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A highlight of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity" exhibition is the realization of fashion imaging spanning many centuries before the present moment. Before photography developed into the digital, ubiquitous medium it is now, paintings were the preferred method of documenting oneself and one's ability to be fashionable or stylish.
When we visited the exhibition, we recognized the uncanny resemblance between many of these Impressionist paintings and today's street style photographs, in the poses, clothing, and even coloration. See if you agree with our installment of 20 Street Style Photographs That Resemble Impressionist Paintings and view the exhibition at the Met from now until May 27, 2013.
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Lola de Valence
Painting: Lola de Valence by Edouard Manet, 1862
Photograph: Photographed by Phil Oh, 2012
Family Reunion
Painting: Family Reunion by Frédéric Bazille, 1867
Photograph: Photographed by Phil Oh, 2011
Yvette Guilbert Greeting the Audience
Painting: Yvette Guilbert Greeting the Audience by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894
Photograph: Photographed by Phil Oh, 2013
In the Dining Room
Painting: In the Dining Room by Berthe Morisot, 1875
Photograph: Photographed by Phil Oh, 2013
Georges Clemenceau
Painting: Georges Clemenceau by Edouard Manet, 1879
Photograph: Photographed by The Sartorialist, 2013
The Seated Clowness
Painting: The Seated Clowness by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896
Photograph: Photographer Unknown, Year Unknown
Dancer
Painting: Dancer by Pierre Auguste-Renoir, 1874
Photograph: Photographer Unknown, 2012
Jeanne Samary
Painting: Jeanne Samary by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1878
Photograph: Photographed by The Sartorialist, 2013
La Promenade
Painting: La Promenade by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1870
Photograph: Photographed by Phil Oh, 2012
La Goulue Dancing
Painting: La Goulue Dancing by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895
Photograph: Photographed by Phil Oh, 2013
Berthe Morisot
Painting: Berthe Morisot by Édouard Manet, 1868
Photograph: Photographed by Tommy Ton, 2013
Young Girl With a Parasol
Painting: Young Girl With a Parasol by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883
Photograph: Photographed by Tommy Ton, 2013
Woman With a Parasol
Painting: Woman With a Parasol by Claude Monet, 1875
Photograph: Photographed by Tommy Ton, 2012
The Sisters
Painting: The Sisters by Berthe Morisot, 1869
Photograph: Photographed by Tommy Ton, 2012
Portrait of Alice Sethe
Painting: Portrait of Alice Sethe by Théo van Rysselberghe, 1888
Photograph: Photographed by Stockholm Streetstyle, 2013
In a Cafe
Painting: In a Cafe by Gustave Caillebotte, 1880
Photograph: Photographd by Tommy Ton, 2013
Yvette Guilbert
Painting: Yvette Guilbert by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1890
Photograph: Photographed by Tommy Ton, 2013
Paris: A Rainy Day
Painting: Paris: A Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte, 1877
Photograph: Photographed by Tommy Ton, 2013
Portraits at the Stock Exchange
Painting: Portraits at the Stock Exchange by Edgar Degas, 1879
Photograph: Photographed by Tommy Ton, 2013
Ballet de Papa
Painting: Ballet de Papa Chrysanthème by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892
Photograph: Photographed by Tommy Ton, 2013