Attendees at Monday’s media preview for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” were routed through a Loewe pop-up within The Met Store before entering the exhibition. That was a fitting start, given the crowd and the fact that Loewe is a corporate sponsor of the Costume Institute’s spring 2024 show, which features … Read more
New York — It’s Met Gala time and the fashion parade of A-listers Monday included a swirl of flora and fauna looks on a green-tinged carpet surrounded by foliage. Jennifer Lopez went for silver leaves in a second-skin goddess gown and Zendaya was all vamp and fantasy. Both are co-chairs of the annual fundraiser at … Read more
This week’s opening of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s Costume Institute couldn’t be further away from a sleepy fairy tale. Visitors will wend their way through a series of 29 rooms, where 16 “Sleeping Beauties” — garments that are too fragile to hang on mannequins — are entombed in glass. … Read more
With billions of social media views, the Met Gala’s reach is global — and its glitter doesn’t just sparkle on celebrity guests, but also boosts designer and luxury brands, stylists, hotels and all sorts of businesses. The extravaganza has morphed into a multiday celebration for fans and moneymakers alike. While guests gear up with trips … Read more
As celebrities hit the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night for the Met Gala, another event is taking place just a few subway stops away to celebrate the fashion industry’s behind-the-scenes workers. “Get Wet After the Met” is taking place Monday night as a way to celebrate the fashion industry’s stylists, … Read more
In light of consumers’ shrinking attentions spans, visual overload, and a sea of entertainment options, it is no surprise that the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is upping the multisensory components of its spring show “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” As a precursor to the May 10 public opening, The Met has enlisted … Read more
Shoe designer Vanessa Noel is ramping up her support for New York City on several levels. During an interview Thursday afternoon, she ran through her plans as her parrot “Mr. Peeps” squawked in the background. The designer will welcome 20 guests to her Upper East Side townhouse Monday night for a dinner for New York … Read more
The Elverhoj Museum of History & Art in Solvang, Calif. Julie Tremaine In a city as full of curiosities as Solvang, the tiny Danish village on California’s Central Coast, I shouldn’t have been surprised that there was a place like the Elverhoj Museum of History & Art. Housed in a historic home, it’s both a tribute … Read more
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to Cambodia and Thailand that were tied to an art dealer and collector accused of running a huge antiquity trafficking network out of Southeast Asia. This most recent repatriation … Read more
