{"id":424902,"date":"2026-05-04T14:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/424902\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:37:08","slug":"thom-browne-michael-kors-tory-burch-aerin-lauder-boost-costume-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/424902\/","title":{"rendered":"Thom Browne, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Aerin Lauder Boost Costume Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Costume Institute\u2019s new\u00a0Cond\u00e9 M. Nast Galleries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a> received some additional financial support from designers Michael Kors<\/a>, Thom Browne<\/a> and Tory Burch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCostume Art\u201d inaugurates the Cond\u00e9 M. Nast Galleries, a 12,000-square-foot space adjacent to The Met\u2019s Great Hall. Somewhat suitably, the location used to house what was a roomy Met store.<\/p>\n

While Cond\u00e9 Nast provided the major support for the construction of the Costume Institute\u2019s exhibition space on the museum\u2019s main floor, Browne\u2019s contributions, as well those of Michael Kors<\/a> and his husband Lance LePere, were so significant that there is now a Thom Browne<\/a> gallery and a Michael Kors and Lance LePere one. Further support for the space was provided by Tory Burch<\/a> LLC, Aerin Lauder<\/a> Zinterhofer, Nancy C. and Richard R. Rogers, and Amy and John Griffin.<\/p>\n

Standing in the Thom Browne gallery during a preview of \u201cCostume Art\u201d on Saturday, the Costume Institute\u2019s chief curator in charge Andrew Bolton spoke of the support from Browne, Kors, LePere, Burch and Lauder Zinterhofer, \u201cIt\u2019s really meaningful because this is has been made by the American fashion community.,\u201d said Bolton, who is also Browne\u2019s longtime partner. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Michael<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tMichael Kors and Lance Le Pere at the Harper\u2019s Bazaar cocktail party in September 2024.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNina Westervelt\/WWD<\/p>\n

\n\tBolton noted how when the Costume Institute was formed in 1946 under The Met, that was done under the provision that it would raise its own funds. \u201cHence, \u2018the Party of the Year,’\u201d he said, referring to the precursor to The Met Gala, a private dinner for 50 people that was organized by the late fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert.<\/p>\n

The Costume Institute sprang from the Museum of Costume Art, an independent entity that was formed in 1937 and was led by Irene Lewisohn, the founder of the Neighborhood Playhouse. With financial support from the fashion community, the Museum of Costume Art merged with The Met in 1946 and morphed into the Costume Institute. It became a curatorial department in 1959.<\/p>\n

Given that heritage, Bolton said, \u201cThis seems like a natural extension to that commitment and support. To me, it is so powerful the fact that it is the American fashion community that made this contribution. Obviously, it\u2019s also through Anna [Wintour\u2019s] unwavering commitment and Cond\u00e9 Nast\u2019s to our department made these galleries possible along with the fashion community,\u201d Bolton said. \u201cIt\u2019s meaningful to be here, because of the fashion industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also really personal, given Browne\u2019s and Bolton\u2019s personal relationship. Bolton said, \u201cI think we\u2019ve developed side-by-side and we both inspire each other in different creative ways. The fact that I am here as a curator for The Met and it\u2019s supported by Thom is incredibly meaningful and deeply personal. It\u2019s very profound.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the names of Browne, Kors, Lauder and Burch are sure to resonate with consumers visiting The Met, their financial support may introduce a side of themselves to some. \u201cTory, Thom, Michael, Aerin \u2014 they\u2019re really our modern-day philanthropists. They\u2019re our Jayne Wrightsmans of today,\u201d said Bolton, a nod to the late art collector and society maven, who along with her husband Charles were among the museum\u2019s most important patrons.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s so extraordinary is they all built their businesses. They are all self-made people. They\u2019ve built their businesses into such levels of success, and they\u2019re investing their money into art and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Costume Institute\u2019s new\u00a0Cond\u00e9 M. Nast Galleries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art received some additional financial support…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424903,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[199863,146,85,46,7161,11063,17958,73965],"class_list":["post-424902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-aerin-lauder","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-metropolitan-museum-of-art","tag-michael-kors","tag-thom-browne","tag-tory-burch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}