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The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 11h

Buckle
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/97868

Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 13h

Evening overdress
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/100226

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mercedes de Acosta, 1955

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 14h

Button
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/96117

From the Hanna S. Kohn Collection, 1951

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 15h

Dress
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/100875

Gift of Mrs. Ewen C. MacVeagh, 1962

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 16h

Fan
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/102662

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Tessim Zorach, 1973

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 18h

Wedding slippers
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/99936

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Sterling Peters, 1924

Reposted by The Met: Costume Institute

Toulouse-Lautrec @toulouselautrec.bsky.social · 14d

Madame Réjane

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's sketch of "Madame Réjane" captures the lively elegance of the famous French actress, with distinctive line work that highlights her expressive features and theatrical costume. Lautrec, known for his portraits of Parisian nightlife and celebrities, conveys both the glamor and complexity of his subject through this captivating composition.

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 20h

Cap
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/101543

Gift of Mrs. Albert S. Morrow, 1937

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 21h

Fan
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/99903

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of C. Otto von Kienbusch, 1971

Reposted by The Met: Costume Institute

Edvard Munch @edvardmunch.bsky.social · 14d

Children in the Street 1915
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25712

Children in the Street

Reposted by The Met: Costume Institute

Toulouse-Lautrec @toulouselautrec.bsky.social · 14d

May Belfort

Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 1d

Ball gown
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/97225

Gift of Mrs. Grace Rainey Rogers, 1940

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 1d

Dress
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/98773

Gift of Mrs. Phillip H. Gray, 1950

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 1d

Mitts
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/96646

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mable Gordon Parker, 1961

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 1d

Evening dress
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/100297

Isabel Shults Fund, 1981

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 1d

Bonnet
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/98684

Gift of Mrs. I. A. Simon, 1940

Reposted by The Met: Costume Institute

Joan Miró @joanmiro.bsky.social · 15d

Photo; This is the Color of My Dreams https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/photo-this-is-the-color-of-my-dreams

Photo; This is the Color of My Dreams

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 1d

Petticoat
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/99790

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Bergen Glover, 1961

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 1d

Chemisette
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/100087

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Jean Douglas, 1970

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 1d

Coat
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/100356

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mary Dudley Kenna, 1965

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 2d

Ensemble
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/97968

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Bequest of Matilda Alice Shaw, 1948

Reposted by The Met: Costume Institute

Max Ernst @max-m-ernst.bsky.social · 15d

Illustration to "A Week of Kindness" https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/illustration-to-a-week-of-kindness-1934-110

Illustration to "A Week of Kindness"

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 2d

Jacket
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/102607

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Martha M. Henning, 1944

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 2d

Dress
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/98941

Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1955

The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social · 2d

Gaming purse
https://botfrens.com/collections/223/contents/97831

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009