NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: (L-R) Robe a la Polonaise, 1780-85 silk taffeta; Robe a la Polonaise, ca. 1780 silk taffeta; Cristobal Balenciaga, Ensemble, 1955-56 silk taffeta on display at 'China: Through The Looking Glass' Costume Institute Benefit Gala - Press Preview at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
