TOPSHOTS A man walks by during a press preview October 20, 2014 as the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute opens "Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire" in New York. The Costume Institute's first fall exhibition in seven years, explores the aesthetic development and cultural implications of mourning fashions of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibition is organized chronologically and features mourning dress from 1815 to 1915, including mourning gowns worn by Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra. AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. Clary