New York: Fashionistas unite

Staff members of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and guests attend a media preview of an upcoming China-focused exhibit, which explores how China influenced Western fashion designers for centuries. From left: Emily Rafferty, president of the Met; Wendi Murdoch, sponsor of the exhibit; Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue Magazine; Andrew Bolton, curator of the Costume Institute; Wong Kar Wai, director of In the Mood for Love and artistic director of the exhibit; and Maxwell Hearn, chairman of the Department of Asian Art at the museum. Amy He / China Daily