“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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Bea Gratela
May 22, 2020 at 4:24 pm
AWWWWW 3:16 ❤
Bea Gratela
May 22, 2020 at 4:28 pm
Dove: *learns how to use an expresso machine*
Also Dove: OOO I’m an adult now. It’s official.
HAHAHAHAHAHA CUTIEEE ❤
Denise
May 22, 2020 at 4:33 pm
did an American just say litre
Aida
May 22, 2020 at 5:10 pm
HAHAHha my thought exactly, that was scary
Rachel Ouk
May 22, 2020 at 4:35 pm
How does she look 50 and 20 at the same time?
Aubree Scott
May 22, 2020 at 7:03 pm
I think it’s how she has her makeup
Rose Roffis
May 22, 2020 at 4:38 pm
Her- humans are not meant to be as involved in everybody elses lives as much as we are.
Aslo her- here is everything I do in a day
Savannah .O
May 22, 2020 at 4:39 pm
NANDOS PLUG YANNO????????????????????????????????????????????????
Alice Fox
May 22, 2020 at 4:40 pm
Is this out of sync or is there something wrong with her lips? ????
Alice Fox
May 22, 2020 at 4:42 pm
It literally looks like it’s been dubbed over it’s so strange
melloyello
May 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm
I think she just went overboard with the lip injections
Ron Swanson
May 22, 2020 at 5:26 pm
It’s out of sync
kylepop
May 22, 2020 at 5:26 pm
They had to do the interview over live video feed due to quarantine, not in a studio so there’s probably a delay in the feed unfortunately
Alice Fox
May 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm
kylepop yeah I can imagine they probably had to record the audio and video separately and they just couldn’t sync it up perfectly in the edit. It’s just very distracting ????
Alli B.
May 22, 2020 at 4:40 pm
I can’t keep lists on my phone either. I won’t check it ????????♀️
Alli B.
May 22, 2020 at 4:45 pm
I completely agree that self, skin and hair care shouldn’t be associated with vanity. Just because you treat yourself well doesn’t make you vain. Honestly, we all should be treating ourselves well ????
Raven !
May 22, 2020 at 5:25 pm
So basically what I took from this is that she gets about 8 to 9 hours of sleep when she should could be getting like 11
Srivennela Koduri
May 22, 2020 at 5:30 pm
Does Dove Cameron do facebook if so I am totally following her she is more than amazing
Joana Macià
May 22, 2020 at 5:35 pm
I love her right-ear earring! Where can I find a similar one?
Gaia
May 22, 2020 at 5:58 pm
No way that’s her natural face
Agnes M
May 22, 2020 at 6:01 pm
I’m trying to figure out all the fillers she has
Baftagirl London
May 22, 2020 at 6:29 pm
The words are not in sync with the video.. Highly annoying ☹️
TIA'S TELEVISION
May 22, 2020 at 6:34 pm
I love her ????????
Reni DH
May 22, 2020 at 6:34 pm
I’m slow to translate, but I’m happy, She’s so queen ????????️????
Angie Via
May 22, 2020 at 6:34 pm
???????????????????? I love her
beyone queen
May 22, 2020 at 6:35 pm
If this is anyone’s first time seeing Dove and feeling insecure, she’s had a bunch of plastic surgery and fillers. No hate, I just felt a lot less insecure finding out about that and want others to know too.
l g
May 22, 2020 at 6:58 pm
I literally found out she had lip fillers and a nose job today so crazy the difference, she’s still gorgeous though
Same Lmao
May 22, 2020 at 6:59 pm
Was this a quip Ad?
Shyann Baltazor
May 22, 2020 at 7:08 pm
DOVE Cameron is livin the life
Scott Crosby
May 22, 2020 at 7:23 pm
Gorgeous
d k
May 22, 2020 at 7:43 pm
I don’t know who this girl is but I’d like to do grown up things with her.
Ola Janowska
May 22, 2020 at 7:50 pm
Plus for sharing a quite ordinary life. I suppose most actors and actresses would talk about quite fancy and extravagant style of life. Waking up at 5, working out, eating super clean diet etc. Seems chilled out and approachable.