“China: Through the Looking Glass”: MET Museum: May 7 to August 16, 2015

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-KvTzEiRGkjXhnINvQ9rf0wQwCA9uhdt7n565KgugpiCVrF0ZBvUcBD1oFM1nS2KjDnStHu42VYXDjmUdTJ0N7y981Z_4tKK0hxTLEltYoU4Fcy33WAgS2GWiFtWlIk7zYRkOVFjAec/s1600/1.1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">n May 7, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, in association with the Department of Asian Art, will inaugurate this year's one of the most anticipated Costume Institute exhibit titled, “China: Through the Looking Glass”, an examination of how China has fuelled the fashionable imagination for centuries, resulting in highly creative distortions of cultural realities and mythologies. High fashion will be juxtaposed with Chinese costumes, paintings, porcelains, and other art, as well as films, to reveal enchanting reflections of Chinese imagery."<a name="more"></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Featuring more than 130 examples of Haute Couture, avant-garde and ready to wear creations and traditional art work, the exhibit will explore the influence of Chinese art and films such as “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Farewell My Concubine” and “Raise the Red Lantern, “ just to name a few , and its influence on Western Fashion.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Showcasing fashion from the 1700s to today, the exhibition will feature works of Jean Paul Gaultier, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, Marc  Jacobs for Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Jason Wu, Giambattista Valli, Dries Van Noten, Coco Chanel and John Galliano’s Spring 2003 Christian Dior couture collection.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The exhibition will run from May 7 to August 16, 2015.</div></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjn_NFxlunhejEo5TGoo-jxaD0U1dZezFRdvx3VbLYyj8_wExReIn4UZEx_-7yXHHbLFADTeSZI7ZAF3jJkGg8a3zhwvlbMqdTc06uAmX6kYdzjJkj9sahinL3DyJCFDQh2ujoiQgb510/s1600/1.5++Evening+Dress,+Roberto+Cavalli,+Fall+2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjn_NFxlunhejEo5TGoo-jxaD0U1dZezFRdvx3VbLYyj8_wExReIn4UZEx_-7yXHHbLFADTeSZI7ZAF3jJkGg8a3zhwvlbMqdTc06uAmX6kYdzjJkj9sahinL3DyJCFDQh2ujoiQgb510/s1600/1.5++Evening+Dress,+Roberto+Cavalli,+Fall+2005.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Evening Dress, Roberto Cavalli, Fall 2005</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit37S7QscVVBzmI6INGUs7xAD-8bl1KAIDDpRu9oMwcxCvQSr9x32P0MlZ2BToaJHg6aKulr-toHPm1grii2EHzzhP6NvSMIlw6CQ-Poc3Xpbd_NgTFGtjz-CbkXL78-Y07bh8SUsuXiE/s1600/2+Evening+Dress,+Valentino,+Shanghai+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit37S7QscVVBzmI6INGUs7xAD-8bl1KAIDDpRu9oMwcxCvQSr9x32P0MlZ2BToaJHg6aKulr-toHPm1grii2EHzzhP6NvSMIlw6CQ-Poc3Xpbd_NgTFGtjz-CbkXL78-Y07bh8SUsuXiE/s1600/2+Evening+Dress,+Valentino,+Shanghai+2013.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Evening Dress, Valentino, Shanghai 2013</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlctYp0C0wJZCoNokcuf9wqjFHf61EbTf36CoTJz9BoncMz6bVyaPo32BxmHUwbPSha59ImsOYf1GDiUZeYLHDUl5UfCXDsDaK-WIqp2Pb99LJuybhAhcRzv6YpdPt_XETJI57jyNaVQ/s1600/3+Christian+Dior+(French%2C%2B1905%E2%80%931957)%2Bfor%2BHouse%2Bof%2BDior%2B(French%2C%2Bfounded%2B1947).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlctYp0C0wJZCoNokcuf9wqjFHf61EbTf36CoTJz9BoncMz6bVyaPo32BxmHUwbPSha59ImsOYf1GDiUZeYLHDUl5UfCXDsDaK-WIqp2Pb99LJuybhAhcRzv6YpdPt_XETJI57jyNaVQ/s1600/3+Christian+Dior+(French%2C%2B1905%E2%80%931957)%2Bfor%2BHouse%2Bof%2BDior%2B(French%2C%2Bfounded%2B1947).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Christian Dior for House of Dior,Quiproquo" cocktail dress<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; text-align: left;">, 1951</span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0akliOduRmtZK0LS2rKnEbaD-eIWzE1pVqDf8J8it4LPuJ-Cvy_2VIRjqU_Qg8jMGrWF9IYVvCcaThOO5XRFkn5qfDAcjfz6JsWKb_Vu2pu6mYq7mLH5cOh7SrLD2zqj3MpFgH-dels/s1600/4+Evening+Dress,+Tom+Ford+for+Yves+Saint+Laurent,+Fall+2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0akliOduRmtZK0LS2rKnEbaD-eIWzE1pVqDf8J8it4LPuJ-Cvy_2VIRjqU_Qg8jMGrWF9IYVvCcaThOO5XRFkn5qfDAcjfz6JsWKb_Vu2pu6mYq7mLH5cOh7SrLD2zqj3MpFgH-dels/s1600/4+Evening+Dress,+Tom+Ford+for+Yves+Saint+Laurent,+Fall+2004.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Evening Dress, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Fall 2004</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggq7abCDlrYv8Y3rO_zPecai8NU-fhadZP7mDuqU-1Iv3I7xOfqqyO3e2Cytg2TiYaiQwMTXT8kwWYPB8KHdRij7aLI228Mu5fqZ9XNBGRMJH5L4aq-UDwEdI9oLS1WKGEi4Sojud_EeY/s1600/5+Dress,+Vivienne+Tam,+Spring+1995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggq7abCDlrYv8Y3rO_zPecai8NU-fhadZP7mDuqU-1Iv3I7xOfqqyO3e2Cytg2TiYaiQwMTXT8kwWYPB8KHdRij7aLI228Mu5fqZ9XNBGRMJH5L4aq-UDwEdI9oLS1WKGEi4Sojud_EeY/s1600/5+Dress,+Vivienne+Tam,+Spring+1995.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dress, Vivienne Tam, Spring 1995</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianxlbjmuff-oEJ9_CLDdFCJN7xVRGvmbNx0bf8LDZTQZEiVniNXhr7d34uyslKpAnXyFgSWSQntC0zHdmy5HORkbovrVkAXAkc3oCEegcjTPpvwNSyTM0Okxq_9luQoR85-jIbVyJ8VM/s1600/6+Jean+Paul+Gaultier+(French%2C%2Bborn%2B1952).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianxlbjmuff-oEJ9_CLDdFCJN7xVRGvmbNx0bf8LDZTQZEiVniNXhr7d34uyslKpAnXyFgSWSQntC0zHdmy5HORkbovrVkAXAkc3oCEegcjTPpvwNSyTM0Okxq_9luQoR85-jIbVyJ8VM/s1600/6+Jean+Paul+Gaultier+(French%2C%2Bborn%2B1952).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Jean Paul Gaultier ,<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; text-align: left;">Evening dress, fall/winter 2001–2 Haute couture</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlRisvH0crixtEIYfg4rYNwck-ioghcgNlOC-eyyQvKtO3K1XI_Ki1rUQtXI4ojBrvaEnYP0iZzPO7j2R6NDbhNa0w7hiSb8XRhL1gpWzqAH1dznKC8Jttf8gCOww-s8KLE7RtfcXfmI/s1600/7+Evening+coat,+ca.+1925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlRisvH0crixtEIYfg4rYNwck-ioghcgNlOC-eyyQvKtO3K1XI_Ki1rUQtXI4ojBrvaEnYP0iZzPO7j2R6NDbhNa0w7hiSb8XRhL1gpWzqAH1dznKC8Jttf8gCOww-s8KLE7RtfcXfmI/s1600/7+Evening+coat,+ca.+1925.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Evening coat, ca. 1925</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieQESsma-IzCTzVHhuB_xNVxd9JmumR0iDedW90zHXDY2zk9R8C_UUWkmYilITYTF3hsWqakIXmg_GYlfXCP6H5zNwCJE-uPFfFSDQIhyphenhyphen0Q1abd7wqQKXUdCwsFVIay2QCqqfpkb1Bio/s1600/Chinese+Cheongsam,+1932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieQESsma-IzCTzVHhuB_xNVxd9JmumR0iDedW90zHXDY2zk9R8C_UUWkmYilITYTF3hsWqakIXmg_GYlfXCP6H5zNwCJE-uPFfFSDQIhyphenhyphen0Q1abd7wqQKXUdCwsFVIay2QCqqfpkb1Bio/s1600/Chinese+Cheongsam,+1932.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Chinese Cheongsam, 1932</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2OPDGHEVBcC4PprvYRlEuMMZ-nGLkXhmmX5fudHoelgKpIcLAQOjPuSsMmOYB6wWQ7lsgSyURIkSQ6Z4GQBz-pt5C47hMncwSeqrRAYnGbfAt9H8Hrqk-OKxdqgtqAXVIxaMKVxJZu8/s1600/Detail+of+Court+Robe+(Chinese).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2OPDGHEVBcC4PprvYRlEuMMZ-nGLkXhmmX5fudHoelgKpIcLAQOjPuSsMmOYB6wWQ7lsgSyURIkSQ6Z4GQBz-pt5C47hMncwSeqrRAYnGbfAt9H8Hrqk-OKxdqgtqAXVIxaMKVxJZu8/s1600/Detail+of+Court+Robe+(Chinese).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Detail of Court Robe (Chinese)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LgdweL4MNE0X9d2f03-8AjIo-z09lshaQGTOu8iOjqiHOUCNqvRRGSee4MIarAbybgX4gnwsJ_36q4-jBbtjdE2hLGfxrkA6PUDlwTVulBOxCZOCkitqwPNnCfqLv5fIP4T_8VyEI94/s1600/Ensemble,+Yves+Saint+Laurent,+Fall+1977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LgdweL4MNE0X9d2f03-8AjIo-z09lshaQGTOu8iOjqiHOUCNqvRRGSee4MIarAbybgX4gnwsJ_36q4-jBbtjdE2hLGfxrkA6PUDlwTVulBOxCZOCkitqwPNnCfqLv5fIP4T_8VyEI94/s1600/Ensemble,+Yves+Saint+Laurent,+Fall+1977.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent, Fall 1977</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioE3qyw3tLsEaN_Wcs3h6SR_aLRC73rhSeIq2yCK6BoV0a0GVVmou77Vij1fkBBOrNrI4n9YUNPSTvBs67NglAKfWc6LRRAgjAsWIFZVY1OeEE2ySKe9XHXF4_phnJ6P-CpGwQoS5muOE/s1600/in+the+Mood+for+Love+Film+Still,+2000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioE3qyw3tLsEaN_Wcs3h6SR_aLRC73rhSeIq2yCK6BoV0a0GVVmou77Vij1fkBBOrNrI4n9YUNPSTvBs67NglAKfWc6LRRAgjAsWIFZVY1OeEE2ySKe9XHXF4_phnJ6P-CpGwQoS5muOE/s1600/in+the+Mood+for+Love+Film+Still,+2000.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">in the Mood for Love Film Still, 2000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxI3ivxKaGrwOpD2FO48bKJJoSy9ygV-wgZQ9mWRXCLQpvR420hCt9num3DnY7_r6ABfHrekc40sA8K5wxMa6J-vPt11Re8RFtdEtYc1N1s6GMzlBNoebkZiLMUrIJOOm4vcp6Oz-_Z0/s1600/John+Galliano+(British%2C%2Bborn%2BGibraltar%2C%2B1960)%2Bfor%2BHouse%2Bof%2BDior%2B(French%2C%2Bfounded%2B1947).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxI3ivxKaGrwOpD2FO48bKJJoSy9ygV-wgZQ9mWRXCLQpvR420hCt9num3DnY7_r6ABfHrekc40sA8K5wxMa6J-vPt11Re8RFtdEtYc1N1s6GMzlBNoebkZiLMUrIJOOm4vcp6Oz-_Z0/s1600/John+Galliano+(British%2C%2Bborn%2BGibraltar%2C%2B1960)%2Bfor%2BHouse%2Bof%2BDior%2B(French%2C%2Bfounded%2B1947).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">John Galliano for House of Dior ,<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; text-align: left;">Dress, spring/summer 2003 haute couture</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHvmBHiwqIV3hinWl4jDv_LvXj2JqRVkxDItdTa63h0Tax4G4ecN-3HOp0-lDwuQJK-ebLY67ivquerhMWxkv7MQfrVyWGbSkAHP4uwC21BrSxG408cx_yBOf_YEODYeXJsLyOZVpbXQ/s1600/Ralph+Lauren+(American%2C%2Bborn%2B1939).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHvmBHiwqIV3hinWl4jDv_LvXj2JqRVkxDItdTa63h0Tax4G4ecN-3HOp0-lDwuQJK-ebLY67ivquerhMWxkv7MQfrVyWGbSkAHP4uwC21BrSxG408cx_yBOf_YEODYeXJsLyOZVpbXQ/s1600/Ralph+Lauren+(American%2C%2Bborn%2B1939).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ralph Lauren ,<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; text-align: left;">Evening dress, fall/winter 2011–12</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVWFA7pkzPT9UFsyGrSMfI8YLyNMT30xHkOrCuT9k5fXtVkA7Go2E1ow2CHWbujEJ2spqYvKZk54WZpT4QHxejxGcsILF7zhcIgRvQXnOPvCBdtzvWWgF36FcJw5C3sRgZwHxTJrKDcE/s1600/Tom+Ford+(American%2C%2Bborn%2B1961)%2Bfor%2BYves%2BSaint%2BLaurent%2C%2BParis%2B(French%2C%2Bfounded%2B1961).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVWFA7pkzPT9UFsyGrSMfI8YLyNMT30xHkOrCuT9k5fXtVkA7Go2E1ow2CHWbujEJ2spqYvKZk54WZpT4QHxejxGcsILF7zhcIgRvQXnOPvCBdtzvWWgF36FcJw5C3sRgZwHxTJrKDcE/s1600/Tom+Ford+(American%2C%2Bborn%2B1961)%2Bfor%2BYves%2BSaint%2BLaurent%2C%2BParis%2B(French%2C%2Bfounded%2B1961).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tom Ford  for Yves Saint Laurent, Paris , <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.7999992370605px; text-align: left;">Evening dress, fall/winter 2004–5</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Image Credit :<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/china-through-the-looking-glass/images" target="_blank"> Metmuseum.org</a>)</span></div>

“China: Through the Looking Glass”: MET Museum: May 7 to August 16, 2015

O n May 7, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, in association with the Department of Asian Art, will inaugurate this year's o...

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