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Let Sarah Jessica Parker Lead You Through the Met Museum's New Exhibit

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May 5, 2010 at 1:03 PM | by | Comments (0)

If you're missing Carrie Bradshaw's quirky voice narrating Sex and the City and can't wait till the second movie comes out later this month, head down to the New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art's "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity." The exhibit, which opens today, features the on-screen and off-screen fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker as its audio guide.

Inside the Met, you'll explore perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940 and how they have shaped the way American women are seen today. By looking at the archetypes of American femininity through dress, the exhibition shows how women's social, political and sexual emancipation sparked style revolutions.

Each gallery focuses on a feminine archetype with period clothing brought to life with hand-painted panoramas animated by music, video and lighting. The 1890s-inspired "Heiress" gallery evokes a ballroom with gowns by Charles Frederick Worth. The "Gibson Girl" gallery offers outdoorsy scenes to show the athleticism and physical independence of ladies from the era with bathing costumes, riding ensembles and cycling suits. Tight bias-cut gowns, including a dress designed by Travis Banton for Anna May Wong in the film Limehouse Blues, are on display in the "Screen Siren" gallery, which is made to look like a 1930s cinema.

The exhibition showcases 80 pieces of haute couture from designers such as Travis Banton, Gabrielle Chanel, Callot Soeurs, Jeanne Lanvin, Valentino, Madeleine Vionnet, Weeks, Charles Frederick Worth, and Jean-Philippe Worth, among others.

"American Woman" runs through August 15. Tickets to the museum cost $20, and the SJP-narrated audio tour is an additional $7.

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[Photo: Sex and the City 2]

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