A fashion muse at the Met

From 19 November, the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City will stage an exhibition dedicated to Jacqueline de Ribes. The French countess was the muse to many designers and a fashion icon between the '60s and the '80s, as well as creator of original collections. The garments exhibited were created by Armani, Pierre Balmain, John Galliano, Valentino, Jean-Paul Gaultier (who called her "divine Jacqueline"), Yves Saint Laurent, Emanuel Ungaro and naturally by Jacqueline de Ribes herself. Born in 1929, Jacqueline de Ribes was considered the "supreme incarnation of Parisian elegance". Photographed by Richard Avedon and Robert Doisneau, the American Town & Country magazine named her the "most stylish woman in the world" in 1983. The exhibition will be open to the public until 21 February.