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A black silk velvet dress by Thierry Mugler is on display at the "Gothic: Dark Glamour" exhibit at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. The
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A sleeveless evening dress by Alexander McQueen is on display at the "Gothic: Dark Glamour" exhibit at the Museum at FIT, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in New York. The exhibit runs through Feb. 21, 2009.
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A vagrant evening dress by Giles Deacon, center, is among the more than 75 ensembles on display at "Gothic: Dark Glamour" at the Museum at FIT in New York. The exhibit, which opened on Sept. 5, 2008, runs through Feb. 21, 2009.
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A Salome evening dress and cape by John Galliano for Christian Dior is on display at "Gothic: Dark Glamour," a new exhibit at the Museum at FIT, the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
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A brown molded leather prosthetic corset by Alexander McQueen is among the clothing on display at the Museum at FIT's "Gothic: Dark Glamour" exhibit, which runs through mid-February.
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These mourning dresses are among the dark designer dresses on display at the exhibit called "Gothic: Dark Glamour" in New York. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology takes a look at how the theme of death has been carried through clothes over the years.
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A strapless evening dress by Alexander McQueen is on display at "Gothic: Dark Glamour," at the Museum at FIT in New York. The exhibit runs through Feb. 21, 2009.
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Bondage pants and tee shirt by Jean Paul Gaultier are displayed at the "Gothic: Dark Glamour" exhibit at the Museum at FIT in New York.
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Details of a dress by Jean Paul Gaultier on display at "Gothic: Dark Glamour" at the Museum at FIT, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 in New York. The exhibit, which examines the theme of death in clothes, runs through Feb. 21, 2009.
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An evening dress designed by Ricardo Tisci for Givenchy is on display alongside a reproduction of "The Nightmare" by Hery Fuseli during "Gothic: Dark Glamour" exhibit at the Museum at FIT, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 in New York.
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An evening dress by Ricardo Tisci for Givenchy is among the more than 75 ensembles on display at the Museum at FIT's "Gothic: Dark Glamour" exhibit.
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Hussein Chalayan's "blob top" is shown as part of the "Gothic: Dark Glamour" exhibit running at the Museum at FIT in New York through Feb. 21, 2009.
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An evening ensemble by Olivier Theyskins is on display during the press preview of "Gothic: Dark Glamour" at the Museum at FIT, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 in New York. The exhibit opens to the public Sept. 5, 2008 and runs through Feb. 21, 2009.
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An evening dress and cross necklace by John Galliano for Christian Dior is on display during the press preview of "Gothic: Dark Glamour" at the Museum at FIT, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 in New York. The exhibit opens to the public Sept. 5, 2008 and runs through Feb. 21, 2009.
