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61 Looks That Made It From the Runway to the Met’s “Sleeping Beauties” Exhibition

Loewe by Jonathan Anderson, spring 2023 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

Opening to the public on May 10, the Costume Institute’s multisensory “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” exhibition takes nature as its main theme, focusing on three elements: earth, air, and water. Curated by Andrew Bolton, the exhibit includes objects that date from the 17th century to today. Some of them you might recognize from following the fashion shows on Vogue Runway. We’ve pulled those looks here to give you an idea of just some of the treasures that will be on view at The Met through September 2, 2024.

Gucci by Alessandro Michele, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigital.

Gucci by Alessandro Michele, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

EARTH: Painted Flowers

Mary Katrantzou, spring 2018 ready-to-wear

Photo: Luca Tombolini / Indigital.tv

EARTH: Blurred Blossoms

Loewe by Jonathan Anderson, fall 2023 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

Loewe by Jonathan Anderson, fall 2023 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

Prada, spring 2021 ready-to-wear

Photo: Courtesy of Prada

Collina Strada, spring 2024 ready-to-wear

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EARTH: Dior’s Garden

Christian Dior by Raf Simons, fall 2013 ready-to-wear

Photo: Monica Feudi / FeudiGuaineri.com

EARTH: Petal Paillettes

Connor Ives, fall 2021 ready-to-wear

Photo: Courtesy of Connor Ives

EARTH: Van Gogh’s Flowers

Yves Saint Laurent, spring 1988 couture

Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff / Getty Images

Maison Margiela Artisanal, fall 2014 couture

Kim Weston Arnold / Indigitalimages.com

Rodarte, spring 2012 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Viktor & Rolf, spring 2016 couture

Kim Weston Arnold / Indigitalimages.com

EARTH: Garthwaite’s Garden

Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière, spring 2018 ready-to-wear

Photo: Kim Weston Arnold / Indigital.tv

EARTH: Poppies

Ronald van der Kemp, fall 2021 couture

Photo: Marijke Aerden / Courtesy of RVDK Ronald Van Der Kemp

Isaac Mizrahi, spring 1992 ready-to-wear

Photo: Penske Media via Getty Images

Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton, fall 2021 ready-to-wear

EARTH: Tulips

Dries Van Noten, spring 2014 ready-to-wear

Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com

Dries Van Noten, spring 2014 ready-to-wear

Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com

EARTH: The Red Rose

Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli, fall 2022 couture

Photo: Salvatore Dragone / Gorunway.com

Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton, fall 2019 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com

Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton, fall 2019 ready-to-wear

Photo: Armando Grillo / Gorunway.com

EARTH: Scent of a Man

Marni by Francesco Risso, spring 2024 ready-to-wear

Photo: Courtesy of Marni

Marni by Francesco Risso, spring 2024 ready-to-wear

Photo: Courtesy of Marni

EARTH: The Garden

Loewe by Jonathan Anderson, spring 2023 menswear

Photo: Carlo Scarpato / Gorunway.com

EARTH: Reseda luteola

Lanvin by Alber Elbaz, spring 2008 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira

Ashlyn, spring 2022 ready-to-wear

Photo: Sarah Blais / Courtesy of Ashlyn

Phoebe English, spring 2024 ready-to-wear

Photo: Asia Werbel / Courtesy of Phoebe English

Paolo Carzana, fall 2023 menswear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

Paolo Carzana, fall 2023 menswear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

AIR: Garden Life

Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld, fall 2006 couture

Photo: Style.com

AIR: The Terrarium

Undercover, spring 2024 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

Undercover, spring 2024 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

AIR: Beetle Wings

Dries Van Noten, fall 2015 ready-to-wear

Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com

Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton, fall 2018 ready-to-wear

Photo: Kim Weston Arnold / Indigital.tv

Lanvin by Alber Elbaz, fall 2013 ready-to-wear

Marcus Tondo / InDigital | GoRunway

AIR: Insect Women

La Cigale dress by Christian Dior, fall 1952

Photographed by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, September 1, 1952

Loewe by Jonathan Anderson, spring 2023 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

AIR: Butterflies

Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton, spring 2011 ready-to-wear

Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com

Collina Strada, spring 2023 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

AIR: The Birds

Alexander McQueen, spring 1995 ready-to-wear

Photo: Condé Nast Archive

Rick Owens, spring 2022 ready-to-wear

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com

Alexander McQueen, spring 1996 ready-to-wear

Photo: Condé Nast Archive

AIR: The Nightingale and the Rose

Ryunosuke Okazaki, spring 2024 ready-to-wear

Photo: Courtesy of Ryunosukeokazaki

Water: Marine Life

Alexander McQueen, spring 2010 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira

Alexander McQueen, spring 2010 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira

Iris van Herpen, spring 2022 couture

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com

Iris van Herpen, spring 2022 couture

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com

Botter, spring 2023 ready-to-wear

Photo: Salvatore Dragone / Gorunway.com

Botter, spring 2023 ready-to-wear

Photo: Salvatore Dragone / Gorunway.com

Richard Malone, spring 2020 ready-to-wear

Photo: Salvatore Dragone / Gorunway.com

Olivier Theyskens, fall 2000 ready-to-wear

Photo: JB Villareal / Shoot Digital

Water: Venus

Christian Dior by Maria Grazia Chiuri, spring 2017 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

Water: Seashells

Alexander McQueen, spring 2001 ready-to=wear

JB Villareal/Shoot Digital for STYLE.com

Bea Szenfeld, 2016

Photo: Joel Rhodin

Water: The Siren

Thebe Magugu, fall 20203 ready-to-wear

Photo: Pieter Hugo / Courtesy of Thebe Magugu

Schiaparelli by Daniel Roseberry, spring 2024 ready-to-wear

Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com

Water: Snakes

Iris van Herpen, fall 2011 couture

Photo: Michel Zoeter / Courtesy of Iris van Herpen

Water: The Mermaid

Michael Kors Collection, fall 2021 ready-to-wear

Photo: Courtesy of Michael Kors Collection

Marc Jacobs, spring 2020 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com

Altuzarra, fall 2022 ready-to-wear

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com

Thom Browne, spring 2019 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

Abbey Lee Kershaw at the 2019 Met Gala

Photo: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images