100 Dresses - The Costume Institute

Whatwomancanresistimaginingherselfinabeautifuldesignerdress??Here,forthefirsttimeever,are100fabulousgownsfromthepermanentcollectionoftherenownedCostumeInstituteatTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,eachofwhichisareminderofthewaysfashionreflects?thebroaderculturethatcreatedit.FeaturingdesignsbyPaulPoiret,CocoChanel,MadameGrès,YvesSaintLaurent,GianniVersace,VivienneWestwood,AlexanderMcQueen,andmanyothers,thisone-of-a-kindcollection?presentsa?stunningvarietyofgarments.Rangingfromthebuttoned-upgownsofthelate17thcenturytothecutting-edgedesignsoftheearly21st,thedressesreflectthesensibilitiesandexcessesofeacherawhileprovidingavividpictureofhowstyleshavechanged—sometimesradically—overtheyears.?Alate1600swooldresswithasurprisingsplashofsilverthread;alarge-bustledredsatindressfromthe1800s;ashort,shimmery1920sdancingdress;?aglamorous1950scocktaildress;anda1960sminidress—eachtellsastoryabout?itsperiod?andservesasatestamenttotheenduringingenuityofthefashiondesigner’sart.Imagesofthedressesareaccompaniedbyinformativetextandenhancedbyclose-updetailsaswellasrunwayphotos,fashionplates,worksofart,andportraitsofdesigners.Aglossaryofrelatedtermsisalsoincluded.