In the NYC area? Check out the Fashion in Colors exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum on view December 9, 2005 through March 26, 2006.
Fashion in Colors explores color as a design element through 300 years of Western clothing, examining the changing perceptions and meanings of color through various eras. More than 60 costumes are on display, ranging from eighteenth-century court gowns to couture creations by twentieth-century masters such as Balenciaga, Vionnet, Chanel, and Watanabe.