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Four mannequins display vibrant fashion in a showroom. Outfits include red satin, yellow silk, blue sequins, and green sequined pants, creating a bold and stylish atmosphere.
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Exhibition Tour—Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
Join Monica L. Miller, Guest Curator and Professor and Chair of African Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University, on a tour of the exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, with an introduction from Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute. The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism. Through a presentation of garments and accessories, paintings, photographs, decorative arts, and more, from the 18th century to today, Superfine interprets this sartorial practice as both an aesthetic and a strategy that allowed for new social and political possibilities.
Monica L. Miller and Andrew Bolton
May 22
Cropped studio portrait of a man in a pinstripe suit, tie, and hat
“No Indifferent Appearance”
How is Black dandyism integral to Black identity and the history of fashion?
Monica L. Miller
May 14
A sheet of paper with a figure and cutout outfits for dressing up paper dolls.
Domestic Fantasies
Historic paper dolls from the Drawings and Prints collection tell a story of conspicuous consumption and evolving social values.
Liliya Dashevski
March 12
A bearded man wearing a sweater with stripes, glasses, and an orange beanie smiles while holding up a fabric with a multicolored diamond pattern.
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Todd Oldham: The Muchness of André Leon Talley
Join designer Todd Oldham behind the scenes at The Met’s Costume Institute.
November 21, 2024
A man in a vintage pinstripe suit and hat sits against a sepia-toned backdrop, exuding a sense of calm and confidence in this classic portrait.
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What Is a Black Dandy? | Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
October 1, 2024
Covers of Vogue featuring Apo Whang-Od and Isabella Rossellini
Aged to Perfection
Honoring fashion elders in The Costume Institute Library.
Julie Lê
August 21, 2024
The chest panel of an embroidered thobe. The embroidery accents the beige linen fabric with reds, greens, and blues in symmetrical, geometric patterns.
Tatreez in Time
The memory, meaning, and makers of Palestinian embroidery.
Wafa Ghnaim
July 26, 2024
Beige transparent dress on the left side of the image, with pink floweres growing in the belly of the dress. On the left side, there is a man in a black tux staring down at a tux and a bed of grown grass.
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Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion—Exhibition Tour with Andrew Bolton
Join Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, on a tour of the exhibition “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
Andrew Bolton
May 17, 2024
Black and white photo of a woman examining a sequence gown wrapped around a mannequin
Defying Gravity
Learn about the transformative collaboration between the designer Zelda Wynn Valdes and the entertainer Joyce Bryant.
Jim Byers
March 7, 2024
Episode artwork for Harlem Is Everywhere, featuring James Van Der Zee's "Couple, Harlem," with a Black couple in fur coats posing next to a cadillac
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Harlem Is Everywhere: Episode 2, Portraiture & Fashion
What role did fashion play in the Harlem Renaissance?
Jessica Lynne, Bridget R. Cooks, and Robin Givhan
February 20, 2024