We were driving on I-87, en route from the Woodbury Common outlet mall to Harold Koda's country house, arguing so vociferously we missed the exit. Koda, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was advocating for a Costume Institute that prized the beauty and integrity of a garment above all. I was declaring, in my bellicose way, that it was all about historical significance, that a ratty tweed workman's cap from the 1930s was far more fascinating than a ...
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Vogue - 12 Dec 2015 02:00
We were driving on I-87, en route from the Woodbury Common outlet mall to Harold Koda's country house, arguing so vociferously we missed the exit. Koda, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was advocating for a Costume Institute that prized the beauty and integrity of a garment above all. I was declaring, in my bellicose way, that it was all about historical significance, that a ratty tweed workman's cap from the 1930s was far more fascinating than a ...
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