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"    The Costume Institute is never afraid to take on controversial fashion statements\u2014case in point, the Vivienne Westwood tees at this year&amp;#039;s Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibit were pretty NSFW. Still, we&amp;#039;re intrigued that any piece at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is called &amp;quot;Hipster.&amp;quot; The exhibit, Charles James: Beyond Fashion will open next summer and will be on view from May 8 to Aug. 10, 2014. Of course, lucky press members and celebrities will get a sneak peek at the exhibit during next year&amp;#039;s Costume Institute Gala on May 5, 2014, and with co-chairs including Sarah Jessica Parker and Bradley Cooper, the event is sure to be one to remember. As a holiday gift for fashion lovers, though, the Met just released a preview of the exhibit on its website, including this gorgeous Charles James evening dress from 1946, which the museum is titling &amp;quot;Hipster.&amp;quot; In addition to photos of the stunning gown, Jan Glier Reeder, consulting curator for the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met, has created a short video explaining James&amp;#039; intricate dress construction. Designers from Jason Wu to Christian Dior have praised James&amp;#039; contributions to fashion, so this is one exhibit you won&amp;#039;t want to miss!        "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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