“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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May 18, 2021 at 1:30 pm
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May 18, 2021 at 3:25 pm
Finally!!! Someone with her own aesthetic, and who seems to genuinely present her everyday wardrobe.
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May 18, 2021 at 6:52 pm
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May 18, 2021 at 6:53 pm
This video made me wanna buy a blazer
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May 18, 2021 at 6:56 pm
Don’t hate me but I don’t find anything special or interesting about her. Seriously, she is so plain
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May 18, 2021 at 6:58 pm
kaia’s so cute!
Vee
May 18, 2021 at 7:03 pm
I’m bored of all the blazer/bandeau/ankle boot faux-Parisian styles worn by thin white girls (I say this as a white girl) who has rich and/or famous parents. They don’t have talent or style of their own, they are just born into it and copy what 10000 other Instagrammers are doing. Can we get some variety?
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May 18, 2021 at 7:10 pm
’Humble rich’ is truly an interesting term ????
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May 18, 2021 at 7:12 pm
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May 18, 2021 at 7:12 pm
It is my favorite YouTube video now? Yes
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May 18, 2021 at 7:15 pm
So genuine and wearable.. love her style
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May 18, 2021 at 7:16 pm
now this is more like it vogue!
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May 18, 2021 at 7:28 pm
My mom was her mom’s greatest fan. Cindy Crawford will always be a legend and I’m glad her daughter is following her footsteps
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May 18, 2021 at 7:32 pm
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May 18, 2021 at 7:33 pm
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May 18, 2021 at 7:38 pm
i love her style .
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May 18, 2021 at 7:38 pm
I’m in love with Kaia???????? I wish to see her on more videos like this ✨✨
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May 18, 2021 at 7:39 pm
Her style is one of my favorites
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May 18, 2021 at 7:44 pm
Honestly never heard of her before but she’s kinda adorable!
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May 18, 2021 at 7:44 pm
She won me over on Thursday with that comment about stripeless tops – can definitely relate! Also she has a great sense of humor, loved to learn more about her style and personality!
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