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The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum is home to over 33,000 objects dating all the way back to the 15th century, and that makes the collections department there a veritable Aladdin’s Cave of fashion history. The space itself looks like a laboratory all gleaming white surfaces and gigantic vaults about as far removed from the fusty museum office cliche as you can get. “Well, I’m in heaven,” says designer Claire Sullivan, as we pore over a table that’s dripping with vintage Chanel: the most perfect ribbed tank top embroidered with interlocking CCs, a delicate anklelength tulle skirt, chunky black and gold jewelry, and spiffy black and white brogues.
Other notable mentions from the results: Gigi Hadid in a black sheer corset gown by Matthew M. Williams at Givenchy; Rihanna in a cocoon-like, bridal-inspired look by Valentino; Bad Bunny in a pristine white backless suit and 26-foot train by Jacquemus. Publicly, Lagerfeld almost exclusively wore black and white during the height of his fame. The same color palette frequently appeared on the Chanel runways as well so it makes sense, in a way, that the public would land with either all-black or all-white looks. The shades are timeless, much like Lagerfeld’s designs.
As you can imagine, the policy here is look, but please don’t touch. Our Costume Institute guide, Tracy Yoshimura, is wearing pristine white gloves and here to help Sullivan get a closer look at the exquisite construction of this and several other items of clothing designed by the late Karl Lagerfeld. A ball skirt and crop top from Chanel’s 1999 spring couture collection will ultimately inspire the Sullivan-designed outfit I will wear to the Met Gala in just a couple weeks as the editor of Alibashirt.com. This year is in celebration of “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” the institute’s latest exhibition, and the dress code in honor of Karl speaks for itself. “Going through the collections online, it was a difficult selection to make because there are so many incredible pieces,” says Sullivan who, in addition to the archive Chanel, has picked out a gently padded black Chloe dress from Lagerfeld’s 1970s era at the house for inspiration. “I wanted to nail a few different Karl signatures.”
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