8 Dream Costume Institute Exhibits

Karl Lagerfeld talking to cats, a Lohan retrospective and some gratuitous nudity. What's not to love?

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In place of 2012's Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.

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In place of 2003's Goddess (which examined the influence of Grecian draping and "classical dress" on contemporary fashion).

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In place of 2011's Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.

4.

In place of this year's Punk: From Chaos to Couture.

The background music would be a done deal.

5.

In place of 2009's The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion

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In place of 2010's American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity

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In place of 2008's Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

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In place of 2004's Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th Century