Met Fashion 2016 Exhibit Manus Machina 1994

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The stakes are high for curator Andrew Bolton of the MET Costume Institute afterward the insurmountable success of terminal year'sMainland china: Through The Looking Drinking glass,which bankrupt museum records. Just it already looks like the 2016 exhibit is already proving to be even bigger and better, with a mode forward theme that volition depict a 150-costume narrative of the technical artistic procedure, from the early 20th century to date.Manus ten Machinawill track the development from hand-fabricated couture and advanced collections into machine made ones, and explore how this dichotomy has riffed fashion's history.

Click through for a preview of the looks to come, cheque out more details about the exhibit here.

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Hymeneals ensemble, Karl Lagerfeld (French, born Hamburg, 1938) for Business firm of Chanel (French, founded 1913), autumn/wintertime 2014-15 haute couture, back view; Courtesy of CHANEL Patrimoine Collection

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Suit, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (French, 1883-1971), 1963-68 haute couture; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Souvenir of Mrs. Lyn Revson, 1975 (1975.53.7a-due east)

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Ensemble, Karl Lagerfeld (French, born Hamburg, 1938) for Business firm of Chanel (French, founded 1913), autumn/winter 2014-fifteen haute couture, back view; Courtesy of CHANEL Patrimoine Collection

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Evening dress, Yves Saint Laurent (French, 1936-2008), autumn/winter 1969-70 haute couture; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, 1983 (1983. 619. 1a,b)

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Dress, Iris van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984), autumn/winter 2013-14 haute couture; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of the Costume Institute Gifts, 2015 (2016.14)

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Ensemble, Iris van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984), jump/summertime 2010 haute couture; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Buy, Friends of the Costume Institute Gifts, 2015 (2016.16a, b)

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Ensemble, Raf Simons (Belgian, built-in 1986) for House of Dior (French, founded 1947), spring/summer 2015 haute couture; Courtesy of Christian Dior Haute Couture

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"Flight Saucer" Wearing apparel, Issey Miyake (Japanese, born 1938) for Miyake Design Studio (Japanese, founded 1970), spring/summer 1994; Courtesy of The Miyake Issey Foundation

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"Vilmiron" Dress, Christian Dior (French, 1905-1957), spring/summer 1952 haute couture; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Byron C. Foy, 1955 (C.I.55.76.20a-g)

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Dress, Christopher Kane (British, built-in 1982), spring/summer 2014; Courtesy of Christopher Kane

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"Kaikoku" Floating Dress, Hussein Chalayan (British, born Cyprus, 1970), fall/wintertime 2011-12; Courtesy of Swarovski

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Dress, Nicolas Ghesquière (French, born 1971) for House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937), spring/summer 2003; Courtesy of Balenciaga Archives, Paris

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Dress, Iris van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984), bound/summertime 2012 haute couture; Courtesy of Iris van Herpen

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Wedding ensemble, Karl Lagerfeld (French, born Hamburg, 1938) for House of Chanel (French, founded 1913), autumn/wintertime 2005-6 haute couture, dorsum view; Courtesy of CHANEL Patrimoine Collection

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