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Irving Penn's "The Tarot Reader (Bridget Tichenor and Jean Patchett), New York" with two women in stylist black clothing reading tarot cards with a diagram of a hand behind them
“At first glance, this Irving Penn photo looks like it could be its own tarot card.”
Alexander Chee
September 28, 2022
Adrienne Fidelin wearing a headdress decorated with cowrie shells
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Discover the journey of 47 caps and headdresses from Central Africa’s Congo River basin to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
Wendy A. Grossman
September 26, 2022
Close-up detail of a sheet of tan linen cloth
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Suit up as we undress the complex legacy of linen.
August 3, 2022
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Join journalist Alina Cho and fashion designer Christopher John Rogers for a conversation about the acclaimed designer’s upbringing and the launch of his brand.
Alina Cho and Christopher John Rogers
June 28, 2022
Image of four dresses from past Costume Institute shows.
To celebrate the opening of this year’s spring Costume Institute exhibition, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, we’re looking back at some of The Met’s most iconic fashion shows through a collection of virtual tours dating back to 2010.
May 1, 2022
Image of a unicorn hunter from the Unicorn Tapestry series and an image of someone dressed like them.
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Travel back in time with a medieval look inspired by The Met’s beloved The Unicorn Tapestries and see how you can replicate one of the hunters from the tapestries using makeup.
Cecilia Zhou
April 22, 2022
Mannequin in an evening gown stands in a stately interior space
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Watch a teaser for The Costume Institute's In America: An Anthology of Fashion—the second in a two-part exhibition exploring fashion in the United States.
April 21, 2022
Mannequin wearing Dapper Dan Louis Vuitton trench coat
How a fashion icon came to define the aesthetic of the “Harlem dandy”
Monique Long
April 11, 2022
Black dress by Patrick Kelly with a large collection of colorful buttons in the shape of a heart on the bodice
How one radical designer appropriated stereotypes to expose and confront America’s past
Sequoia Barnes
February 28, 2022