The Costume Institute’s Fall 2016 exhibition, Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion, on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from November 18, 2016, through February 5, 2017, features significant acquisitions of the past 10 years.
A Viktor & Rolf fall 2015 haute couture dress.
An Iris van Helpern dress that was donated in honor of Harold Koda.
The exhibition recaps fashion history from 1730.
First look at “Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion.”
Viktor & Rolf spring 2010 tulle and silk-synthetic moire embroidered ballgown.
A closer look at Viktor & Rolf spring 2010 tulle and silk-synthetic moire embroidered ballgown.
A pairing of Azzedine Alaia and Charles James.
This robe a l’anglaise was believed to have been worn as a wedding dress in 1747.
A light purple tulle Lanvin-Costillo evening dress from 1956 and a Charles James black “Tulip” evening dress from 1949.
Charles James considered this dress one of his most challenging.
Suzy Parker once modeled this dress over a pinball machine in a shoot for Harper’s Bazaar.
A House of Worth gown with a butterfly-shaped neckline.
A British dinner dress with holly motifs trimmed with red taffeta.
A 1947 Gilbert Adrian dress made with a Salvador Dali-designed print.
A gallery shot in the Costume Institute.
A glimpse of nineteenth century designs.
A 1790s warp-printed silk tailcoat opposite a 1787 redingcote.
A blue diamond-quilted silk satin British coat and a red wool silk poplin suit that si beleieved to be British.
Paul Poiret designed this opera coat in 1911.
A 1929 Madeleine Vionnet evening dress opposite a John Galliano 1999 evening dress.
The Costume Institute show runs through early February.
Sixty ensembles are featured in the show.
A smattering of accessories are also fetaured.
A Raf Simons-designed ensemble for Dior opposite a Christian Dior “Mystere” coat.
Visitors will find centuries-worth of fashion.
Inside The Costume Institute’s new show.
A House of Worth evening dress from 1931.
Jean Cocteau collaborated with Elsa Schiaparelli for this design.
“Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion” bows Friday at The Met.