Metropolitan Museum's 2013 Costume Institute Exhibition to Focus on Punk Fashion
by BWW News Desk - Mar 04, 2013
The spring 2013 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be PUNK: Chaos to Couture. The exhibition, on view from May 9 through August 14, 2013 (preceded on May 6 by The Costume Institute Benefit), will examine punk's impact on high fashion from the movement's birth in the 1970s through its continuing influence today. (more...)
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Metropolitan Museum to Feature Punk Fashion in Spring 2013 Costume Institute Exhibition
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2013
The spring 2013 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be PUNK: Chaos to Couture. The exhibition, on view from May 9 through August 14, 2013 (preceded on May 6 by The Costume Institute Benefit), will examine punk's impact on high fashion from the movement's birth in the 1970s through its continuing influence today. (more...)
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A Sneak Peak at the Costume Institute's Punk Exhibit
by BWW News Desk - Feb 12, 2013
Anna Wintour and Riccardo Tisci were among the select few to preview the upcoming Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition 'Punk: Chaos to Couture.' Curator Andrew Bolton presented the audience with works from various designers including Vivienne Westwood, Rei Kawakubo, Rodarte, Versace, and a Chanel. (more...)
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Met Museum's Costume Institute Spring 2013 Exhibition to to Feature Punk Fashion
by BWW News Desk - Sep 13, 2012
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that the spring 2013 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute will be PUNK: Chaos to Couture. The exhibition, which will be on view from May 9 through August 11, 2013 (preceded on May 6 by The Costume Institute Benefit), will examine punk's impact from its birth in the 1970s through its continuing influence on high fashion today. (more...)
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2012 Costume Institute Exhibit Features Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, Now thru 8/19
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012
The spring 2012 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art features Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: On Fashion. The exhibition, on view from today, May 10 through August 19, 2012, will explore the striking affinities between these two Italian designers from different eras. Inspired by Miguel Covarrubias's 'Impossible Interviews' for Vanity Fair in the 1930s, curators Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton will originate fictive conversations between these iconic women to suggest new readings of their most innovative work. (more...)
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Met Museum Announces Winter Lectures
by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2010
The Metropolitan Museum has announced participants for its lecture series for January and February of 2011. For tickets, call the Concerts & Lectures Department at 212-570-3949 or visit www.metmuseum.org/tickets, where updated schedules and programs (including additional lectures that are free with Museum admission) are available. Tickets are also available at the Great Hall Box Office, which is open Tuesday-Saturday 10-5:00, and Sunday noon-5:00. (more...)
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Costume Institute's 'American Woman' to Open 5/5
by BWW
News Desk - May 05, 2010
'American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity' at Metropolitan Museum to Open May 5, 2010; First Costume Institute Exhibition Based on Renowned Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection
Gala Benefit May 3, 2010, with Co-Chairs Oprah Winfrey, Patrick Robinson, and Anna Wintour (more...)
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Photo Flash: MMA Costume Institute 'American Woman' Benefit
by BWW Photo Special - May 03, 2010
The spring 2010 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity, the first drawn from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. The exhibition, on view from May 5 through August 15, 2010, explores developing perceptions of the modern American woman from the 1890s to the 1940s, and how they have affected the way American women are seen today. Focusing on archetypes of American femininity through dress, the exhibition reveals how the American woman initiated style revolutions that mirrored her social, political, and sartorial emancipation. Early mass-media representations of American women established the fundamental characteristics of American style - a theme explored via a multimedia installation in the final gallery. (more...)
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Costume Institute's 'American Woman' to Open 5/5
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2010
'American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity' at Metropolitan Museum to Open May 5, 2010; First Costume Institute Exhibition Based on Renowned Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection
Gala Benefit May 3, 2010, with Co-Chairs Oprah Winfrey, Patrick Robinson, and Anna Wintour (more...)
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