Fashion Show
Is fashion art, or is art fashion? The dialogue between art and fashion brings out mesmerizing visual connections, that often times seem as though the two worlds are unified. Fashion designers are often inspired by different art periods, and in their collections they often reference historic garments and styles. Fashion always evolves, and the relationship it has with art demonstrates the transformation of art into fashion and vice versa. This rich selection of images here offers a comparison between trendy appearances and art history, indicating an awareness of shared interests between fashion and art.
Rei Kawakubo, (b.1942)
and Comme des Garçons (Japan, born 1969). Woman's Dress, 1983. Costume/clothing principle attire/entire body, Wool jersey knit, Center back length: 45 in. (114.3 cm). Gift of Mary Levkoff in memory of Akira Kimura (AC1997.152.1)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART526430
Louise Nevelson,(1899-1988) © ARS, NY
Sky Cathedral. 1958. Wood, painted black, overall (with base): 115 x 135 x 20" (292.1 x 342.9 x 50.8 cm.); overall (without base): 102 1/2 x 133 1/2" (260.35 x 339.09 x 50.8 cm.). George B. and Jenny R. Mathews Fund, 1970.
Location: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA
Photo Credit: Albright-Knox Art Gallery / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART392804
Piet Mondrian,(1872 - 1944)
Composition in White, Red, and Yellow. 1936. Oil on canvas. 31 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (80.01 x 62.23 cm). Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Collection (63.14)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART491365
Yves Saint Laurent, (1936-2008)
Woman's 'Mondrian' Dress, 1965. Costume/clothing principle attire/entire body, Wool knit. Gift of I. Magnin & Co. (M.66.2)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART448566
![Man Ray (1890-1976) © ARS, NYMarcel Duchamp as Rrose Sélavy, c. 1920-21. Gelatin silver print, 8 1/2 x 6 13/16 inches (21.6 x 17.3 cm). Signed in black ink, at lower right: lovingly / Rrose Sélavy / alias Marcel Duchamp [cursive]. The Samuel S. Whit…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/584727f8e3df281099b96801/1483999872785-Q0SAKE0HOKT217OAREOZ/ART180545_Comp.jpg)
Man Ray (1890-1976) © ARS, NY
Marcel Duchamp as Rrose Sélavy, c. 1920-21. Gelatin silver print, 8 1/2 x 6 13/16 inches (21.6 x 17.3 cm). Signed in black ink, at lower right: lovingly / Rrose Sélavy / alias Marcel Duchamp [cursive]. The Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White Collection, 1957.
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: The Philadelphia Museum of Art / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART180545
Pan, the fiction magazine, November 1923.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR999508
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1969. The couple were married in Gibraltar on 20th March 1969. Rights information: Cleared for Editorial Use Only. Please Contact Us For Any Other Clearance Rights
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR999422
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)
Monna Vanna. Dated 1866. Oil on canvas, 88.9 x 86.4 cm. Purchased with assistance from Sir Arthur Du Cros Bt and Sir Otto Beit KCMG through the Art Fund 1916 (image M00906).
Location:Tate Gallery, London, Great Britain
Photo Credit: Tate, London / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART511594
'Female portrait in Russian Dress', 1784. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR996242
Mini skirt, with motives after Andy Warhol (Portraits). United States, ca. 1968. Printed paper. Inv. 2003,KR 595. Photo: Saturia Linke.
Location: Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Germany
Photo Credit: bpk Bildagentur / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART500019
Clay pot. Native American. 10 x 13 in. Museum Founder's Collection.
Photo Credit: Mingei International Museum / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART341133
Model or a dancer wearing a cloak and a ceremonial headdress. Country of Origin: Northwest Coast of America. Culture: Chilcat . Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Museum of Anthropology & Ethnography Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg. Location: 35.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9147548
A cloth painting depicting a parade, a Sun Dance ceremony and scenes from daily life. Country of Origin: USA. Culture: Plains Indian, prob. Cheyenne. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Private Collection, New York . Location: 07.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9138513
Pottery vase with black-on-white geometric design. Country of Origin: USA. Culture: Mogollon/Anasazi culture. Date/Period: c. 1000 AD. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Museum of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona . Location: 05.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9127377
24 / 03 / 2006; Tokyo; Fashion Week at Meiji Jingu Memorial Picture Gallery, model wearing a Hiroko Koshino design clothes.
24 / 03 / 2006; Tokyo; Fashion Week at Meiji Jingu Memorial Picture Gallery, model wearing a Hiroko Koshino design clothes.
Photo Credit: Album / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: alb809474
Pottery bowl, Native American, Mogollon/Anasazi culture, USA, c1000. Artist: Werner Forman
A bowl with schematic human figures and black-on-white geometric design. From the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9128072
René Magritte, (1898-1967) © ARS, NY
The False Mirror. 1928. Oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 31 7/8" (54 x 80.9 cm). Purchase. © 2010 C. Herscovici, Brussels / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART164213
Issey Miyake, (b.1938) © Copyright
and Tim Hawkinson. Jumpsuit from "Pleats Please, Guest Artist Series No. 3", 1998. Japan. Polyester knit; printed and pleated and heat- and pressure-set. Center back: 57 in. (144.8 cm). Gift of Dale and Jonathan Gluckman. © Issey Miyake © Tim Hawkinson
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART477049
Max Ernst, (1891-1976) © ARS, NY
The Attirement of the Bride (La Toilette de la mariée), 1940. Oil on canvas, 129.6 x 96.3 cm.
Location: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
Photo Credit: Cameraphoto Arte, Venice / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART39675
Balenciaga Cristobal
Evening Gown from pin feathers. 1965.
Location: Balenciaga Exhibition, Lyon, France.
Photo Credit: Album / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: orz114271
18 / 03 / 06 Tokyo Fashion Week, Theatre Products and Kingly Design Collections shown at Meiji Jingu Memorial Picture Gallery model wearing a Theatre Products dress.
Photo Credit: Album / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: alb803689
Red and black hair fashion, 1980s. Rights information: Cleared for Editorial Use Only. Please Contact Us For Any Other Clearance Rights
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR998859
Redhead model, with a tiger lily flower and matched lipstick, c1955-1965(?). Rights information: Cleared for Editorial Use Only. Please Contact Us For Any Other Clearance Rights
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR999260
Boy George, British pop star, 1980s. One of the icons of 1980s pop music, Boy George (George O'Dowd) was lead singer with the group Culture Club from 1981-1986. From Smash Hits, March 1984. Rights information: Cleared for Editorial Use Only. Please Contact Us For Any Other Clearance Rights
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR998907
Moschino, Franco (1950-1994)
'Dinner Jacket' Ensemble, autumn/winter 1989-1990. Wool, wool and acetate, linen, and metal flatware. a) Jacket center back length: 18 1/2 in. (46.99 cm); b) Dress center back length: 27 1/2 in. (69.85 cm); c) Napkin (folded): 12 x 5 in. (30.48 x 12.7 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Leslie Prince Salzman (M.2005.82.1a-c)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART482427
Woman's Gown with Accessories from the 'Fra Angelico Collection'. Kate Mulleavy (United States, born 1979). Laura Mulleavy (United States, born 1980). Rodarte LLC (United States, California, Los Angeles, founded 2005). United States, 2011. Metallic satin with feathers, metal sequins with wire, beads, and woven metallic ribbon. a) Gown: 66 in. (167.64 cm) nape to hem; b) Belt: 7 1/4 x 22 x 12 1/2 in. (18.41 x 55.88 x 31.75 cm); c-d) Panel detail: 63 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (161.29 x 24.13 cm). Gift of Rodarte (Kate and Laura Mulleavy), Maria Arena Bell, Susan Casden, Eva Chow, DNA Boutique, Allison Sarofim, Karyn Silver, Christine Suppes, Lizzie Tisch, Dasha Zhukova and an Anonymous Donor (M.2012.147.10a-e)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART483667
Cathedral of Mondoñedo. Construction began in 1219 under Bishop Don Martin. Detail of the grand altar, realized In 1769 by Francisco Terán, with the representation of the Assumption of the Virgin of Angeles.
Photo Credit: Album / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: alb1467047
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, (1598-1680)
Ecstasy of St. Teresa.
Location: Cornaro Chapel, S. Maria della Vittoria, Rome, Italy
Photo Credit: Scala / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART5062
Laura Mulleavy. Kate Mulleavy. Rodarte LLC. Woman's Gown with Accessories from the 'Fra Angelico Collection', 2011. Silk crepe and silk chiffon with crystals and net, metal with gold-metallic plating. a) Gown: 64 1/2 in. (163.83 cm) shoulder to hem; b) Breastplate: 19 1/2 x 13 x 6 3/8 in. (49.53 x 33.02 x 16.19 cm); c) Starburst: 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (24.13 x 33.66 x 8.26 cm); d) Starburst: 13 5/8 x 5 x 1 1/2 in. (34.61 x 12.7 x 3.81 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Rodarte (Kate and Laura Mulleavy), Maria Arena Bell, Susan Casden, Eva Chow, DNA Boutique, Allison Sarofim, Karyn Silver, Christine Suppes, Lizzie Tisch, Dasha Zhukova and an Anonymous Donor (M.2012.147.1a-d)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART518779
Woman's Gown with Accessories from the 'Fra Angelico Collection'. Kate Mulleavy (United States, born 1979). Laura Mulleavy (United States, born 1980). Rodarte LLC (United States, California, Los Angeles, founded 2005). United States, 2011. Metallic satin with feathers, metal sequins with wire, beads, and woven metallic ribbon. a) Gown: 66 in. (167.64 cm) nape to hem; b) Belt: 7 1/4 x 22 x 12 1/2 in. (18.41 x 55.88 x 31.75 cm); c-d) Panel detail: 63 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (161.29 x 24.13 cm). Gift of Rodarte (Kate and Laura Mulleavy), Maria Arena Bell, Susan Casden, Eva Chow, DNA Boutique, Allison Sarofim, Karyn Silver, Christine Suppes, Lizzie Tisch, Dasha Zhukova and an Anonymous Donor (M.2012.147.10a-e)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART483665
Advertisement from the Illusion Collection by Monet, 1970s. In the Golden Manner of Monet. Necklace $50; earrings $12.50. Monet is a jewellery brand of the American fashion house Liz Claiborne. Rights information: Cleared for Editorial Use Only. Please Contact Us For Any Other Clearance Rights
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR998038
Gold sequinned bag, 1980s. Rights information: Cleared for Editorial Use Only. Please Contact Us For Any Other Clearance Rights
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR999098
Necklace with vulture pendant. From tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Egypt, 18th dynasty.
Location: Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Photo Credit: Scala / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART94098
Papyrus image of the Egyptian goddess Maat, wearing the feather of truth.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9162666
Ladies fashion magazine, illustrations by George Barbier
Women depicted wearing evening dress with silver brocade, red slippers and a blue wig with silver headress, background shows a white peakcock on a tree branch Parisian fashion. (Grande robe du soir en brocart d'argent. Costumes Parisiens) Illustrated by George Barbier.
Photo Credit: © British Library Board / Robana / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9108334
Egytian wall-painting of queen Ahmose-Nefertari, the queen of Ahmose I. Found in Thebes, 16th century BC.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9162525
Fashion design by Erte, 1930s. Erte was the pseudonym of the Russian-born French artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990). He is most noted for his art deco fashion designs. Rights information: Cleared for Editorial Use Only. Please Contact Us For Any Other Clearance Rights
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR998247
Underwood and Underwood (fl.1882-c.1950)
Fashionable Woman in Chiffon Velvet Dress Trimmed with Crystal and Headband Holding Feather Bouquet, Portrait, circa 1922
Photo Credit: JT Vintage / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART494730
A detail of a portrait statue of Naia, sister of Thay. She wears a long wig. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom late 18 / early 19th dynasty c.1350-1320BC. Material Size: Limestone / H c.1m. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 47.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9131033
Norma Shearer, Canadian actress and film star, late 1930s - early 1940s.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR974594
Group of Semite women, wall painting from Beni Hassan, 1920 - 1900 B.C.( Egypt).
Location: Tomb of Ameni-em-het, Beni Hassan, Egypt
Photo Credit: Zev Radovan / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART533777
Woman's coat, back. Iraq. Culture: Kurdish, 1st half 20th CE. Part of a festive dress. Fine goat hair, silk, silver thread, embroidery, 132 x 121 x 6 cm. Inv. 70.2007.16.3. Photo: Michel Urtado / Thierry Ollivier.
Location: Musee du Quai Branly, Paris, France
Photo Credit: © musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART521788
Lucas the Elder Cranach, (1472-1553)
Sibylle von Cleve (1512-1554). 1526. Mixed technique on red beech wood, 57,00 x 39,00 cm. Inv. G 12.
Location: Klassik Stiftung , Weimar, Germany
Photo Credit: bpk Bildagentur / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART515101
Louis de Boulogne, (1654-1733)
(attributed to): The Comte de Toulouse wearing a novices habit of the Order of the Holy Spirit (Ordre du Saint-Esprit). 1693. Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon (1678-1737). Oil on canvas, 177 x 127 cm. PE348. Photo: René-Gabriel Ojéda.
Location: Musée Condé, Chantilly, France
Photo Credit: © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART528884
24 / 03 / 2006; Tokyo; Fashion Week at Meiji Jingu Memorial Picture Gallery, Yuki Torii International Colection, at the picture a model wearing a Yuki Torii Int. clothes design. Designer: Yuki Torii.
Photo Credit: Album / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: alb808611
24 / 03 / 2006; Tokyo; Fashion Week at Meiji Jingu Memorial Picture Gallery, Yuki Torii International Colection, at the picture a model wearing a Yuki Torii Int. clothes design. Designer: Yuki Torii.
Photo Credit: Album / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: alb808612
Miyake, Issey (b.1938) © Copyright
Morimura Yasumasa. Dress from 'Pleats Please Issey Miyake Guest Artist Series No. 1', 1996. Polyester knit; printed and pleated and heat- and pressure-set. Center back length: 53 1/2 in. (135.89 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jun I. Kanai (AC1999.104.2)
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Digital Image © [year] Museum Associates / LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART483032
A woman wearing an black and white outift, with purple trimming feeding birds. Frech fashion. (Demi-deuil. Coutour.) Illustrated by Victor Lhuer.
Photo Credit: © British Library Board / Robana / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9111264
A black-on-white pitcher. The geometric design can be traced back to earlier basketry. Country of Origin: USA. Culture: Anasazi, Pueblo period. Date/Period: c. 1000 AD. Material Size: h = 20 cms. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Albuquerque, NM. Location: 05.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9147066
Victor Vasarely, (1908-1997) © ARS, NY
Lucon. 1956. Gouache on paper, 48 x 35 cm (papser size), 39 x 26 cm (image size). Inv. D 8551,219. Photo: Stefan Behrens.
Location: Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany
Photo Credit: bpk Bildagentur / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART518865
Designer: Andrea Pfister, French, born Italy, 1942. Boots, ca. 1990. a,b) leather. Heel to Toe (a,b): 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm) Height (a,b): 17 in. (43.2 cm). Boot for right foot viewed from side with both hand appliques showing. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2005 (2005.130.25a, b)
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART484099
Designed by Rei Kawakubo, Japanese, born 1942. Comme des Garçons, Tokyo, 1969 - present. Worn by John Cale, Welsh, born 1942. Man's Patent Leather Sneakers. c. 1990s. Black patent leather, white rubber. Length: 11 1/2 inches (29.2 cm). 125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift from the private collection of John Cale, 2002.
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: The Philadelphia Museum of Art / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART499769
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
A large muff with a band of brocade, 1647.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR982164
Georges Dudognon, (b.1922) © adoc-photos
The Italian actress Sophia Loren at the Cannes film festival in 1961.
Photo Credit: Adoc-photos / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART533068
Lady's headdress, 1450-1470, (1910). Female fashion from the reign of Henry VI-Edward IV ((1422-1483). Forked headdress with black velvet ermine-lined cloak with golden fleur-de-lys and lined with blue satin, jewelled morse with pendant chain, parti-coloured super cote-hardi in black velvet with heraldic lion rampant. The panel on the right side is red and green with heraldic quarterings in gold, the cote-hardi is of rich baudekyn with a strong pattern. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR945326
Grigoriev, Boris Dmitryevich (1886-1939)
Lady in Top Hat. From a private collection.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR931430
La pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo.
Photo Credit: Album / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: alb374470
Sophia Loren, Italian film actress, 1965. Cover of Vogue, July 1965. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CROPPING RESTRICTIONS.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR998751
Girl with a Large Hat, 1645-1648. Artist: Everdingen, Caesar Bo?tius van (1616-1678)
Girl with a Large Hat, 1645-1648. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR921514
Lady's headdress, 14th century, (1910). Fashion from the reign of Richard II (1377-1399). The reticulated and richly-jewelled headdress is worn with a cote-hardi of purple silk, a super cote-hardi of fur-lined embossed velvet, and a green velvet cloak, edged with ermine and fastened by a morse across the chest. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR985405
Jazz-Age Flapper, Vogue Magazine, circa 1927
Photo Credit: JT Vintage / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART499947
Hashiguchi Goyo, (1880-1921)
Kamisuki (Combing the hair). Japan, Taishô era, 1920. Color woodblock print, 44.8 x 34.8 cm.
Location: British Museum, London, Great Britain
Photo Credit: © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART319135
Two Ensembles, Fall/Winter 1994-1995. French. Jackets, belts, trousers, vest, dress, bodysuit. Gift of Richard Martin, 1995 (1995.433.8a-c, .9a-c)
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
Photo Credit: Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART396040
Chikanobu Hashimoto (1838-1912)
Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chikanobu. A Mirror of Japan’s Nobility: The Emperor Meiji, His Wife, and Prince Haru (Fuso koki kagami), August 8th, 1887. Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. 14 3/4 x 29 5/8 in. (37.5 x 75.2 cm). Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959. Accession Number: JP3241a-c.
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART501308
House of Paquin (French, 1891-1956); Designer: Mme. Jeanne Paquin (French, 1869-1936). Opera coat. 1912. Overall view from the back. Silk. Length at Center Back: 60 in. (152.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edwin Stewart Wheeler, 1956 (C.I.X.56.2.1)
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART507435
Cut-shell decorated jacket worn by Apo Kayan people at ceremonies connected with agriculture, warfare, and the commemoration of the dead. Back view showing image of lizard or crocodile. Country of Origin: Indonesia/ Sarawak. Culture: Apo Kayan Date/Period: 20th C. Place of Origin: Borneo. Material Size: Cotton and shell. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London. Location: 05.
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9131438
Punk couple in Fulda, Germany, 1989. Photo: Günter Zint. (NOTE: No cropping).
Photo Credit: bpk Bildagentur / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART503515
Pearly king and queen in high spirits, London, 1926-1927. Cockney 'Pearly kings' (originally costermongers - fruit and vegetable sellers), wore suits covered in mother-of-pearl buttons. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927).
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR963078
Pearly Queen and Pearly Prince, London, 1926-1927. Cockney 'Pearly kings' (originally costermongers - fruit and vegetable sellers), wore suits covered in mother-of-pearl buttons. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927).
Photo Credit: HIP / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR963082
Bernardo Buontalenti, (1536-1608)
Costume design for sea nymph for Fifth Intermezzo of Girolamo Bargagli's La Pellegrina performed for the 1589 Wedding of Ferdinand I and Christine of Lorraine. 47.9 x 37.9 cm. pen and brown ink, watercolor.
Location: Biblioteca Nazionale, Florence, Italy
Photo Credit: Scala / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART534273
Lady in a Circassian dress
A pretty lady in a Circassian dress of puce Italian gauze, with a skirt in the same gauze over another pink silk skirt, ornamented with puffed gauze and blue ribbon attached by flowers and tassels, with net sleeves. The shell hat is decorated with flowers and feathers.The frogging on the bodice is called Brandenburg. The aerial dresses can only be worn when the weather is hot, as one cannot add a mantle or scarf. Some elegant ladies wear a gold cord over the open corsage. The shell of Venus chariot hat is edged with a ribbon the same colour as the dress, ornamented with sprays of roses. Image taken from Galerie des modes et costumes francais, dessines d'apres nature. 1778-1787. Reimpression accompagnee d'une preface parM. Paul Cornu. [With a frontispiece.] Originally published/produced in Paris, 1911-14.
Photo Credit: © British Library Board / Robana / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: AR9114724
Men's Beaded Bodice. African (Dinka peoples), mid-20th century. Glass beads, animal skins, wood, cowry shells. Other: 43 1/2 x 8 x 20 1/2 in. (110.5 x 20.3 x 52.1 cm). Isabel Shults Fund, 2001 (2001.177)
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART519739
‘The Conchologist’, c 1831. Print after a drawing by G Spratt of a woman fashioned from sea shells with a sea urchin as a hat, pictured at the seashore.
Location: Science Museum, London, Great Britain
Photo Credit: SSPL/Science Museum / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART399452
Necklace. Canada, Great Lakes, Huron people, 18th CE. Shell, copper, glass (?), 37 x 14,5 x 4,3 cm, 249 g. 71.1934.33.36 D. Photo: Valérie Torre.
Location: Musee du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, France
Photo Credit: © musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART529951
Sweat protector (koyori ase-hajiki). 1850-1860. Medium: paper; Technique: 4-strand plaiting with 2-strand twists. H x W: 62.2 x 52 cm (24 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.). Vest which opens at the front; fronts connected to back by two strands. Plaited recycled paper forming hexagonal mesh. Twisted strands are knotted at the bottom and middle of each side. Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund. 2009-36-2. Photo: Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution
Location: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Photo Credit: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART484268
Jean Bourdichon, (c.1457-1521)
The Archangel Raphael. Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne. Horae ad usum romanum. Ca. 1500-1508 (?). Parchment. LATIN9474 folio165verso.
Location: Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BnF), Paris, France
Photo Credit: © BnF, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART481216
Lady's handbag with multicolored Jais applications forming an art deco pattern. Hinge made of tortoise shell. Italy, 1920-1930.
Location: Private Collection
Photo Credit: Alfredo Dagli Orti / Art Resource, NY
Image Reference: ART425416