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1970s

Adrian Retrospective

May 17, 1971

Paul Poiret, King of Fashion

May 25 - September 11, 1976

1980s

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Givenchy: Thirty Years

May 11 - October 2, 1982

Three Women: Kawakubo, Vionnet, McCardell

February 24 - April 18, 1987

Fashion and Surrealism

October 30, 1987 - January 23, 1988

Jocks and Nerds: Men’s Style in the…

April 4 - May 6, 1989

1990s

Halston: Absolute Modernism

October 29, 1991 - January 11, 1992

Hello Again: Recycling for the Real World

October 24, 1994 - January 7, 1995

China Chic: East Meets West

February 16 - April 24, 1999

2000s

The Corset: Fashioning the Body

January 25 - April 22, 2000

London Fashion

October 17, 2001 - January 12, 2002

Designing the It Girl: Lucile and Her…

March 1 - April 16, 2005

Madame Grès: Sphinx of Fashion

February 1 - April 19, 2008

Gothic: Dark Glamour

September 5, 2008 - February 21, 2009

American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion

November 6, 2009 - April 10, 2010

2010s

Eco-Fashion: Going Green

May 26 - November 13, 2010

Japan Fashion Now

September 17, 2010 - January 8, 2011

Daphne Guinness

September 16, 2011 - January 7, 2012

Ivy Style

September 14, 2012 - January 5, 2013

Shoe Obsession

February 8 - April 13, 2013

A Queer History of Fashion: From the…

September 13, 2013 - January 4, 2014

Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions…

February 7 - April 19, 2014

Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits

December 2, 2014 - April 25, 2015

Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the…

February 6 - April 18, 2015

Global Fashion Capitals

June 2 - November 14, 2015

Denim: Fashion’s Frontier

December 1, 2015 - May 7, 2016

Fairy Tale Fashion

January 15 - April 16, 2016

Black Fashion Designers

December 6, 2016 - May 16, 2017

Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968

February 10 - April 15, 2017

Force of Nature

May 30 - November 18, 2017

Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme

September 15, 2017 - January 6, 2018

The Body: Fashion and Physique

December 5, 2017 - May 5, 2018

Norell: Dean of American Fashion

February 9 - April 14, 2018

Fashion Unraveled

May 25 - November 17, 2018

Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty,…

September 7, 2018 - January 5, 2019

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