On February 26, 1942, the president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art William Church Osborn announced that “the first comprehensive exhibit of contemporary costumes and dress fabrics to be held at the museum” would open there that April. Called “Renaissance in Fashion 1942,” the exhibition sought to highlight the best of American fashion through the len…
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