‘Masterworks’ at the Met puts focus on fashion as an art form

Opening at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 18, the Costume Institute's fall 2016 exhibition, “Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion,” will put the spotlight on the collecting strategies that have helped the department acquire iconic works from the history of fashion. The exhibition will feature about 60 such masterworks, dating from the early 18th century to the present and acquired by the Costume Institute in the last ten years. Ensembles will be displayed in packing crates — as though they've just arrived at the Met — accompanied by an explanation of their significance in the fashion industry.

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‘Masterworks’ at the Met puts focus on fashion as an art form