The 2016 Fashion Moments I Won’t Forget Inline

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    With an eye to sustainability, Karl Lagerfeld incorporated recycled paper, organic yarns, and even wood chips into his Spring 2016 Chanel couture collectsion.

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    Veteran Dutch designer Ronald van der Kemp watched his profile rise in 2016, thanks to collectsions made from dead-stock fabrics and other upcycled materials.

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    Lady Gaga joined the model brigade at Marc Jacobs’s memorable Fall 2016 show.

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    Iris van Herpen gets props for the giant optical light screens she installed at her Fall 2016 show.

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    Photos: Yves Saint Laurent (French, 1936-2008). Evening dress, Autumn/Winter 1969-70 Haute Couture. French. Silk, bird-of-paradise feathers. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, gift of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, 1983 (1983.619.1a, b); Iris van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984). Dress, Autumn/Winter 2013-14 Haute Couture. Dutch. Silicone, cotton. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2015 (2016.14). Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art / © Nicholas Alan Cope
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    Iris van Herpen’s otherworldly designs were a natural fit for the Costume Institute’s “Manus x Machina” exhibition.

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    6/13

    Japan’s Wataru Tominaga took home the Festival d’Hyères fashion prize for a collectsion that mashed up vintage Madame Grès, Issey Miyake, and traditional Kenyan dress.

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    7/13

    The Oscar Niemeyer–designed Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, where Louis Vuitton’s Resort 2017 show was staged, will go down as the most epic venue of the year.

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    8/13

    Beyoncé made the CFDA Fashion Awards a night to remember with her Fashion Icon Award acceptance speech.

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    9/13

    Bella Hadid walks on water at Fendi’s sensational Trevi Fountain haute couture show.

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    10/13

    Vogue.com’s Edward Barsamian gets his 15 minutes with Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

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    All eyes were on Demna Gvasalia this year, both at Vetements and Balenciaga.

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    12/13

    Bravo, Pierpaolo Piccioli! His first solo show for Valentino was divine.

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    13/13

    The industry said goodbye to Bill Cunningham with a moving memorial at Carnegie Hall in October.