“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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SharkBoi
August 5, 2020 at 4:01 pm
2nd
LeBeautiful
August 5, 2020 at 4:02 pm
I’m definitely going to use the term “Brekky” a lot more
Saitama Brando
August 5, 2020 at 4:04 pm
Aussies be like _”Mmm marmite”_
Vee Macks
August 5, 2020 at 4:44 pm
No, that’s Brits. Aussies be like “Mmm vegemite”.
Sevira Asynjur
August 5, 2020 at 6:39 pm
noob, it’s vegemite
Saitama Brando
August 5, 2020 at 7:27 pm
Same thing
Sevira Asynjur
August 5, 2020 at 7:29 pm
@Saitama Brando not at all? haha
Floquinho Chanシ
August 5, 2020 at 4:05 pm
Dacre i love you só much i give my life for you relly i love you so muuuuuuuch
Mohamed Mubeen
August 5, 2020 at 4:06 pm
Wait that lady is an Indian…??
anand thethriller
August 5, 2020 at 4:09 pm
Yes south indian roots
Mohamed Mubeen
August 5, 2020 at 4:12 pm
@anand thethriller glad to hear that…
Joel Hardojo
August 5, 2020 at 4:09 pm
Is it me ? or australian and british accent are similar
emilie hampton
August 5, 2020 at 4:16 pm
Joel Hardojo bruh…do you know anything about history lmao
thekickback
August 5, 2020 at 4:10 pm
Far out I just saw Geraldine in Bad Education with Hugh Jackman. Had no idea she was an Aussie too! She’s mad pretty
Tc
August 5, 2020 at 4:19 pm
I feel like alot of these are used in Canada as well… At least where I grew up
khaila ebeidat
August 5, 2020 at 4:20 pm
Who didn’t watch the whole video?
Neil is Alive
August 5, 2020 at 5:10 pm
Just finished the video 😉
finny_boy13
August 5, 2020 at 4:28 pm
who else is waiting for stranger things 4 and saw this in their recommended so they clicked ????♀️
Mol 1801
August 5, 2020 at 4:29 pm
It’s so crazy how similar British phrases are to Australian
Mol 1801
August 5, 2020 at 5:28 pm
Abbey Griffin ????
S M
August 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm
That’s colonising for you
Mol 1801
August 5, 2020 at 6:40 pm
True, the British empire was very influential.
Sparrow Wilson
August 5, 2020 at 6:53 pm
Many of them are obviously originally British, but a lot of Brits were also encouraged to move Oz in the 60s, which is probably why there is such commonality with the language and slang to this day. Particularly when compared with US, who actively worked to differentiate the linguistic rules by creating American English.
Mol 1801
August 5, 2020 at 7:06 pm
The language of most countries have been influenced by the invasion or migration of others. It’s just like how many words in the British language have French and Latin origin. Now we’re even being influenced by American English.
Clara Duvenage Dura
August 5, 2020 at 4:37 pm
Don’t lie, you came here for Dacre too
A H
August 5, 2020 at 4:37 pm
lol
kArT kN
August 5, 2020 at 4:52 pm
Oh Geraldine u beauty♥️????
Liam Mellon
August 5, 2020 at 4:53 pm
It breaks my brain to find out that she’s Australian. Her American accent is soooo good.
NKTlife
August 5, 2020 at 5:00 pm
what a white name for a brown person
hei fenn
August 5, 2020 at 5:07 pm
Watch to gidle comeback ????????
Support this girl.. ????
https://youtu.be/HPQ5mqovXHo
Joaquin Sorrentino
August 5, 2020 at 5:08 pm
They’re so beautiful♥️
Abbey Griffin
August 5, 2020 at 5:21 pm
Innit, lappy and halfa.. as an aussie, i dont recall these!
Sevira Asynjur
August 5, 2020 at 6:41 pm
innit is british?
duhitsray
August 5, 2020 at 5:31 pm
I mean…. everything sounds better in Dacre’s voice Glad????????
Mary Tokeidai
August 5, 2020 at 5:50 pm
Love how they got slightly put off by the word crikey. Like please… don’t make us say it. We know the hunter guy is the only Australian person Americans know. We get asked this on the daily.
Sevira Asynjur
August 5, 2020 at 6:43 pm
steve irwin was not a hunter bahaha
Sc O
August 5, 2020 at 5:52 pm
Why are Aussies so proud of vegemite? What is so sophisticated about vegemite? It is pathetic
Erika L Garcia
August 5, 2020 at 6:24 pm
No lie. I just heard a stand up comic tell story about being in Australia and every word in a conversation is abbreviated.
Sevira Asynjur
August 5, 2020 at 6:43 pm
i’m an aussie and INNIT is definitely british!!! specifically Londoner
Diego Bello
August 5, 2020 at 6:43 pm
dacre is so cute ????