The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion

In the same week that Kate Moss has been proudly announcing her 27 British Vogue covers in an interview; Marc Jacobs too has referenced a legendary image from the Vogue archive. He stood against the backdrop of Peter Lindbergh's iconic 1990 British Vogue cover, featuring Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Tatiana Patitz on Wednesday morning, with an announcement about an upcoming Costume Institute exhibition.


"The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion", which runs from May 6 to August 9, at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute, will pay tribute to models through the ages, arranged by decade, from the Forties Dior muses to Versace's Nineties Amazonians. The exhibition launches just after the Costume Institute Gala which Jacobs and Moss will host together on May 4. The event is arguably the biggest fashion night of the year. Marc Jacobs will serve as this year’s Honorary Chair, and co-chairs include Kate Moss, Justin Timberlake, and Anna Wintour. Attendees will have the opportunity to preview the exhibit’s 70 masterworks of haute couture and ready-to-wear along with the editorial, advertising, and runway photography of those individuals who captured the essence of a fashion era.