Lauren Chan is a Who What Wear editor in residence, model, former award-winning fashion editor, and founder of Henning, a luxury plus-size clothing label. At the press preview for the Metropolitan ...

The upcoming fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes 25 mannequins based on real bodies.

Before the press, or Met Gala 2026 attendees, or the general public were allowed to see “Costume Art,” the latest exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, journalists were ...

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the first sights we see in “Costume Art,” the new fashion exhibit to be launched at Monday’s Met Gala, is a glittering column gown by Dolce & Gabbana, its shimmering gold ...

NEW YORK — On a sultry summer day in Brooklyn last year, artist and couture designer Michaela Stark found herself in a studio surrounded by 175 cameras, for a photo shoot unlike any she’d done before.

As fashion’s biggest night captivates a global audience with striking red carpet interpretations, here’s a closer look at the Costume Institute’s “Costume Art” exhibition. It celebrates body diversity ...

Designs in the "Pregnant Body" section are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute exhibition, "Costume Art," on Saturday, May 2, 2026, in New York. Designs by Burberry, left, ...