“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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@jayekisses
March 25, 2024 at 3:03 pm
I’m surprised that they didn’t use “Ella Enchanted” or “Bride Wars”
@jonathanfoster4202
March 25, 2024 at 3:04 pm
Saw Brokeback on the stack of tapes and was looking forward to hearing her reminisce about that one????
@penmax5137
March 25, 2024 at 3:04 pm
Anne seems like a person with such integrity, professionalism, and positive minded.
@basicallyno1722
March 25, 2024 at 3:05 pm
She seems like such a nice person on top of being intelligent and gorgeous
@enola8800
March 25, 2024 at 3:06 pm
she’s such a natural, love her
@hjeb1986
March 25, 2024 at 3:07 pm
If I was her I’d be watching the movies thinking : where’s my Oscar?
@DedessaAndrade
March 25, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Ela é maravilhosa! Me sinto amiga dela, rsrs
@paulinamaldonado4791
March 25, 2024 at 3:12 pm
This needs to be 2 more hours long.
@Nymeria0
March 25, 2024 at 3:15 pm
What’s with her evil dark eye shadow? ????
@arielreignmusic
March 25, 2024 at 3:19 pm
I’m tearing up , this is beautiful to see her watch herself! Congratulations Anne ????
@bubbarobinson829
March 25, 2024 at 3:22 pm
It couldn’t possibly be “two decades” since she’s seen Devi Wears Prada considering it’s only been out 18. She comes across as incredibly entitled and phony.
@giuseppeianniello6419
March 25, 2024 at 3:25 pm
I’m kinda disappointed that I didn’t see Rachel Getting Married, The Witches, Colossal, Ocean’s 8, Ella Enchanted, Brokeback Mountain and Get Smart in the video.
Still it’s so amazing seeing Anne Hathaway here, such a lovely person.
@Lilibethstella
March 25, 2024 at 3:28 pm
THE QUEEN OF GENOVIA!!!
@igloozoo3771
March 25, 2024 at 3:28 pm
Ew
@disneytoysr4fun975
March 25, 2024 at 3:34 pm
Somebody check on Christie Carlson Romano ????????????
@HannahsQuizzes
March 25, 2024 at 3:36 pm
My fav actress????
@viviilouu7342
March 25, 2024 at 3:38 pm
just SO iconiccccccccc
@adrianaarzemendieta181
March 25, 2024 at 3:40 pm
Not even Anne Hathaway can’t escape being impressed by Anne Hathaway
@demerysmith5180
March 25, 2024 at 3:45 pm
She is so lovely. I have always loved her. Really hoping for Princess Diaries 3. They have always been my comfort movies.
@pratyysmultiverse
March 25, 2024 at 3:47 pm
❤❤❤❤❤❤ u Quuen❤
@chlorinesoda
March 25, 2024 at 3:48 pm
Anne Hathaway will always be my favorite princess
@janatlmb2770
March 25, 2024 at 3:49 pm
Copper what are you doing?????
@ilerilawal6026
March 25, 2024 at 3:50 pm
I watched Bride Wars too many times.
@BloodyBrilliant90
March 25, 2024 at 3:50 pm
She’s styled like a glamorous villain!
@carrisagrace1
March 25, 2024 at 3:51 pm
Most of new west side story was sung live too