costume institute

Metropolitan Museum of Art Gets Big Donation For Costume Institute

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City got a big boost this week in the form of a $10 million gift from Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch. The gift will support the creation of a major exhibition space within the Costume Institute, allowing the Museum to proceed with a total renovation of its costume-related exhibition galleries and conservation center starting next year.

The new 4,200-square-foot gallery will be named the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Gallery. The renovation will also add a new costume conservation center and an expanded and updated study/storage facility that will house, onsite, the combined holdings of the Met and the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, which was transferred to the Metropolitan Museum in early 2009. Adjacent to the new Tisch Gallery, the Carl and Iris Barrel Apfel Gallery, will be refreshed and function as introductory space to The Costume Institute holdings.

In a statement Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch said, in part: "In today's world, fashion, art, and culture are becoming more intertwined, and the renovation of The Costume Institute will give this interrelationship the proper focus it deserves at the Museum. The new gallery will allow young designers and students to see and learn while advancing both art history and the art of fashion design." The Lizzie and Jonathan M. Tisch Foundation also supports a variety of organizations including Tufts University, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 92nd Street Y, Citymeals-on-Wheels, and others that are active in education, the arts, and health care.

Tags: costume institute, lizzie and jonathan tisch, lizzie tisch, metropolitan museum of art, philanthropists, philanthropy

Judith Leiber To Sell Bags to Benefit The Wildlife Conservation Society

by Carrie Coolidge (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Handbags, Events

Judith Leiber to sell bags to benefit the Wildlife Conservation Society

On Wednesday May 5, Judith Leiber will host a cocktail reception from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at its flagship Manhattan store at 680 Madison Avenue in honor of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

A highlight of the event is the rare opportunity to purchase a Judith Leiber bag for only $100. Judith Leiber will sell 100 bags for $100 each with all of the proceeds going to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which does global wildlife conservation work in addition to operating the Bronx Zoo, the Central Park Zoo, the New York Aquarium, the Prospect Park Zoo, and the Queens Zoo.

Judith Leiber is an American luxury brand synonymous with elegance, style, and sophistication. Each product is created with meticulous attention to detail and flawless hand-craftsmanship. The company's products are on the cutting edge of high fashion, but are timeless classics at the same time. In addition to designing handbags and minaudieres, the company also produces eye wear, fur, and cashmere accessories.

Gallery: Judith Leiber's Spring Collection 2010

Tags: Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, costume institute, Judith Leiber, metropolitan museum of art, Minaudiere, Wildlife conservation society

Continue reading “Judith Leiber To Sell Bags to Benefit The Wildlife Conservation Society”

Frolicking in Ford at the Met Gala

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Events, Celebrity Shopping, Men's Style

At the Metropolitan Museum's star-studded Costume Institute Gala in Manhattan the other night, all the best-dressed men wore tuxedos by Tom Ford. While some fellows got creative with their black tie and others simply looked boring in notched lapel numbers, those who sported Ford's threads -- including Gisele Bundchen's football star beau Tom Brady, actors Djimon Hounsou and Jimmy Fallon, and A-list shoe designer Christian Louboutin -- were the evening's standouts.

Ford himself (pictured here with actress Natasha Richardson) went with a classic double-breasted dinner jacket with grosgrain lapels. Brady, Fallon and Louboutin all wore Ford's signature single-breasted peak lapel style; Brady and Fallon went the extra mile with matching waistcoats. Hounsou wore a black three-piece wool and cashmere suit which was equally elegant, as you'll see in the gallery below. Ford's suits start at about $5,000.

Gallery: Frolicking in Ford at the Met