The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a press presentation on Friday, February 22, at Teatro Gerolamo, in Milan, Italy, to reveal early details about The Costume Institute’s upcoming exhibition, Camp: Notes on Fashion, on view May 9 to September 8 at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. Alessandro Michele, Creative Director of Gucci, and Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief, Vogue, and Artistic Director, Condé Nast, joined Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, for a look at some of the objects featured in the exhibition.
1. Viktor + Rolf ensemble on display at The Met’s Camp: Notes on Fashion advance press event. Viktor + Rolf (Dutch, founded 1993), Evening Dress, spring/summer 2019 haute couture. Courtesy of Viktor + Rolf.
2. (From left) Alessandro Michele, Andrew Bolton, and Anna Wintour at The Met’s Camp: Notes on Fashion advance press event where Andy Warhol’s screen test of Susan Sontag served as a backdrop. Andy Warhol, Screen Test: Susan Sontag [ST319], 1964; Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh.
3. Atmosphere at The Met’s Camp: Notes on Fashion advance press event.
Left box (from left): Alessandro Michele (Italian, born 1972) for Gucci (Italian, founded 1921). Ensemble, autumn/winter 2018-19. Courtesy Gucci Historical Archive.
Palomo Spain (Spanish, founded 2015). Ensemble, spring/summer 2018 menswear. Courtesy Palomo Spain.
Right box (from left): Alessandro Michele (Italian, born 1972) for Gucci (Italian, founded 1921). Ensemble, autumn/winter 2018-19. Courtesy Gucci Historical Archive.
Palomo Spain (Spanish, founded 2015). Ensemble, spring/summer 2018 menswear. Courtesy Palomo Spain.
Photos: Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images for The Metropolitan Museum of Art