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268 Results Found

Image	Title of Work of Art	Artist or Culture of Origin	Date or Style or Period	Materials and Techniques	Accession Number	Collection
	"A" ensemble	Christian Dior; Christian Dior Haute Cou...	spring/summer 1955	Wool, silk, straw	C.I.55.63a-c	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Christian Dior, 1955
	"Abandon" afternoon dress	Christian Dior; Christian Dior Haute Cou...	fall/winter 1948–49	Silk, cotton	C.I.58.7.8a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Bettina Ballard, 1958
	"Airplane" Dress	Hussein Chalayan	2000	Fiberglass, silver metal, pink cotton, a...	2006.251a-c	The Costume Institute
	Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2006
	Ankle-strap sandal	Salvatore Ferragamo	1938	Leather, cork, metal	1973.282.2	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Salvatore Ferragamo, 1973
	"Arsène Lupin" theater dress	Christian Dior; Christian Dior Haute Cou...	fall/winter 1954–55	Wool, silk	C.I.55.29.2a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Christian Dior, 1955
	At-home dress		ca. 1850	Chinese aubergine silk damask and velvet	1994.302.1	The Costume Institute
	Purchase, Gifts in memory of Paul M. Ettesvold, and Judith and Gerson Leiber Fund, 1994
	Ball gown	Charles Frederick Worth	ca. 1872	Silk	C.I.46.25.1a-d	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Mrs. Philip K. Rhinelander, 1946
	Ball gown	Jacques Fath	ca. 1951	Black silk velvet with ivory silk satin,...	1984.606.3a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Mrs. Giorgio Uzielli, 1984
	Ball gown	Charles James	1954	Emerald green silk satin	2009.300.3522	The Costume Institute
	Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Jean de...
	Banyan		ca. 1735	Brown figured silk faille	1981.208.2	The Costume Institute
	Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1981
	"Bar" suit and jacket; Skirt	Christian Dior; Reproduction of a skirt ...	spring/summer 1947; executed in 1969 from a 1947 design	Silk shantung; Wool	C.I.58.34.30_C.I.69.40	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Mrs. John Chambers Hughes, 1958; Gift of Christian Dior, 1969
	Bathing ensemble		ca. 1870	Beige-and-brown printed striped wool wit...	1979.346.18a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of The New York Historical Society, 1979
	Beach cover-up	Tina Leser	late 1940s	Red-and-white checked cotton	1988.402.1	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Mrs. John Saril, 1988
	Beachwear	Elsa Schiaparelli	ca. 1932	Orange and yellow raw silk	2009.300.1336a-c	The Costume Institute
	Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Fr...
	Beachwear (bathing suit)		1950–59	Wool	1996.316.2a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Richard Martin, 1996
	Beachwear (bathing suit)	Rudi Gernreich	1964	Wool, elastic	1986.517.13	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Betty Furness, 1986
	Beachwear (bikini)	Rudi Gernreich	1970–71	Wool	1996.118.4a,b	The Costume Institute
	Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1996
	Beachwear (Bikini)		1970s	Cotton	1993.517.40ab	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Jane Holzer, 1993
	Beachwear (bikini)		1970s	Synthetics	1993.517.44a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Jane Holzer, 1993
	Beachwear (bikini)		ca. 1940	Wool	2001.790.1a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler Costume Collection, 2001
	Beachwear (bikini)		late 1940s–early 1950s	Synthetics	1985.364.12a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Miriam Whitney Coletti, 1985
	Belt	Elsa Schiaparelli	fall 1934	Black silk taffeta, plastic	2009.300.1227	The Costume Institute
	Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Arturo ...
	Bondage suit, Bondage pants	Vivienne Westwood, Malcolm McLaren	1976, late 1970s	Black cotton with metal fittings, Black ...	2004.15a,b	The Costume Institute
	Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 2003, Purchase, Richard Martin Bequest, 2003
	Boot	Pierre Cardin	autumn/winter 1967	Leather, metal	1977.25.16c,d	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Pierre Cardin, 1977
	Brassiere		1920s	Silk, cotton	1977.363.18	The Costume Institute
	Gift of the Family of Mrs. M. Lincoln Schuster, 1977
	Bustle		ca. 1871	Cotton, metal	1985.27.4	The Costume Institute
	Purchase, The New-York Historical Society, by exchange, and Louise Moore Van Veck Gift, 1985
	"Butterfly" Ball Gown	Charles James	1955	Gray silk chiffon and satin; aubergine, ...	2009.300.816	The Costume Institute
	Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Jo...
	Buttons	Elsa Schiaparelli; Jean Clemént; Roger J...	fall 1938	Synthetic, metal	2009.300.1499a-i	The Costume Institute
	Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Arturo ...
	Cape		second half of 16th century	Velvet brocade with gold ground and smal...	06.941	The Costume Institute
	Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
	Cape and Dress	Jean Patou	ca. 1931	Ivory china silk with multicolored flora...	1972.30.17a,b	The Costume Institute
	Gift of Madame Lilliana Teruzzi, 1972

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