“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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@cambriadean
August 7, 2025 at 1:56 pm
This is so cute
@xox6663
August 7, 2025 at 1:57 pm
I love Stephanie… And how happy she always is to participate……….
@fanoffrench
August 7, 2025 at 1:59 pm
They are so cute! 😍
@alexhaynes7220
August 7, 2025 at 2:03 pm
19:54 definitely bi women
@alexhaynes7220
August 7, 2025 at 2:03 pm
19:54 does and do you she her know she is married with to Dave
@Vix_8713
August 7, 2025 at 2:16 pm
Dave is way better looking than Zac. I dont even understand how anyone thinks they look alike.
@paigen8882
August 7, 2025 at 2:21 pm
Cracking up so hard at this. The whole pee conversation LOL they are hilarious. I hope they love each other forever
@thisisit2082
August 7, 2025 at 2:23 pm
So we know who is going to play Luigi in the film that is going to happen.
@Trilly007
August 7, 2025 at 2:26 pm
I love how Alison allowed the drunk message to play.. clearly they laugh and smile A LOT together!!! So genuinely honest with one another and that’s so refreshing to see! One of my favorite couples in Hollywood forsure.
@saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasha
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 pm
I love that at some point they just talk to each other and not noticing the lie detector lady
@NicoBlackwolf
August 7, 2025 at 2:38 pm
BEST ONE OF THESE EVER!
@ProjectCovenant
August 7, 2025 at 2:39 pm
Zac is not even 10 percent as hot as Dave
@zoe6723
August 7, 2025 at 2:51 pm
Zac used to be so cute.
@BrentBanardi
August 7, 2025 at 2:40 pm
The fact that Allison and her Husband continues to privy the world to their relationship, needs to be studied..Why they think the worlds needs to constantly see them on a movie screen is beyond me.
@aoifeodonnell4929
August 7, 2025 at 2:43 pm
LOL I think the card throwing gave her the ick 🤣🤣🤣
@Hannahpottah1992
August 7, 2025 at 2:44 pm
This is the best episode of this lol
@zoe6723
August 7, 2025 at 2:47 pm
I truly hope Dave gets to play Luigi in a movie about this interesting guy. He’s almost a dead ringer.
Also, I will be devastated if this couple ever breaks up.
@StefveoX
August 7, 2025 at 2:59 pm
dave is husband goals it seems so far lol
@Kanehg
August 7, 2025 at 3:02 pm
Now to go find this pee in pants scene in Mad Men
@sleepyandhollow.
August 7, 2025 at 3:12 pm
When he started the card tricks I lost my complete ish. And she yells stop 🤣🤣
@joshlaclair2569
August 7, 2025 at 3:15 pm
This could have gone so wrong so quickly with a less healthy couple.
@nizhoniroots
August 7, 2025 at 3:16 pm
Dave has a big crush on his wife! He’s also so self-aware ❤
@MrMisuma
August 7, 2025 at 3:16 pm
My girlfriend came in with a cheese sandwich and in between the toast, were a small note with the words:
Will you marry me or is this too cheesy?
That was four years ago, still married ❤️😅
@verigosbas
August 7, 2025 at 3:18 pm
they are either the best loving couple or the fakest !!
@MarcosAndre-mt8zi
August 7, 2025 at 3:25 pm
omg, your finger!
@athenajaxon2397
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 pm
They’re so cute 😭