The Costume Institute’s ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ Tells the Untold Stories of American Fashion

When “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in September, some attendees were left…underwhelmed. The fashion on display was beautiful — not to mention one of the most diverse selections seen in a Costume Institute exhibition — but following the staging of shows the multi-building-sweeping “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” or the perfectly-restrained “About Time,” it was challenging to feel impressed by garments isolated in lit boxes, no matter what adjective was perched above the mannequins’ heads. Those who wished for more showmanship are sure to be delighted by the second installment… Read Full Article