“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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Rachel
August 4, 2023 at 9:48 am
She’s only famous cause of her family and her boyfriend otherwise she’s pretty irrelevant, please find more interesting people to interview.
Worst netizen based on Microsoft's research
August 4, 2023 at 10:02 am
She’s naturally pretty without makeup. She’s so lucky
Alexandre
August 4, 2023 at 10:20 am
Yeah but she definitely has makeup here
Ju
August 4, 2023 at 10:27 am
And a Nosejob
Niki R Rae
August 4, 2023 at 10:50 am
She has makeup on lol. It’s natural makeup but it’s still there. Please don’t think these people just wake up like this.
L W
August 4, 2023 at 11:08 am
she’s beautiful with or without make up but she has make up on here
Caro Ketges
August 4, 2023 at 11:12 am
Yea she ist totally Natural ????????????
Agnes
August 4, 2023 at 10:09 am
Margot Robbie ????
Dwight Byron A. Marquez
August 4, 2023 at 10:36 am
She is so boring
Michelle Cena
August 4, 2023 at 10:37 am
Anklets? Like an ankles bracelet? I haven’t worn one in years, but I did not know they were officially out of style. Of course, one can still wear something even it’s not on trend at the moment.
Niki R Rae
August 4, 2023 at 10:51 am
Wear whatever you want. It’s kind of pathetic to follow trends that seriously. I’ve had an anklet on for like 3 years lol and I see them all the time.
H B
August 4, 2023 at 10:39 am
Miss Bieber can’t even act that this is like the first time that she’s listening to the questions and responding accordingly, it’s laughable, like you can tell that she’s trying, but she always ends up changing her facial expression, whether that be pretending like she’s thinking or act like she’s a bit surprised way before the guy even finishes the questions. Kinda laughable kinda cringe.
starstrucker_
August 4, 2023 at 10:48 am
Why? Why hate? Jealous that you weren’t the one being interviewed?
L W
August 4, 2023 at 11:09 am
your comment is more than kinda weird
Briella
August 4, 2023 at 2:01 pm
Yeah, so true ????????
Anupa Gurung
August 4, 2023 at 10:50 am
Such a fake person ughhhhh
KaYLA LaVeNdEr
August 4, 2023 at 11:00 am
The caption ????
Jackie Lowrey
August 4, 2023 at 11:12 am
She wishes ????
sena noca
August 4, 2023 at 11:44 am
In her dreams lol
Aly
August 4, 2023 at 11:47 am
Hailey is so beautiful!
story bebas
August 4, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Waooo cantik
CNoelle
August 4, 2023 at 12:05 pm
I hate how prepared these answers always are
willow
August 4, 2023 at 12:13 pm
shes so sweet
vertika singh
August 4, 2023 at 12:30 pm
Maturity is when you realise she is the bullied one
liat ka
August 4, 2023 at 1:05 pm
This outfit is – a no. But she is sweet.
Sandra L
August 4, 2023 at 1:08 pm
her nose!! omgg didn’t know it was sideways
Ls221
August 4, 2023 at 1:27 pm
We all know who she really wishes to look alike????
Briella
August 4, 2023 at 1:58 pm
Yuppp!!!????
Honey
August 4, 2023 at 1:50 pm
Margot Robbie would have to go down to be her celebrity look alike
Riya Sarkar
August 4, 2023 at 2:17 pm
I think her celeb look alike is her husband, Justin bieber.. They kinda look siblings????
cami
August 4, 2023 at 2:22 pm
Vladamir Putin is your celebrity look-alike
vincero76
August 4, 2023 at 2:36 pm
She should have said her celebrity lookalike is Stephen Baldwin. And it’s only going to get worse as she ages ????
rachillntx
August 4, 2023 at 2:55 pm
She’s not it.
GLOW UP
August 4, 2023 at 3:19 pm
The eye gesture at the end 🙂 . Guess what