“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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July 30, 2025 at 9:17 am
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@bino-xox
July 30, 2025 at 1:03 pm
Dear Vogue, I understand, but this is the 3rd Beauty Secrets video with Hailey Bieber. Please make videos with people like Ana de Armas, Lily James, Dakota Johnson, and Dua Lipa.
@sseracom
July 30, 2025 at 2:44 pm
@bino-xoxAna de armas no we don’t want her
@PenelopeCastro-eg2kp
July 30, 2025 at 3:20 pm
The best
@user5c33fvjfua
July 30, 2025 at 3:25 pm
Pretty hailey
@modestbehaviour01
July 30, 2025 at 3:25 pm
She looks pale? no hate it’s just her face colour doesn’t match with her neck and hands
@stephaniebourgeois6576
July 30, 2025 at 3:26 pm
Beautiful natural makeup.
@Getjiggy000
July 30, 2025 at 3:29 pm
Idk who she’s paying in vogue but no one cares to see her lol this is ridiculous
@ash07m
July 30, 2025 at 3:49 pm
Stop projecting. There are people that do care to see. And if YOU really didn’t – why are you commenting? Why are you watching? Why are you wasting your time and energy spreading negativity about her? Because you’re obsessed babe! You want to be her so bad you can’t even control yourself and keep it pushing with your day and mind your own business. Just have to try and make others feel bad. There are soo many people just like you – negative and full of envy. It’s sad.
@anakenway
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 pm
glad to know hailey bieber and i wear the same sunscreen 🙌🏻
@tanyacollier9878
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Lol vogue needs to be more realistic. This isnt real when you get that much face injections
@a.a.6726
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Here before 100k.
@poushalighosh8700
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Yea she has to have a long straight hair cause she is nothing but a copy cat for her entire life.
@ash07m
July 30, 2025 at 3:50 pm
Are you 13
@ash07m
July 30, 2025 at 3:50 pm
Because you really act like it.
@gabrielacamargo21
July 30, 2025 at 3:34 pm
It’s funny to hear someone else say they forget to put on mascara too. I’m glad I’m not the only one lol
@salomonsoriano
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 pm
I love this routine, it’s amazing. Please show me more ❤❤
@HenriqueLobato-pm7ju
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 pm
Mãe
@Ronii08
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 pm
LOVE HER💗😝
@arkanwwm1221baranbark
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 pm
love you hailey
@brisa4950
July 30, 2025 at 3:42 pm
Cute<3
@MurphyMosby
July 30, 2025 at 3:44 pm
I just yesterday spent 200$ for skin care products inspired by Hailey Bieber and now she says she’s changed it and only using two products omgggggg
@VeronicaStsepanska
July 30, 2025 at 3:46 pm
Name of the sunscreen?
@lomadestro
July 30, 2025 at 3:47 pm
Que mulher é muito linda 😍
@gracie.duthie
July 30, 2025 at 3:48 pm
“I use littlest makeup”
“There’s actually nothing on the brush”
“I don’t use mascara or foundation”
“Just facemist”
Why are you here?!?!?! We’re here to see people do their makeup or skincare routine
This not the platform for your humble brag about not needing makeup after filler and expensive facials
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July 30, 2025 at 3:48 pm
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July 30, 2025 at 3:49 pm
in rhode skincare we trust
@Nataly-rl8mp
July 30, 2025 at 3:49 pm
Чего она дирижирует руками😂😂😂
@EncyclopediaTube-j8u
July 30, 2025 at 3:50 pm
Did she get filler done on her upper lip?? It reminds me of women’s private part i dont know why 😂😂😂 plus doing makeup with hair down a big NO
@eloyseoliveira1829
July 30, 2025 at 3:52 pm
SHE’S SO PERFECT OMG