“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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@trinaq
December 18, 2023 at 12:03 pm
I’m really anticipating this film, I hope that Emma gets an Oscar nomination, and that it’s nominated for a slew of other awards.
@Crunkles1119
December 18, 2023 at 12:08 pm
Worth it. Truly
@ScarlettJ1221
December 18, 2023 at 12:05 pm
Well Emma Stone looks different
@tserriednich3yearsago342
December 18, 2023 at 12:06 pm
Three reasons why movies suck nowadays ????????????
@nms7872
December 18, 2023 at 12:08 pm
What??
@NewtShack5
December 18, 2023 at 12:53 pm
Go make one yourself then. Show us your answer.
@Aaa-sq1ol
December 18, 2023 at 12:54 pm
why so pressed? lol, it ain’t that deep.
@Largentina.
December 18, 2023 at 1:02 pm
Have you seen this movie?
@DreamyCityGirl
December 18, 2023 at 1:20 pm
Excuse me? ????
@ScarlettJ1221
December 18, 2023 at 12:09 pm
3:30 LMFAO her face when it was paused and they can’t control their laughter after HAHAHAHA
@mainly_marvel
December 18, 2023 at 12:49 pm
i love her ????✋️
@oksana_sharshova
December 18, 2023 at 12:11 pm
Emma looks like Jodie Foster in some way
@JordanSorensen
December 18, 2023 at 12:15 pm
I love how unhinged this gets and thank you to the editor for leaving it.
@sirchadiusmaximusiii
December 18, 2023 at 12:24 pm
Mark Ruffalo is such a terrible actor and a pos. Cry all you want but he plays himself in every role and that’s facts.
@user-he4ec2rg1j
December 18, 2023 at 12:26 pm
will Billie Eilish do interview 2023?
@alexandrobas
December 18, 2023 at 12:28 pm
Why is Emma looking Ruffalo like that lmao
@Darroc
December 18, 2023 at 12:29 pm
Missed opportunity: Emma, “I’m Yorgos Lanthimos” Yorgos, “I’m Emma Stone” Mark, “I’m Edward Norton”
@SamanthaOBrochta
December 18, 2023 at 12:44 pm
Emma’s so millennial for drawing that S ????
@Samantha-td2ie
December 18, 2023 at 12:52 pm
the way mark is wearing tony stark glasses
@filmtoppings
December 18, 2023 at 12:53 pm
Emma Stone gives a performance for the ages as Bella Baxter. Poor Things is a must watch guys!
@theinfraggable
December 18, 2023 at 1:04 pm
Petition for Emma Stone to start signing her name just with that S
@_sty__le7433
December 18, 2023 at 1:08 pm
I hope Emma wins the Oscar, what she does as Bella Baxter is something we see very few times
@DreamyCityGirl
December 18, 2023 at 1:16 pm
Gwen and Hulk
@yahyyz9791
December 18, 2023 at 1:23 pm
i love mark ruffalo
@Eponimos
December 18, 2023 at 1:40 pm
mr Lanthimos can I be in your next movie? ευχαριστώ πολύ!
@janechoy2073
December 18, 2023 at 1:44 pm
All the millennials feel seen in this vid. Thanks to Emma Stone for representing!
@oddmad8613
December 18, 2023 at 1:50 pm
This movie was great!
@JordanHighfield
December 18, 2023 at 2:38 pm
when they all start burst out laughing has me dying
@tiniestgremlin
December 18, 2023 at 2:44 pm
THIS FILM IS LIFE CHANGING GO SEE IT YORGOS LANTHIMOS STANS RISE
@KynaNg123
December 18, 2023 at 2:46 pm
This movie is bonkers.
@maisie6904
December 18, 2023 at 2:47 pm
Thanks Emma for actually ‘getting’ Bella — I worried needlessly ❤
@raymondsosa9271
December 18, 2023 at 2:49 pm
Ruffalo should’ve said I’m Tony Stark