“Very B.A.P.S. energy, and our own lil extra take on the classic. Just pure main character from start to finish. Such a joy to work with…You know why Ru chose me.’ “- Onya Nurve (image by Paige Margulies)
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The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism. In the 18th-century Atlantic world, a new culture of consumption, fueled by the slave trade, colonialism, and imperialism, enabled access to clothing and goods that indicated wealth, distinction, and taste. Black […]
Amy Sherald: American Sublime brings together some fifty paintings by one of the foremost artists of our time. In her first major museum survey, Amy Sherald (b. 1973, Columbus, Georgia; lives and works in the New York City area) presents work from 2007 to the present, from her poetic early portraits to the incisive and moving figure paintings […]
UK menswear designer Paul Smith has collaborated with Oakley on a new line of limited edition neon. sunglasses.
It’s Paul Smith’s first collaboration with Oakley, which has resulted in a fresh capsule collection. Smith used the Frogskin model, which first came out in 1986, and made it the canvas for his color palette. Retro looks pervade […]
The Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, reactivates the sensory capacities of masterworks in the Museum’s collection through first-hand research, conservation analysis, and diverse technologies—from cutting-edge tools of artificial intelligence and computer-generated imagery to traditional formats of x-rays, video animation, light projection, and soundscapes.
When an item of clothing enters the Costume Institute […]
Unseen comprises over 30 images from the late French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin’s estate, including shoe campaign shoots and Vogue covers.
Bourdin was famous for his controversial photos and his color contrasts, which were highly sophisticated for the pre-digital era.
Many of his photos feature Nicole Meyer, who was his muse between 1977 and 1980.
The Wapping Project, […]
MONDAY 18
Little Boots is the most amped-up electro pop singer out. Known for playing her synths and Japanese Tenori-on, she’s supposed to be the next big thing that still hasn’t happened. Tonight she performs tracks from upcoming album Hands (out June 6) and hopefully her cult hit Stuck On Repeat. Fashion project Hearts Revolution […]
The Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition explores depictions of the dressed body across The Met’s vast collection, pairing garments with artworks to reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body.
Focusing primarily on Western art from prehistory to the present, Costume Art presents connections between garments from The Costume Institute and objects from the Museum’s other collecting areas. Pairings between […]
FRIDAYS
It’s double trouble when two NYC drag queen legends serve up shenanigans on the mic! Ruby Roo and Marti Gould Cummings host weekly at the iconic Pieces Bar in the West Village, with VJ OHRICKY.
Pieces Bar, 8 Christopher St, NYC, Free
image by JUAN DAVID FERRAZZO
