Lê

Assistant Museum Librarian for the The Costume Institute Julie Lê discusses the collection of The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library.
Press Release

The Costume Institute

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Publication

Haute Couture

This is a survey of the history of haute couture, from the formation of the House of Worth in mid-19th-century Paris to the major designers of the present day. The book focuses on the highly skilled crafts that are essential to the production of haute couture. Separate chapters examine tailoring techniques and finishes, weaving, draping, and the intricate decoration produced by embroiderers, feather-makers, and other craftspeople on whom couturiers rely for the execution of their ideas.
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Art

Armor (Tatami Gusoku) with Sword, Sword Carrier, Dagger, and Spear

Date: 17th–18th century
Accession Number: 14.100.538a–k; 04.4.49, .50; 36.25.1753...

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Art

Costume Armor and Sword in the Classical Style

Helmet includes original paper label of Hallé (French, Paris, active ca. 1780–1800)

Date: ca. 1788–90
Accession Number: 1988.65.1–.2; 1995.93a, b

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Art

King's attendant

Giuseppe Gori (active ca. 1770–1810)

Date: second half 18th century
Accession Number: 64.164.84a–c

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Art

Helmet (Sallet)

Date: late 15th–early 16th century
Accession Number: 1983.413

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Art

Armored Cavalryman

Date: 18th–19th century
Accession Number: 36.25.25,.28,.351,.476,.583,.842,.2174...

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Art

Armor (Gusoku) with Box

Helmet bowl by Neo Masanobu 根尾正信 (Japanese, active early 18th century)

Date: 19th century; helmet bowl, early 18th century
Accession Number: 2023.735.5a–y

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Art

Costume Armor in the Classical Style

Helmet includes original paper label of Hallé (French, Paris, active ca. 1780–1800)

Date: ca. 1788–90
Accession Number: 1988.65.1–.2

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Art

Hooded wall clock with calendar

Clockmaker: Ahasuerus I Fromanteel (British, Norwich, England 1607–1693)

Date: ca. 1660–65
Accession Number: 1974.28.93

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Art

Armor (Gusoku)

Helmet signed by Bamen Tomotsugu (Japanese, Echizen province, Toyohara, active 18th century)

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 2001.642

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Art

Armored Cavalryman

Date: 18th–19th century
Accession Number: 36.25.2ii,.25,.351,.476,.583,.2461,...