“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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JxC
August 26, 2021 at 5:21 pm
Every minute of this was soooo intriguing! Great job Vanity Fair!
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August 26, 2021 at 5:22 pm
I love David Wilson! I have seen soo many Crime Documentaries with him!
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August 26, 2021 at 5:23 pm
Hopkin’s performance is so terrible it’s just embarrassing. He did not get the character at all, which is perfectly representative of his terrible career of solipsistic scenery chewing.
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August 26, 2021 at 5:32 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 5:51 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 7:35 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 5:24 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 5:27 pm
Get this guy a YouTube channel
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August 26, 2021 at 5:32 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 5:34 pm
I want more stuff about killers. That was pretty dope
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August 26, 2021 at 7:23 pm
Asking for a friend? ????
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August 26, 2021 at 5:38 pm
Interesting stories!Anthony Hopkins and Jodie foster did an amazing job in the movie ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
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August 26, 2021 at 5:42 pm
Next: Veterans review the Afghan War
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August 26, 2021 at 5:42 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 5:49 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 5:54 pm
Zodiac, a masterpiece. Interesting discussion. I dunno what’s more terrifying, though, the fact that the Lake Berryessa event is real, or that Fincher shot it on the exact spot it happened.
Bullast
August 26, 2021 at 6:20 pm
I think the major mistake the population makes about murder/ serial murder is that it’s a phenomenon…
Daria Lu,
August 26, 2021 at 7:33 pm
I’m sorry, can you please elaborate? Phenomenon as something rather rare?
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August 26, 2021 at 6:24 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 6:28 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 6:37 pm
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August 26, 2021 at 7:08 pm
Man, I love Mindhunter. I hope the show doesn’t just disappear!
• M •
August 26, 2021 at 7:09 pm
This was surprisingly very educational, thank you!
Errhka
August 26, 2021 at 7:10 pm
“I now encounter overkill and mutilation all the time” – people never think about the fact that all this goes on right under our noses as we live our normal lives. Creepy
Daria Lu,
August 26, 2021 at 7:31 pm
Had the same thought. There are only so many famous serial killers so it seems like a rather rare thing. It’s not.
deanopain
August 26, 2021 at 7:15 pm
So if you’re not an “alpha” male you’re a “loser”? This seemed like something random you’d read on Twitter. Odd phrasing.
gather ye roses
August 26, 2021 at 7:17 pm
The professor is trying too hard. He’s a much more intersting subject than the poorly analyzed serial killers.
Melissa Roszkowski
August 26, 2021 at 7:24 pm
A good deal of Congress is the elderly. It’s more impoverished communities it seems
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August 26, 2021 at 7:32 pm
I love this guy! I also really like the emphasis he puts on how much of a loser these people are. They are not special people and there is far to big of a worship culture around them. I totally agree with his end statement, super interesting!
Heidi
August 26, 2021 at 7:46 pm
Part 2 please! This was so interesting
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August 26, 2021 at 7:48 pm
More, please! He’s incredibly interesting!