It’s that time of year again when the parks fill up and the sidewalks are buzz for summer in New York. One thing you can always count on is the hottest new exhibits to go up just in time for New Yorkers to come out of their winter blues. This summer, we’re excited to explore Gagosian’s Avedon 100, a centennial celebration of famed photographer Richard Avedon portraits, and the Met’s annual Costume Institute feature, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.

Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris
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Tom FORD (2002)

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Audrey Hepburn for Harper’s Bazaar September 1962
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Karl Lagerfeld Portrait. Photo: Annie Leibovitz / Vogue /Trunk Archive
Sketch of CHANEL dress, Spring-Summer 2019 Haute Couture; Courtesy Patrimoine de CHANEL, Paris.
Runway image of CHANEL dress, Spring-Summer 2019 Haute Couture. Photo: Victor Boyko / Getty Images