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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jocelyn Noveck

Met’s sumptuous Lagerfeld show focuses on works, not words

2023 Invision

Seven words from Karl Lagerfeld adorn a doorway at the Metropolitan Museum’s sumptuous new exhibit honoring the late, legendary designer: “Fashion does not belong in a museum.”

Andrew Bolton, who masterminds the Met’s blockbuster Costume Institute shows each year, chuckled as he led a visitor through that doorway this weekend, a few days before opening, with crews nearby bustling to prepare for Monday's splashy Met Gala.

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