Met gala exhibit examines American fashion, frame by frame

By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Lights, camera … well, hold the camera. For the new spring fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, nine film directors — including Regina King, Martin Scorsese and Chloé Zhao — have put their stamp on the museum’s American period rooms, constructing fashion-centric vignettes. “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” launched with Monday’s Met Gala, is the second part of a broader show on American fashion, masterminded as usual by star curator Andrew Bolton. Attending the preview Monday morning. first lady Jill Biden spoke of the power of fashion to send a message — as, she said, she did at the State of the Union address when she wore a sunflower applique as a message of solidarity with Ukraine.