From now until 20 October, visitors can explore a new costume display that contains both original and replica garments worn ...

Yorktown, where the decisive battle of the American Revolution was fought, completes what’s known as the “Historic Triangle” of Virginia. Together, these three sites tell the comprehensive story of ...

Fragonard's latest museum in Arles is the story of two dynasties united by friendship, a love for heirloom crafts and a knack ...

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, lies just a short drive away and provides insight into the ...

"Marie Antoinette Style" at the V&A Museum, will unpack her dress and interiors, exploring how her style has echoed through ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

The 2025 Met Gala dress code is "Tailored for You," a nod to the museum's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" Costume Institute exhibit, which will be on public view from May 10 to Oct. 26. This ...

The Costume Institute Benefit, commonly known as Met Gala, is a fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute, which hosts a collection of over 33,000 fashion artifacts.

It was not until 2004, when the theme was “Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century,” that the Met Gala became an event with more elaborate costume moments.

In this costume, 2000 years of history is combined. It's a reference to the baptismal Christian garment in white, which is the religious colour of purity.

According to one 18th century account he “ [arose] from his mansion of death . . . and going downstairs into the kitchen with his winding sheet about him, set himself down in a chair, opposite ...