“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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@Le_Ciel_LesEtoiles_Lunivers
June 9, 2025 at 2:57 pm
Dakota amoureuse Pedro avait une étincelle c’est sur ça marche bien comédie ou réalité ? À suivre
@hsd287
June 9, 2025 at 3:03 pm
I can’t with all the ppl shipping these 2 😂❤
@leowe8270
June 9, 2025 at 3:04 pm
Pedro Pascal laughing until his face turns red is my roman empire
@Le_Ciel_LesEtoiles_Lunivers
June 9, 2025 at 3:04 pm
J’aime Pedro il apporte énormément dans le film et dans la promotion du film c’est certain avec Dakota ça fait un truc esthétique je sais pas bien l’expliquer, j’avoue qu’ici elle apporte du piquant, je l’aime bien, pour moi Pedro ce sera toujours le Mangdalorien toujours ce mec est trop trop mignon et il joue tellement bien, il passe en caméra il a une aura spéciale ❤
@nattitv45
June 9, 2025 at 3:08 pm
You can tell Dakotah and Pedro are besties! ❤…will we get the lovers arc? only time will tell
@stumpali
June 9, 2025 at 3:09 pm
Are we still pretending Pedro is straight?
@sarat.9544
June 9, 2025 at 3:31 pm
Shut up.
@laurenbendik2006
June 9, 2025 at 3:33 pm
Whats that have to do with this video?
@1990Bruingirl
June 9, 2025 at 3:15 pm
When she called him and idiot 😂and then said he can’t read 😂
@EnvyBlu
June 9, 2025 at 3:17 pm
Love her. I have no idea who he is 😂🤷🏻♀️
@user-yg8iq7mg4d
June 9, 2025 at 3:17 pm
Me and my BFF, when we’re High AF.
@annatakacs4148
June 9, 2025 at 3:17 pm
Sha speaks hungarian slaayy
@NeginSamenipour-p9k
June 9, 2025 at 3:18 pm
❤❤❤
@julia.facundo
June 9, 2025 at 3:19 pm
THIS IS MY FAVORITE VIDEO EVER SERIOUSLY COULDNT STOP SMILING THE ENTIRE VIDEO
@laurenbendik2006
June 9, 2025 at 3:21 pm
You can tell they know each other really well and its making for great tv 😆. Pedro is sunshine, he always makes me happy. His reactions are the best!
Why do they both wanna go to vietnam? Lol. Maybe they have both already visited everywhere else.
@laurenbendik2006
June 9, 2025 at 3:27 pm
Id live for pedro in those red short overalls he wore when he was like 3.
@laurenbendik2006
June 9, 2025 at 3:31 pm
I hated that boot look that just showed knee lol
@AlphaSilverhawk
June 9, 2025 at 3:26 pm
4:56 Pedro’s silent laugh was soo loud 🤣
@BL-qk3ub
June 9, 2025 at 3:27 pm
This video had me in tears! 😂 They’re both so adorable, and so in sync with each other ❤
@MeganDunlap-hl2nb
June 9, 2025 at 3:29 pm
They are adorable together… would make a cute couple 🥰
@teamLewis44
June 9, 2025 at 3:30 pm
the studio is amazing indeed
@Riquilina
June 9, 2025 at 3:38 pm
Sentí cosas de mujer 😂😂😂😂
❤❤❤❤
@gxstan
June 9, 2025 at 3:39 pm
saying “OK Computer” as the one album you’d listen to for the rest of your life is so real
@kenna_rich
June 9, 2025 at 3:40 pm
Goofy king
@AnaJulia-eg3it
June 9, 2025 at 3:41 pm
Amo ❤❤❤❤
@cunninglilcutie
June 9, 2025 at 3:44 pm
“What’s going to show just my kneecaps?” 😂😂😂
@Natdispoto
June 9, 2025 at 3:45 pm
“biG”
@SP123526
June 9, 2025 at 3:46 pm
i wouldn’t be surprised if they’d be together soon
@mccarvalh0
June 9, 2025 at 3:46 pm
se eles não se pegarem eles são malucoooossss