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Inside the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" Exhibit at the Met

The Costume Institute’s “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”, the ongoing exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an ode to the near-seven decade career of the late German designer. It is currently on view until July 16. With a focus on the designer’s collective oeuvre more than the man himself, the collection showcases over 200 garments...

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Vogue pays tribute to Karl Lagerfeld ahead of Met Gala

American Vogue has cast iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld in the spotlight, featuring 10 looks of the master’s creations for the cover of its May issue, photographed at the Palais Royal in Paris by Annie Leibovitz. With a career spanning seven decades, Mr Lagerfeld’s tenures at Fendi and Chanel, respectively starting in 1967 and 1983, were for...

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Everything to know about The Met’s upcoming American fashion exhibition

The second edition of the Costume Institute’s 2022 two-part American fashion exhibition is almost here and with it will come a more in-depth look at the evolution of the country’s design and style. Launching May 5, the In America: An Anthology of Fashion exhibition will align with the return of the Met Gala, the Costume Institute Benefit that...

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The Met Museum's latest exhibition, sponsored by Louis Vuitton, traces 150 years of fashion

The latest exhibition at the New York Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute traces a century and a half of fashion. About Time: Fashion and Duration, will be on show until February 7th, after a five month delayed opening from May due to the coronavirus. Tracing fashion from 1870 to the present, the exhibition employs Henri Bergson’s concept of...

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Video: Louis Vuitton shares a sneak peak of the Met's newest exhibition

Louis Vuitton celebrates the 2020 exhibition of the Costume Institute titled "About Time: Fashion and Duration” presented at the Met in New York CIty. This year's exhibition is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art by exploring fashion's reflection of the times since the founding of the iconic museum. Watch the...

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Met Gala announces 2020 exhibition theme, About Time: Fashion and Duration

The Met Gala, the annual fundraising event for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City, has announced the theme of its 2020 exhibition, About Time: Fashion and Duration. On show from May to September, the exhibition will officially be inaugurated by the high octane celebrity-attended Gala. Arguably New...