What was the title of the 2008 Met Gala exhibition focused on superhero-inspired fashion?

The title of the 2008 Met Gala exhibition focused on superhero-inspired fashion was “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy.”

The exhibition explored the relationship between superhero imagery and fashion design. It presented costumes, couture and popular-culture references to examine ideas such as transformation, power, identity and the idealized body.

The theme was broader than a display of comic-book costumes. It considered how designers borrowed visual codes associated with heroes, including streamlined silhouettes, unusual materials and exaggerated physical proportions. The exhibition therefore connected mass entertainment with high fashion and design history.

The gala’s theme is sometimes shortened informally to “Superheroes,” but the complete title included “Fashion and Fantasy.” It is also distinct from later exhibitions about punk, technology or camp, each of which examined a different relationship between fashion and popular culture.