“Fashion is very much an art form not in spite of the body, but because of it,” says Andrew Bolton, OBE, curator in charge of the Costume Institute. And this year’s exhibition, “Costume Art,” seeks not just to address this tantalizingly complex issue, but to explore it in all its many facets. The central thesis is as simple as it is thrilling: pair existing artworks with corresponding garments or accessories and let your synapses fire. The very layout of the show—broken into sections that move from Biblical nudity to the au courant idea of body diversity to the ways in which we’ve long used clothes not merely to adorn but to subvert and distort the body—indicates just how richly drawn this subject is and why it’s mesmerized artists since time immemorial.
Sinéad Burke, CEO of Tilting the Lens, emphasizes how this exhibit highlights bodies that have traditionally been overlooked, and as someone with a physical disability, she is among those featured. Her body has been memorialized in the exhibition as a custom mannequin, alongside model and musician Aariana Rose Philip, transforming their presence into a lasting part of the narrative around representation, fashion, and identity.
Additionally, this exhibition will be the first in the costume department’s new home, the Conde M. Nast Galleries. Once relegated to a modest 4,500-square-foot space in the museum’s basement, the department will now take flight in a grand, 12,000-square-foot display room on the ground floor, just off the central Great Hall. It is, says Max Hollein, the museum’s director, a symbol of how important clothing has become to The Met’s mission in exploring the many facets of art in the modern age. “We collect paintings, sculptures, textiles, arms and armor, but especially all the fashion,” he says. “And we want to make sure that it’s understood that fashion is a fantastic form of art.”
Featuring testimonials from Misty Copeland, Alex Consani, Gwendoline Christie, Aimee Mullins, Sinéad Burke, Aariana Rose Philip and more.
Director: Nina Ljeti
Directors of Photography: Michael Lopez, Henry Gill
Editor: Evan Allan
Senior Producer: Bety Dereje
Producer: Rashida Josiah
Associate Producers: Anisa Kennar, Justine Ramirez, Lea Donenberg
Camera Operator: Chanthila Phaophanit
Assistant Camera: Kahdeem Prosper Jefferson, Gordan Wong
Gaffers: Billy Voermann, Mary Kalecinska
Swing: Alex Frischman
Audio: Mariya Chulichkova, Joanna Hunt
Set Designers: Ilana Portney, Dana Keren
Production Assistants: Quinton Johnson, Myles Haywood
Runners: Edie Chesters, Rachel Ademidun
Groomer for Andrew Bolton: Shin Arima
Makeup Artist for Sinéad Burke and Alex Consani: Ai Yokomizo
Hairstylist for Sinéad Burke and Alex Consani: Sonny Molina
Makeup Artist for Misty Copeland: Victor Henao
Hairstylist for Misty Copeland: Nai’vasha Grace
Makeup Artist for Aariana Philip: Meadow Soleil Cloud
Makeup Artist for Gwendoline Christie: Daniel Kolaric
Hairstylist for Gwendoline Christie: Joe Kelly
Hair & Makeup Artist for Aimee Mullins: Stèfan Jemeel
Production Coordinator: Tanía Jones
Production Manager: Kristen Helmick
Senior Production Manager: Venita Singh-Warner
Line Producer: Natasha Soto-Albors
Assistant Editors: Andy Morell, Fynn Lithgow
Senior Motion Graphics Designer: Samuel Fuller
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Entertainment Director: Sergio Kletnoy
Global Talent Casting Directors: Ignacio Murillo, Morgan Senesi
Executive Producer: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Digital Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
Florist: London Blooming Haus
Photography By Paul Westlake
Images Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Special Thanks: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Loren Felix
June 15, 2020 at 7:12 pm
Love this lady
Theo Rose
June 15, 2020 at 7:12 pm
Im so incredibly happy you brought Amy back, hands down the most interesting accent expert
Ellis Piper
June 15, 2020 at 7:15 pm
just imagine her talking dirty. She whips out the very seductive Indian accent on you
Read-to-hell
June 15, 2020 at 7:18 pm
Her RP part was pure pure brilliant! I can watch her do RP all day
sopcannon
June 15, 2020 at 7:19 pm
Is it me or is the voice sync off?
Eldon Pe'a
June 15, 2020 at 7:24 pm
I still don’t know what Amy Walker’s natural accent is.
oChrono
June 15, 2020 at 7:24 pm
12:32 “that softer D, she really nails”
Melissa Layton
June 15, 2020 at 7:25 pm
Please do Australian ????????
Bryan Cash
June 15, 2020 at 7:26 pm
She forgot that Lindsey was playing with 3 accents. British, American, and an American pretending to be British. It’s actually quite brilliant of Lindsey if you think about it. Notice she only corrects Lohan’s accent when she’s the American sister
Claudia Ciancio
June 15, 2020 at 7:27 pm
Will I ever hear someone do a good Scottish accent?
what
June 15, 2020 at 7:28 pm
I thought Angelina Jolie was british, purely because of Maleficent
Angela Wascher
June 15, 2020 at 7:29 pm
This woman is AMAZING! I want her to teach me these accents!
The Blazing Dead
June 15, 2020 at 7:30 pm
This is arguably the best Cockney accent I’ve heard an American do. The glottal stops are spot on.
AnaGramm
June 15, 2020 at 7:31 pm
trying to figure out how “can’t” can sound like a different word if it’s too short and saying it out loud :O
Chance Adams
June 15, 2020 at 7:31 pm
I’m in love.
SKoFlash
June 15, 2020 at 7:34 pm
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ isn’t British. It’s Scottish. Yikes that title.
Gregory Salamone
June 15, 2020 at 7:43 pm
I love this woman
Zachariah Patterson
June 15, 2020 at 7:46 pm
7:36 Wow, Mrs. Doubtfire came out in 2003? Could have sworn it was older than that 😉
Truth Seeker
June 15, 2020 at 7:49 pm
In other words….there are many versions of brtish accents and if you don’t have a language coach in a movie, then you end up being Robin Williams…who mixes accents!
NoahBility
June 15, 2020 at 7:49 pm
I Said This Before, But For Real…When Is She Dropping A Masterclass Course?!
We Need It…
Liv Penney
June 15, 2020 at 7:51 pm
How come Americans always say British accent, is it because they can’t tell the difference between the different English, Welsh and Scottish accents?
Iman El-Moctar
June 15, 2020 at 7:52 pm
I don’t care, Erik Singer still the realest ????????
Alexander Hamilton
June 15, 2020 at 7:53 pm
Her Scottish accent didn’t seem so real, I know it’s not, ofc. But Scottish accents are hard.
Tamara Andersson
June 15, 2020 at 7:58 pm
She’s absolutely brilliant. What a talent!
J
June 15, 2020 at 8:02 pm
Jesus she is incredibly attractive. Voice, looks, intellectual. Good luck world, better watch out. She’ll rip out your heart and eat it for fun.