▁half ▁mill enn ia ▁and ▁represent ▁cult ures ▁from ▁ 1 2 5 ▁countries , ▁the ▁text ile ▁arts ▁collection ▁enables ▁the ▁museum s ▁to ▁draw ▁connections ▁across ▁cult ures ▁and ▁en rich ▁its ▁other ▁collections . ▁ ▁High light s ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁include ▁extraordinary ▁Turk men ▁car p ets , ▁rare ▁ 1 2 th ▁through ▁ 1 5 th - century ▁Central ▁Asian ▁and ▁North ▁Indian ▁sil ks , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁group ▁of ▁An atol ian ▁kil ims ▁outside ▁Turkey , ▁European ▁t apest ries , ▁and ▁contemporary ▁fi ber ▁art . ▁ ▁The ▁de ▁Young ▁has ▁exhib ited ▁fashion ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁cout ure , ▁particularly ▁from ▁the ▁post – World ▁War ▁II ▁era , ▁with ▁pieces ▁by ▁D ior , ▁Bal enci aga , ▁Madame ▁Gr ès , ▁Y ves ▁Saint ▁Laurent , ▁Ch anel , ▁Ralph ▁R ucci , ▁and ▁Kais ik ▁W ong . ▁There ▁are ▁equally ▁comp elling ▁collections ▁of ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁European ▁fans , ▁an ▁excellent ▁la ce ▁collection , ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁group ▁of ▁European ▁ecc les iast ical ▁vest ments ▁and ▁furn ish ings , ▁and ▁a ▁growing ▁collection ▁of ▁contemporary ▁wear able ▁art . ▁With ▁hold ings ▁that ▁span ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁mill enn ia ▁and ▁represent ▁cult ures ▁from ▁ 1 2 5 ▁countries , ▁the ▁text ile ▁arts ▁collection ▁enables ▁the