
Gift of Yohji Yamamoto, Inc. Photograph © Monica Feundi.

Wool knit. Textile Income Purchase Fund. Photo by Caitlin Cunningham.

Satin, synthetic. Courtesy of Viktor&Rolf.

Polyester, acrylic, acetate, mohair, nylon. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Catwalking/Getty Images.

Silk crepe, trimmed with gilded leather. Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich. Reproduced with permission.

Metallic brocade. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Ovidiu Hrubaru/Alamy stock photo.

Ink on paper. Gift of Susan B. Kaplan.

Museum Purchase with funds donated by the Fashion council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Cotton, synthetic. Model: Andrea Antonelli. Photograph by Gioconda and August.

Opaque and transparent watercolor with black marker. Gift of Kenneth Paul Block, made possible with the generous assistance of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf. Copyright © Condé Nast.

Gift of Yohji Yamamoto, Inc. Photograph © Monica Feundi.

Wool knit. Textile Income Purchase Fund. Photo by Caitlin Cunningham.

Satin, synthetic. Courtesy of Viktor&Rolf.

Polyester, acrylic, acetate, mohair, nylon. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Catwalking/Getty Images.

Silk crepe, trimmed with gilded leather. Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich. Reproduced with permission.

Metallic brocade. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Ovidiu Hrubaru/Alamy stock photo.

Ink on paper. Gift of Susan B. Kaplan.

Museum Purchase with funds donated by the Fashion council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Cotton, synthetic. Model: Andrea Antonelli. Photograph by Gioconda and August.

Opaque and transparent watercolor with black marker. Gift of Kenneth Paul Block, made possible with the generous assistance of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf. Copyright © Condé Nast.