Featuring roughly 250 garments, shoes and hats, the Costume Institute’s
Camp opens with a look at the court and dress of King Louis XIV at Versailles, before tracing the history of dandies in Europe and America in the late 19th century and moving into the tension between naïve and deliberate camp in fashion today. Click through our gallery for a look at some prime examples of the aesthetic, and go see what camp is for yourself at the Met Fifth Avenue through September 8.