“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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Jonathan Castro
October 4, 2023 at 1:49 pm
She’s amazing. The 90’s POP ICON.
Moreck Lechat
October 4, 2023 at 1:52 pm
I love her! I wish there had been more outfits, but this was brilliant!
Nick Monopoli
October 4, 2023 at 1:52 pm
I wish she would tour. She had some great songs
Абдурашид Тешабоев
October 4, 2023 at 1:53 pm
1000
sam vilamarim
October 4, 2023 at 2:09 pm
The heart and soul of the Spice Girls!
Anissa Mahmood
October 4, 2023 at 2:10 pm
I love the Spice Girls, but her personality has always rubbed me the wrong way.
luceatluxvestra1
October 4, 2023 at 2:17 pm
She’s so sweet ????
Amber O
October 4, 2023 at 2:19 pm
The nostalgia in this video ???????????? Love you, Geri! Phenomenal woman! 90s icon!
charro028
October 4, 2023 at 2:20 pm
She’s still so lovely!
Gavin Byrne
October 4, 2023 at 2:21 pm
❤
Maria Vitória
October 4, 2023 at 2:22 pm
i love her so much
Timothy French
October 4, 2023 at 2:24 pm
Love this so much! Meeting her at the book signing was AMAZING! She is SO nice!
Melvyn D
October 4, 2023 at 2:30 pm
Love her???? Spice Girls forever ✌????
Fernando Garcia
October 4, 2023 at 2:36 pm
She’s so happy. I love her ❤
Armando Ucles
October 4, 2023 at 2:48 pm
Every one of the Spice Girls are great individually as well as collectively. But Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell stood out the most. Her fashion was iconic and she has the sweetest personality.
Kamari Mugler
October 4, 2023 at 2:51 pm
Why am I just finding out she sold that Iconic dress so early in her career! I wonder how much it’s worth now? Does she even want it back? That dress needs to be sitting in a display at the Met Gala!
Tamau Roget
October 4, 2023 at 2:58 pm
Like night and day between who she was during the Spice Girls era and now. Basically like a completely different person and personality
ixik
October 4, 2023 at 3:12 pm
Love her!!! ❤❤❤
Dimas Martinez
October 4, 2023 at 3:15 pm
Queen
Senhor Mansur
October 4, 2023 at 3:26 pm
Icon ❤
Fi Rouz
October 4, 2023 at 3:26 pm
She tries to be posh and proper so hard yet she is still so average!
SylarGeorge
October 4, 2023 at 3:31 pm
I love Geri !!!! SO sweet !
Hachi Pon
October 4, 2023 at 3:35 pm
We love you Geri!!!!
maginabruno
October 4, 2023 at 3:46 pm
Didn’t know about happy birthday shoes ????
maginabruno
October 4, 2023 at 3:49 pm
5:55 i doubt she still wears that (black) dress ????