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After a record-breaking Alexander McQueen show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year, the Costume Institute returns with an exhibition that explores the affinities between Italian designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada.
The Tenement Museum takes us back in a documentary about the Garment District, an industry that was created through the rough and tumble efforts of an assortment of Jewish characters.
And the Museum of the Moving Image celebrates the costume design of vintage thrillers and detective films.
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Beauties of the Gilded Age: Peter Marié's Miniatures of Society Women
ManhattanFri, Nov 11, 2011 – Sun, Nov 11, 2012
Between 1889 and 1903, New York socialite Peter Marié commissioned portrait miniatures of women whom he believed epitomized female beauty. His collection of nearly 300 watercolor-on-ivory miniatures stands today as a vivid document of New York’s Gilded Age aristocracy. More -
ManhattanSun, Feb 26, 2012 – Mon, June 11, 2012
Sherman has captured herself in a range of guises and personas, which are at turns amusing and disturbing, distasteful and affecting. With an arsenal of costumes, makeup and props, she alters herself and her surroundings to create a myriad of characters. More -
Dressing America: Tales from the Garment Center with Phyllis Dillon
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
ManhattanThurs, June 21, 2012
This documentary tells the story of how an industry was created through the rough and tumble efforts of an assortment of Jewish characters. More -
Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: On Fashion
ManhattanThurs, May 10, 2012 – Sun, Aug 19, 2012
Up next after a record-breaking exhibition on Alexander McQueen, The Costume Institute will unveil "Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: On Fashion," an exhibition that explores the striking affinities between these two Italian designers from different eras. More -
Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Michael Kors
ManhattanWed, June 6, 2012
Join fashion industry leader and award-winning creator of New York Fashion Week Fern Mallis as she sits down with Michael Kors to discuss his life, career and the future of the Michael Kors brand. More -
Fashion in Film Festival: If Looks Could Kill
QueensFri, May 4, 2012 – Sun, May 13, 2012
From stolen pearls to a glove left at the scene of the crime, "If Looks Could Kill" explores the compelling links between cinema, television, fashion, crime, and violence—tackling themes such as disguise, desire, and the corruption of beauty. More -
Hanging Around: Necklaces from the MAD Collection
ManhattanTues, Jan 24, 2012 – Mon, May 21, 2012
The unique works on display in Hanging Around are from the Museum of Arts and Design's jewelry collection. Dating from the 1960s to the present, these artistic creations encompass conceptual approaches ranging from the decorative to the provocatively political. More -
Renoir, Impressionism and Full-Length Painting
ManhattanTues, Feb 7, 2012 – Sun, May 13, 2012
This exhibition of nine iconic Impressionist paintings by Renoir offers the first comprehensive study of the artist's engagement with the full-length format. More -
Who, What, Wear: Selections from the Permanent Collection
ManhattanThurs, Nov 10, 2011 – Sun, May 27, 2012
“Who, What, Wear: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” looks at evolutions in style, from self-expression and artistic technique, to ideals of beauty as sanctioned by different societies. More -
Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT, Part Two
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
ManhattanWed, May 23, 2012 – Sat, Nov 10, 2012
"Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT, Part Two" is the second of two exhibitions that highlight modern and contemporary pieces from the museum’s permanent collection. More