‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Visitors to “About Time” will hear the tick-tock of the Es Devlin-designed pendulum.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD In response to the economic crisis and ailing textiles industry of the 1880s, Charles Frederick Worth reintroduced the bustle.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD A panoramic view of “About Time: Fashion and Duration” at The Met.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD Charles James’ ivory silk satin gown from 1948 was a precursor to otherworldly silhouettes.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD Gabrielle Chanel designed versions of her signature suit until her death in 1971. Here, one of her designs from 1963 and one from Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel in 1994.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD The extreme cut of Alexander McQueen’s “Bumster” skirt changed the proportions of the body and created an elongated torso.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD A Morin Blossier riding jacket from 1902 and a Louis Vuitton ensemble by Nicola Ghesquière for spring 2018.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD A repurposed jacket by John Galliano for Martin Margiela and Yves Saint Laurent’s “Chicago” jacket for Dior.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD An example of Vivienne Westwood’s and Malcolm McLaren’s anarchistic street style with a spring 2003 ensemble from Junya Watanabe.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD The gigot or “leg-o’-mutton sleeve surfaced as a trend in the 1890s. Here, an 1895 Mrs. Arnold evening dress and a Commes des Garçons ensemble from fall 2004.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD Issey Miyake’s “Flying Saucer” dress from 1994 and Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo’s “Delphos” dress from 1930.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD From left, a Christian Dior evening dress from fall 1949, a Viktor & Rolf ensemble from spring 2005 and a Madeleine Vionnet evening dress from 1939.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD This Iris van Herpen biomorphic shape borrows from hylozoism, which suggests that all matter is animated.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD This rose dress designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen was inspired by a trip to her childhood home in the north of England and the area’s textile mills.
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‘About Time: Fashion and Duration” Exhibit at The Met
Image Credit: Masato Onoda/WWD An 1870 American mourning dress with a 1939 Elsa Schiaparelli evening dress.