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Metropolitan Museum announces spring 2020 Costume Institute exhibition

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host "About Time: Fashion and Duration" for its annual spring Costume Institute exhibition. On view from May 7, 2020 through September 7, the show will also aid in the museum's ongoing celebration of its 150th anniversary, as it illustrates 150 years of fashion history. “This exhibition will consider the...

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From high-fashion to custom sneakers: Will 3D printing disrupt the fashion industry?

Fashion companies and designers from Adidas to Iris van Herpen have started exploring 3D printing in the past few years, while designer Zac Posen wowed the world with his otherworldly 3D-couture outfits at the Met Gala earlier in May. Although the technology offers seemingly unlimited possibilities to designers, hurdles still remain for its...

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Video: Harry Styles, Florence Welch and Jared Leto fittings for the Met Gala 2019

A design process curated over months that began in Gucci’s design studio in Rome, the gowns and suits of the Met Gala take shape under the eye of Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele. Source: Youtube, Gucci

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Video: Met Gala 2019: Sasha Velour's Critical Camp Eye | WWD

Watch "Ru Paul's Drag Race" star Sasha Velour break down some of the looks spotted on the 2019 Met Gala pink carpet with WWD's Eye Editor Leigh Nordstrom and Style Director Alex Badia. Source: Youtube, WWD, Sasha Velour

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Video: Met Gala 2019: Sasha Velour's Critical Camp Eye | WWD

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Video: Camp: Notes on Fashion Gallery Views | Fashion at The Met

Gallery views of The Costume Institute's spring 2019 exhibition, Camp: Notes on Fashion, narrated by exhibition curator Andrew Bolton. Source: Youtube, The Met

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Video: Camp: Notes on Fashion Gallery Views | Fashion at The Met

Gallery views of The Costume Institute's spring 2019 exhibition, Camp: Notes on Fashion, narrated by exhibition curator Andrew Bolton. Source: Youtube, The Met

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Catholic 'heavenly' fashion breaks NY Met record

It was the ambitious New York exhibition that brought together haute couture and Vatican treasures, treading delicately so as to keep the Catholic Church on side, and it appears to have paid off. The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Thursday that 1.66 million visitors flocked to its 2018 Costume Institute show, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the...

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Video: Met Gala 2018 Exclusive | Art of Style: Andrew Bolton

Andrew Bolton has curated some of the most innovative exhibits the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute has ever displayed. Tour the famed museum with Bolton himself as he discusses the role of fashion as art and previews this spring's exhibition, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. Source: M2M - Made To Measure,...

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Video: Minidoc - Religious Symbolism in High Fashion

Whether it's Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, or Alexander McQueen, religious iconography has long found its way onto the runway. Source: M2M - Made To Measure, YouTube.

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Video: Met Gala 2018

H&M designed custom looks for Lili Reinhart, Olivia Munn, Alek Wek, Kiersey Clemons, Jasmine Sanders and Luka Sabbat for the 2018 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit. Source: H&M, YouTube.

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Video: Met Gala 2018 - Tommy Hilfiger Atelier

If the devil is in the details, every masterpiece from the Tommy Hilfiger Atelier is heavenly. See the artistry behind the designs – from concept to final touch – inspired by tonight’s Met Gala theme “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Source: Tommy Hilfiger, YouTube.