![]() ![]() ![]() Together, these dynamic and interconnected elements will offer a nuanced portrait of American fashion and the individuals who defined it during this pivotal period.ĭirectors contributing to the exhibition include: Janicza Bravo in the Rococo Revival Parlor and Gothic Revival Library Sofia Coppola in the McKim, Mead and White Stair Hall and Worsham-Rockefeller Dressing Room Julie Dash in the Greek Revival Parlor and Renaissance Revival Room Tom Ford in the gallery showcasing John Vanderlyn’s panoramic 1819 mural of Versailles Regina King in a 19th-century parlor from Richmond, Virginia Martin Scorsese in a 20th-century living room designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Autumn de Wilde in the Baltimore and Benkard Rooms and Chloé Zhao in a Shaker Retiring Room from the 1830s. Inspired by the curatorial vision of Andrew Bolton, Jessica Regan, and Amelia Peck, eight film directors will create fictional cinematic vignettes, or “freeze frames,” within each room, imparting new perspectives on American fashion and highlighting the directors’ singular aesthetics. The complicated social, cultural, and artistic narratives of these spaces amplify and contextualize the exhibition’s key themes-the inception of an identifiable American style, and the emergence of the named designer, who is recognized for distinct artistic vision. ![]() ![]() The garments will be presented within the rich atmospheric setting of The Met's American Wing period rooms, or historical interiors, which encapsulate a curated survey of more than a century of American domestic life and reveal a variety of stories-from the personal to the political, the stylistic to the cultural, and the aesthetic to the ideological. The exhibition will feature approximately 100 examples of men’s and women’s dress dating from the 19th to the mid-late 20th century that reveal unfinished stories about American fashion. The exhibition and the benefit for The Costume Institute are made possible by Instagram.Īdditional support is provided by Condé Nast. The benefit provides The Costume Institute with its primary source of annual funding for exhibitions, publications, acquisitions, operations, and capital improvements. In celebration of In America: An Anthology of Fashion, The Costume Institute Benefit (also known as The Met Gala™) will return to the first Monday in May. Designer Tom Ford, Instagram's Adam Mosseri, and Vogue's Anna Wintour will remain as honorary co-chairs. Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as co-chairs of the 2022 Met Gala. A group of top film directors including King, Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese and last year’s Oscar winner Chloé Zhao will be a key part of the exhibit launching the gala.Subscribe to our Free Newsletter to Stay Up-To-Date on Events in your Cityĭeets: The Costume Institute’s 2022 spring exhibition, In America: An Anthology of Fashion-the second of a two-part presentation-will explore the foundations of American fashion through a series of sartorial displays featuring individual designers and dressmakers who worked in the United States from the 19th to the mid-late 20th century. Hollywood will have a strong presence during the event - and not only on the red carpet. Tom Ford, Adam Mosseri and Anna Wintour will continue their roles as honorary co-chairs for the second event. The first part opened in September along with the first pared-down “mini-gala” as the Costume Institute struggled with pandemic restrictions. It celebrates “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” the second part of a major two-part exhibition at the museum exploring the roots of American fashion. The 2022 Met Gala, hosted on May 2, is the second star-studded gala in 12 months after the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute was split during the pandemic. Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as co-chairs of the Met Gala, returning to its traditional date on the first Monday in May. ![]()
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