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Written by Katie Pohl   
Sunday, July 25 2010 18:59
After glancing at a calendar today, I realized that my NYC summer is almost over!  I have only 2 and a half weeks left and I have yet to do many of the things that I had planned to.  This motivated me to make a list of all the places I still want to visit. 

Today I explored my number one destination, the American Woman exhibit at the Met.  WOW, was it amazing!  The pieces displayed are absolutely gorgeous.  The exhibit is organized by time periods from 1890 to 1940 and their characteristic women at that time: the Heiress, the Gibson Girl, the Bohemian, the Patriot, the Flapper, and the Screen Siren.  I saw pieces by some of the legendary designers that I have studied in class.  Charles Frederick Worth, Madeleine Vionnet, Madame Grès, Callot Soeurs, Jeanne Lanvin and Gabrielle Chanel were all prominently featured.  I highly recommend checking it out!    Below are pictures of a few of my favorite pieces.


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Madame Grès, 1937  
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House of Lanvin, 1923
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Callot Soeurs, 1910


American Woman will be at the Met through August 15, but if you can't make it to New York this summer there are pictures and information about each piece online at www.metmuseum.org.

Photos Courtesy Of: http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={ca088c8e-d618-4503-91e7-833569115bf2}

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