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Inside the “Manus x Machina” Exhibition

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    Upper Level Gallery View: Case Study

    Wedding ensemble, Karl Lagerfeld (French, born Hamburg, 1938) for House of Chanel (French, founded 1913), Autumn/Winter 2014–15 Haute Couture, back view; Courtesy of Chanel Patrimoine Collection

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    Upper Level Gallery View: Embroidery Case Study “L’Eléphant Blanc” Evening Dress, Yves Saint Laurent (French,
    1936–2008) for House of Dior (French, founded 1947), Spring/Summer 1958 Haute Couture; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1977

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    Upper Level Gallery View: Artificial Flowers Case Study Wedding Ensemble, Karl Lagerfeld (French, born Hamburg, 1938) for House of Chanel (French, founded 1913), Autumn/Winter 2005–6 Haute Couture, back view; Courtesy of Chanel Patrimoine Collection

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    Upper Level Gallery View: Embroidery Case Study Dress, Yves Saint Laurent (French, 1936-2008), Spring/Summer 1983 Haute Couture; Courtesy of Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris

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    Upper Level Gallery View: Embroidery