MET news and archive

Black dandyism: Street style stars

As everyone knows, the theme of this year’s Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Exhibition is ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.’ As recently reported by fashionunited.com, “The term ‘dandy’ refers to an individual who “studies” to dress elegantly. In the 18th century, it was the fashion in high society to dandify Black male servants. It later...

Fashion |In Pictures

Dystopian opulence or a literal garden: Met Gala 2024 predictions

‘The Garden of Time’ is this year’s Met Gala dress code, a reference to a short story of the same name, in which author J. G. Ballard explores the endless cycle of destruction and creation made by humanity. The novel follows the life of Count Axel and his wife who reside in a decadent villa surrounded by a blossoming garden. Once cut, each...

Culture

New York's Met takes a feminist look at global fashion

New York - New York's Metropolitan Museum has pulled the curtain back on its latest blockbuster exhibit, showcasing women couturiers many of whom have been kept in the shadows of obscurity until now. One of the centerpieces of the "Women dressing women" exhibition is a dress by pioneering African-American designer Ann Lowe who was largely...

Culture

The MET’s Costume Institute to house exhibition celebrating women designers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET) has revealed details of its upcoming ‘Women Dressing Women’ exhibition, set to take place at The Costume Institute from December 7, 2023, to March 3, 2024. Comprising around 80 objects by over 70 makers, the exhibition looks to celebrate the creativity and legacy of women designers, while also tracing a...

Culture

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announces details for The Costume Institute’s spring exhibition

The New York based Metropolitan Museum of Arts has revealed that the theme of this year’s spring exhibition at The Costume Institute will be ‘Karl Lagerfeld - A Line of Beauty’, showcasing over 150 garments and sketches by the designer. The spotlight will be put onto Lagerfeld’s “unique working methodology”, as put in the release, from his...

Culture

The Met partners with Korean skincare brand to support programmes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) has established a new partnership with Korean beauty brand Sulwhasoo that looks to support its range of programmes and activities over the next year. In a release, the museum’s Marina Kellen French director, Max Hollein, said the funding was “critical” to The Met’s programming and would aid in the venue’s...

Culture

MET Museum to host exhibition on transformation of kimono fashion

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET) is set to open a new exhibition focused on the transformation of the kimono in fashion, tracing its impact from the late 18th through the early 20th century. The exhibition, which is entitled ‘Tracing the Transformation of Kimono Fashion’, will consist of The John C. Weber Collection, displaying artistic...

Featured

Culture

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...

Culture

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...

Featured

Fashion |BACKGROUND

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...

Video

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

Video

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