Dressed to Kill at the Met

Led by our favorite queer guide, Professor Andrew Lear
Time and Place: Meet and depart at 4pm, inside to the right of the main entrance (next to the statue of the Pharaoh)
Cost: $55 full price*; $49 seniors*; $35 Met members and students

Tix: dressedfeb2020.eventbrite.com

Sat 6/8: Unhung Heroes at the Met

Led by our favorite queer guide, Professor Andrew Lear

4pm meet and depart

Met Museum 1000 5th Ave

Tix from $35

A look at bizare and painful fashion from inside out. What is with mens' powdered wigs, white makeup, of those ridiculous codpieces?

How Do We Present Ourselves To The World? If you’ve never thought much about that question, you certainly will after this tour. That’s because you’ll learn about some of the most fascinating, bizarre and painful things people have done throughout history to look impressive, alluring and downright stunning. Welcome to the Dressed To Kill Tour at the Met!

This tour is about everything glamorous. From the grand hairdos of Imperial Rome to the outrageous wigs of the court at Versailles; from gold ear spools in pre-Columbian America to neck rings in Africa and Southeast Asia; and from three hundred years of torturous corsets to three thousand years of gorgeous cosmetics, the history of fashion is on dazzling display at the Met.

We’ll look at fashion from head to toe, as well as inside out. (Just what did Victorian women wear underneath those giant hoops?) And we’ll look at men, too—with their powdered wigs, white makeup, foppish ruffs and of course those ridiculous codpieces

*NOTE: "Full Price" and "Senior" price include cost of admission to the museum as well as the tour. The $35 cost for Met members and students is for the tour only (please bring your member ID or student ID to gain entry to the museum). The tour is operated by Oscar Wilde Tours and is not officially an offering of the Met Museum. Price of admission does not include beverages. No refunds or exchanges