• Karl lagerfeld’s gown for chanel with 2,500 white silk camellias hand-embroidered by lemarie?.

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    Karl lagerfeld’s gown for chanel with 2,500 white silk camellias hand-embroidered by lemarie?.

  • Sarah Burton hoped this Alexander McQueen spring 2012 machine and hand-sewn nude silk lace bonded with laser-cut black patent leather (far left) would look like a coral skeleton. Iris van Herpen’s spring 2015 machine-sewn, laser-cut, bonded navy patent le

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    Sarah Burton hoped this Alexander McQueen spring 2012 machine and hand-sewn nude silk lace bonded with laser-cut black patent leather (far left) would look like a coral skeleton. Iris van Herpen’s spring 2015 machine-sewn, laser-cut, bonded navy patent leather dress.

  • Iris van Herpen is known to favor 3-D printing, laser-cutting and labor-intensive techniques.

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    Iris van Herpen is known to favor 3-D printing, laser-cutting and labor-intensive techniques.

  • Iris van Herpen is known to favor 3-D printing, laser-cutting and labor-intensive techniques.

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    Iris van Herpen is known to favor 3-D printing, laser-cutting and labor-intensive techniques.

  • A closer look at a 2012 Alexander McQueen gown by Sarah Burton made by both hand and machine.

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    A closer look at a 2012 Alexander McQueen gown by Sarah Burton made by both hand and machine.

  • Issey Miyake’s colorful “Flying Saucer” dress from the spring 1994 collection.

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    Issey Miyake’s colorful “Flying Saucer” dress from the spring 1994 collection.

  • Noa Raviv is a fan of 3-D software. Here, two of her black-and-white 3-D ringed polymer creations by Stratasys designs.

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    Noa Raviv is a fan of 3-D software. Here, two of her black-and-white 3-D printed polymer creations by Stratasys designs.

  • Proenza Schouler’s ensemble of machine-sewn, black silk chiffon, hand-embroidered with silver plastic paillettes; with a skirt hand-punched with silver and white metal grommets (left). Iris van Herpen’s machine-sewn black twill dress with hand-painted polyurethane resin and iron filings hand-sculpted with magnets.

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    Proenza Schouler’s ensemble of machine-sewn, black silk chiffon, hand-embroidered with silver plastic paillettes; with a skirt hand-punched with silver and white metal grommets (left). Iris van Herpen’s machine-sewn black twill dress with hand-painted polyurethane resin and iron filings hand-sculpted with magnets.

  • Saint Laurent’s bridal wreath, bracelet and anklet handmade with pink and gold silk flowers and leaves by Lemarié from spring 1999.

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    Saint Laurent’s bridal wreath, bracelet and anklet handmade with pink and gold silk flowers and leaves by Lemarié from spring 1999.

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine

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    Gareth Pugh autumnl/winter 2015–16, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Dior

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Dior
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    House of Dior ensemble, autumn/winter 2005-6, haute couture

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Comme des Garçons
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    Comme des Garçons ensembles, spring/summer 2013, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Chanel

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Chanel
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    House of Chanel ensemble, autumn/winter 2015-16, haute couture

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Paco Rabanne

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Paco Rabanne
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    From Left: House of Dior “Bar Suit” jacket, spring/summer 1947, haute couture; Hussein Chalayan “One Hundred and Eleven” mechanical dress, spring/summer 2007, prêt-à-porter; Paco Rabanne dress, 1967, haute couture.

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Pierre Cardin Junya Watanabe

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Pierre Cardin
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    From Left: Junya Watanabe ensemble, autumn/winter 2015-16, prêt-à-porter; Pierre Cardin dress, 1968, haute couture.

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Hussein Chalayan

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Hussein Chalayan
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    Hussein Chalayan “Remote Control” dress, 2005; original design: spring/summer 2000, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Hussein Chalayan

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Hussein Chalayan
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    Hussein Chalayan dresses, spring/summer 2009, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Miyake Design Studio

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Miyake Design Studio
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    Miyake Design Studio “Rhythm Pleats” dress, spring/summer 1990, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Dior

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Dior
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    House of Dior ensemble, spring/summer 2015, haute couture

  • MET MANUS x MACHINE Miyake Design Studio

    MET MANUS x MACHINE Miyake Design Studio
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    Miyake Design Studio “Flying Saucer” dress, spring summer 1994, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine – Vionnet, Hussein Chalayan

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine
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    From Left: An ensemble from Vionnet S.p.A. and Hussein Chalayan for spring/summer 2014, Demi Couture; A coat from Maison Margiela for autumn/winter 1998-99, Semi-Couture.

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Chanel

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Chanel
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    House of Chanel wedding ensemble, autumn/winter 2005-6, Haute Couture

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Chanel

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Chanel
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    House of Chanel ensemble, spring/summer 2010, Haute Couture

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Boué Soeurs

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Boué Soeurs
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    Boué Soeurs court presentation ensemble, 1928, Haute Couture

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Christopher Kane House of Dior

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Christopher Kane House of Dior
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    From Left: Christopher Kane dress, spring/summer 2014, prêt-à-porter; House of Dior “Vilmiron” dress, spring/summer 1952, Haute Couture; House of Dior “May” dress, spring/summer 1953, Haute Couture.

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Hussein Chalayan

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Hussein Chalayan
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    Hussein Chalayan “Kaikoku” floating dress, autumn/winter 2011-12, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Prada

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Prada
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    Prada dresses, autumn/winter 2011-12, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Halston

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Halston
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    Halston evening dress, ca. 1970, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Yves Saint Laurent

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Yves Saint Laurent
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    Yves Saint Laurent dress, spring/summer 1983, Haute Couture

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Proenza Iris van Herpen

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Proenza Iris van Herpen
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    From Left: Proenza dress; Schouler; Iris van Herpen dress autumn/winter 2013-14, Haute Couture.

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine
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    House of Dior “Junon” dress, autumn/winter 1949-50, haute couture; House of Dior “Venus” dress, autumn/winter 1949-50, haute couture; Alexander McQueen ensemble, spring/summer 2012, prêt-à-porter.

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Threeasfour

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Threeasfour
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    Threeasfour dress, spring/summer 2014, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Callot Soeurs

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Callot Soeurs
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    Attributed to Callot Soeurs evening dress, ca. 1920, haute couture

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine
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    From Left: Alexander McQueen dress, spring/summer 2012, prêt-à-porter; Iris van Herpen dress, spring/summer 2015, prêt-à-porter; Iris van Herpen dress, spring/summer 2016, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine

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    From Left: Louis Vuitton dress, spring/summer 2012, prêt-à-porter; House of Dior jacket, autumn/winter 1997-98, haute couture.

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Noa Raviv

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Noa Raviv
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    Noa Raviv ensembles, 2014, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Iris van Herpen

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Iris van Herpen
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    Iris van Herpen ensemble, spring/summer 2010, haute couture

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Balenciaga

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine House of Balenciaga
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    House of Balenciaga dress, spring/summer 2003, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Helmut Lang

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Helmut Lang
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    Helmut Lang evening dress, autumn/winter 2004-5, prêt-à-porter

  • MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Madame Grès

    MET Gala 2016 Manus x Machine Madame Grès
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    Madame Grès evening dress, 1987, haute couture

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