Fashion

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

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.
Dress that is made with thousands of beads whose design looks like a porcelain jar.

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.
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.
Sketch by Tadeo Ando.

On Karl Lagerfeld

The renowned architect reflects on the life and legacy of his friend.
Cart of books

Where’s Karl?

Fashion Research in The Costume Institute Library
Karl Lagerfeld A Line of Beauty in a white serif font over a dark gray solid background

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."

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.

Exhibition Promo—Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty

Watch a teaser for The Costume Institute’s Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.

Image of Cecily Brown in her studio.

Artist Interview—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.

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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.
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