What was the title of the 2013 Met Gala exhibition about punk’s influence on couture?

The 2013 Met Gala exhibition about punk’s influence on couture was titled Punk: Chaos to Couture.

The exhibition traced punk from its origins as a rebellious subculture into its adoption and reinterpretation by high-fashion designers. It examined visual elements such as ripped clothing, safety pins, studs, slogans, and deliberate damage, showing how anti-establishment style could be translated into couture techniques.

The exhibition also highlighted the tension between punk’s original rejection of commercial fashion and the luxury industry’s later use of punk imagery. That tension explains the title’s movement from “chaos” to “couture.”

It is distinct from the 2019 exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion, which explored exaggeration and theatricality, and from the 2018 exhibition Heavenly Bodies, which examined fashion and Catholic imagery.