In America: A Lexicon of Fashion
In America: A Lexicon of Fashion was a 2021–2022 high fashion art exhibition of the Anna Wintour Costume Center, a wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) which houses the collection of the Costume Institute. Approximately 100 men’s and women’s ensembles by a diverse range of designers from the 1940s to the present are featured. Enclosed in scrimmed cases that represent three-dimensional "patches" of a quilt, they are organized into 12 sections that explore defining emotional qualities: Nostalgia, Belonging, Delight, Joy, Wonder, Affinity, Confidence, Strength, Desire, Assurance, Comfort, and Consciousness.[1]
It is the first portion of a two-part exhibition on fashion in the United States. Part two, In America: An Anthology of Fashion—which opened in the American Wing period rooms on May 7, 2022—presented sartorial narratives that relate to the complex and layered histories of those rooms.[1]
References
- Friedman, Vanessa (April 12, 2021). "The Met Plans an American Fashion Extravaganza". The New York Times.
Further reading
- Allaire, Christian (28 April 2022). "Indigenous Designers Shine in The Met's Refreshed 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion' Exhibit". Vogue.
- Bolton, Andrew; Garfinkel, Amanda (2022). In America: A Lexicon of Fashion. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-1-58839-734-8.
- Tashjian, Rachel (21 September 2021). "The Costume Institute's New Exhibition Understands the Emotional Power of American Fashion". GQ.
- Vaníček, Michal (2022). "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, September 18th, 2021–September 5th, 2022". Fashion Theory: 1–14. doi:10.1080/1362704X.2022.2073977. S2CID 248927506.
- Yotka, Steff (21 March 2022). "'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion' Gets a Refresh With More Than 70 New Ensembles at The Metropolitan Museum of Art". Vogue.
External links
- "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
