Andrew Bolton on “Manus x Machina” and Past Costume Institute Exhibitions
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, May 20161/9Gray Area
Far right: Andrew Bolton, photographed in the museum’s Robert Lehman Wing. From far left: Prada silk-organdy dress, Fall 2011; Yohji Yamamoto cotton-muslin wedding dress, Spring 2000; Comme des Garçons cotton twill–and–canvas ensemble, Spring 2013; Chanel Haute Couture silk tulle–and–organza wedding ensemble, Fall 2005; Christian Dior Haute Couture silk taffeta–and–tulle dress, Fall 1949.
_Grooming: Charlie Taylor
Sittings Editor: Tonne Goodman_
Photographed by Steven Meisel, Vogue, May 20162/9Details Matter
Bolton became fascinated by the idea that haute couture came into being during the same decade the modern sewing machine was perfected. On model Rianne Van Rompaey, Dior Haute Couture dress and shoes.
Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington
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Bolton adjusts an Alexander McQueen dress in a scene from The First Monday in May, a new documentary by Andrew Rossi that chronicles the making of last year’s “China: Through the Looking Glass” exhibition.
Photographed by Eric Boman4/9Glow in the Dark
Dolce Gabbana evening dresses from 2008 on display in “Punk: Chaos to Couture,” 2013.
Photographed by Eric Boman5/9On With the Show
Ensembles embroidered with gold bullion and military braids from McQueen’s Fall 2001 and Fall 1994 collections, as seen in “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,” 2011.