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Fashion from Dior to Saint Laurent: Brooklyn Museum turns 200

The Brooklyn Museum is one of the largest, oldest and most important museums in New York. Now it is celebrating its birthday - with a large golden exhibition and gifts from famous artists. The renowned Brooklyn Museum in New York is celebrating its 200th birthday with a gold exhibition - and is receiving gifts from famous artists. The exhibition...

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New York exhibition celebrates Dior's American influence

New York - Christian Dior’s hit exhibition tracing the history of the legendary French fashion house opens in New York this week with an American twist after record-breaking attendances in Paris and London. “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams” premieres at the Brooklyn Museum on Friday and features more than 300 haute couture dresses as well as...

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Pierre Cardin honored at the Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum opened a retrospective on Pierre Cardin this weekend. Appropriate to the space age themes seen in the fashion designer's work, the exhibition was planned to open in time with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Titled "Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion," the exhibition showcases all seven decades of Cardin's career,...

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Video: Brooklyn Museum's tribute to Pierre Cardin

Pierre Cardin is one of the most acclaimed and successful fashion designers and businessmen in France—and the world. A master tailor of haute couture, he risked his career and reputation to launch a ready-to-wear line in 1959. In the process, he democratized fashion, bringing good design to a broader public. Source: Brooklyn Museum, YouTube.