Harold Koda, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has announced his retirement. WWD reported on Tuesday that he plans to enter retirement early next year. 

"If there's anything, my greatest acquisition has been getting Andrew Bolton from the [Victoria and Albert Museum] and putting together all of these incredible things that people don't see. But they are as important than the more visible aspects of our department," Koda told the trade publication. He, Bolton and their 30-person team are currently working hard on the institution's upcoming Jacqueline de Ribes exhibition.