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This lavish collection of words and images covers the Met Costume Institute's exhibitions and galas through the lens of the influential style magazine and includes shows from 2001's Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years through 2019's Camp: Note on Fashion. Curated by Vogue editors Hamish Bowles and Chloe Malle * Introduction by Anna Wintour * Foreword by Max Hollein, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute invites you into the stunning spectacle that comes when fashion and art meet at the Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibition is the most prestigious of its kind, featuring subjects that both reflect the zeitgeist and contribute to its creation. Each exhibition--from 2005's Chanel to 2011's Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and 2012's Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations--creates a provocative and engaging narrative drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors. This updated edition includes material from spectacular shows such as 2015's China: Through the Looking Glass, 2018's Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination (the most visited exhibition in the museum's history), and 2019's Camp: Notes on Fashion. The show's opening-night gala, produced in collaboration with Vogue magazine, is regularly referred to as the party of the year, and draws a glamorous A-list crowd, drawing an unrivaled mix of Hollywood fashion. This beautiful coffee table volume allows readers to experience the wonders of these exhibitions.