#metropolitan museum costume institute

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The Painting: John Singer Sargent • Portrait of Millicent Duchess of Sutherland • 1905 • Museo Thyssen

The dress : Evening gown of silk and metal. c. 1898-1900. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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This year, The Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala aka The Met Gala falls this year on Monday, May 1st 2023.

This year, the theme is “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” in honor of the late designer.

Before the Gala, here’s a really good piece on the Who/What/Where/Why/How of it all.

And for a Monday Reblog, here’s Fashion Forward White Wolf, a little The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Bucky/Sarah ficlet from last year when I was challenged to write something about the neon fuchsia monochromatic outfit Sebastian Stan (who, ICYDK, plays Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in the Marvel franchise) wore to the 2022 Met Gala, having been one of 8 celebrities—including Glenn Close—invited to attend and be dressed by award-winning Creative Director of Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli.

(Fashion Forward White Wolf is also posted at The Ay-Oh-3.)

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"[My grandmother and Mrs. Vreeland] were very similar, and they both gave me unconditional love."

André Leon Talley and Diana Vreeland, his mentor, during her position at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1974. Pictured is the iconic dress worn by Marlene Dietrich in the 1932 film Shanghai Express.

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While working on a 1920s-30s menswear presentation for work, I stumbled into this 1920s (actually ca 1918-1922) version of the distracted boyfriend meme. Use it wildly. Enjoy:

Same Energy.

Image:

Plate 048, 1920-1939, Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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The Costume Institute Gala: "Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2012.

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Photos​: #2&3 Gareth’s Instagram, #4 Farfarawaysite

Remember 2016’s Met Gala?

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"Delphos" evening dress, House Fortuny (Mariano Fortuny), ca. 1930, The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Met Gala 2022 looks pt.3 📸

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Caroline Trentini in Danielle Frankel Met Gala | “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”

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Watch a video about the construction of a new tutu for The Met's cast of Degas's famous sculpture, The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. The Met's costume conservator Glenn Peterson discusses the history of the sculpture and the decisions made in the conservation of its tutu. The sculpture, usually on view at The Met Fifth Avenue, is currently featured in the exhibition Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now), on view at The Met Breuer through July 22, 2018.

Featured Artwork:

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, model executed ca. 1880, cast 1922. French, Paris. Cast by A. A. Hébrard. Bronze, partially tinted, with cotton skirt and satin hair ribbon; wood base; 38 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. (97.8 x 43.8 x 36.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.370)

Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now) is on view at The Met Breuer from March 21 through July 22, 2018.

Credits

This conservation project was made possible by Monika A. McLennan and children.

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies

Director: Kate Farrell

Producer: Melissa Bell

Editor: Sarah Cowan

Camera: Wayne De La Roche, Dia Felix, Sarah Cowan, and Stephanie Wuertz

Production Coordinator: Kaelan Burkett

Production Assistant: Bryan Martin

Original Music: Austin Fisher

© 2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Metropolitan Museum Of Modern Art Costume Institute Gala(2017) pics...

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In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, at The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photos: Art Ruby

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“Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala.” —Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian…and Special Guest.

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sophs-style:

Emma Stone (wearing Louis Vuitton) at the 2022 Met Gala celebrating ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (2nd May 2022) in New York City.

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In America: An Anthology of Fashion through Sept. 5, 2022

The Metropolitan Museum has a an American Wing which includes period rooms, so the curators of the Costume Institute got together with those of the American Wing in order to create this show. Because, of course, people wore their clothing of a certain decade in rooms decorated in a certain decade. So, you can see both men’s and women’s clothing in rooms dating from 1805 to 1915. These include stories told with fashion in such places as a Shaker Retiring Room from the 1830s, a parlor from Richmond, Virginia from the 19th century, and a a living room designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, plus more.

You can see a 9 minute video tour online. If you are like me it will only whet your appetite and want to stop the video and take a closer look at some of the clothing.

For more info on see the show, and the video, etc, go here: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2022/in-america-anthology