“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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@edgyfiggy
February 13, 2026 at 3:59 am
She can be cast as the female PENNYWISE 😂
@성이름-q8i8l
February 13, 2026 at 4:52 am
사시네
@Jessa-RM
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 am
It’s not an optical illusion, she has lip filler.
@QueenCaro7
February 13, 2026 at 2:01 pm
100% and a lot of (upper and lower) lip filler too!!
@jordanashtonsmith5436
February 13, 2026 at 6:38 am
she is literally stunning. yall are all seething with jealousy. she is the definition of a high fashion beauty. cry about it!
@MariaSoldberg-z4y
February 13, 2026 at 7:50 am
Agreed!!
@rajeshgumber363
February 13, 2026 at 7:02 am
I think Apple is really Bananas!
@AweryYeahzy
February 13, 2026 at 7:59 am
she’s so beautiful 🩷
@helensophia2900
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 am
Didn’t she bullying a girl till the girl tried to unalive herself? She has some nerve showing her face, not surprised she is lying about her terrible cosmetic surgery.
@liudmilameleaschevici8238
February 13, 2026 at 8:51 am
Didn’t know Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were brother and sister
@jessicastevenson2749
February 13, 2026 at 9:12 am
What are the lip products she used? She moves too fast in this video
@SocialWorkGirl
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 am
The upper lip is so odd. Is that on purpose or like a cleft pallete birth defect?
@VsLeo1
February 13, 2026 at 9:19 am
Desculpa mas.. um pouco frita o peixe e olha pro gato 😬😅
@Noneofyourbusiness57817
February 13, 2026 at 9:23 am
She thinks we’re all stupid. We can see your lip filler
@AZ-zq7lx
February 13, 2026 at 9:27 am
Stop pushing the nepos on us we don’t want it
@DIVINE_ENERGYGIVER
February 13, 2026 at 9:29 am
She is a beautiful mix of her mom and her dad.
@Mgh-r
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 am
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Mgh-r
February 13, 2026 at 9:59 am
Thank youuuuuu ❤❤❤❤❤
@helixmoore7636
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 am
Shes extremely pretty. Let’s not kid ourselves
@Spinachcheesecake
February 13, 2026 at 10:52 am
Stop bullying her… be kind. Everyone has unique and beautiful features. You’re just bullying people into more insecurities. Bullying will only start a new “trend” you’ll end up making fun of. No one can just show up as themselves anymore. Its so sad that people don’t care about how they are making her feel. Treat others how you would like to be treated. Period.
@NikNikRL
February 13, 2026 at 11:06 am
Lips look like a cave opening
@MP-rv7td
February 13, 2026 at 11:18 am
Does she have an upper cleft lip? If she does , she made the best of it .
@Chakra6Hakini
February 13, 2026 at 11:39 am
Ew
@sl4yer901
February 13, 2026 at 1:37 pm
She just looks a bit strange , like a less well put together version of her parents . There’s no denying she is definitely half Chris half Gwyneth
@michellest.germain4775
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 pm
Her upper lip makes me a bit yuk. I feel i am looking at a reconstruction. I had my upper lip damaged and was enhanced using some labia. .
@michellest.germain4775
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 pm
Gwyneth is a nepo baby big time. Blythe danner and bruce paltrow! Rich and famous and connected !
@AndReaMckay94
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 pm
These comments about her lip injections, essentially shaming her for being a victim of beauty standards then making comments on other physical features which she had no power to change are vile. Maybe we shouldn’t be ripping a young woman to shreds over her appearance just because she’s on Vogue??? 🤷♀️