Slideshow - Interview Magazine

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 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dress, Iris van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984), autumn/winter 2013- 14 haute couture; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2015 (2016.14). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo © Nicholas Alan Cope

"Kaikoku" Floating Dress, Hussein Chalayan (British, born Cyprus, 1970), autumn/winter 2011-12 prêt-à-porter; Courtesy of Swarovski. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo © Nicholas Alan Cope

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 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 (1977.329.5a, b) © The Metropolitan Museum of Art