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Extreme Beauty at the Met Fashion Show Explores Body Manipulation
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed surveys nearly 200 examples of radical dress and accessories from around the world. Curator Harold Koda discusses how designers push ideals, with items ranging from neck rings and bustles to tire dresses and exaggerated footwear, highlighting cultural and historical shifts in beauty.
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New York
Christian Dior
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Costume Institute
Harold Koda
Koda
New Guinea
Alexander McQueen
Madonna
John Galliano
Issey Miyake
Hussein Chalayan
Junya Watanabe
Salvatore Ferragamo