“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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@moonlightlv
February 25, 2025 at 12:01 pm
i love ari sm🥹
@Pennypanini
February 25, 2025 at 12:03 pm
Shout out to Eric Vetro 👀
@vxlbrm
February 25, 2025 at 2:25 pm
literally what i thought of hahah, i love victoria and ari ‘s choice to include that in Monopoly lmao
@Elena-cq4hk
February 25, 2025 at 2:27 pm
Where you at? Where you been? Yuh
@adelinaioanapadureanu6073
February 25, 2025 at 12:06 pm
omg
@sweettangoTIMMY
February 25, 2025 at 12:10 pm
Opening this video to a nearly nude Chalamet is a vibe
@Elliott-f2z
February 25, 2025 at 12:15 pm
Ariana ate in wicked, love!
@vxcvxcvcxvxcvxc
February 25, 2025 at 12:16 pm
Ariana Grande would beat me in a boxing match
@danyczer5809
February 25, 2025 at 12:23 pm
I love Ari and her voice is great, but I was classically trained in opera as a child and Ari’s was definitely NOT opera. It was modern technique imitating opera sounds, notes and mannerisms, but specially her placement and resonance was not opera at all. However I feel like for Glinda this modern technique imitating opera gave her that “princess disney – like vibe” suited her better than a fully operatic one ❤
@iyaaya7611
February 25, 2025 at 12:41 pm
exactly! But I don’t think it was supposed to be classic opera, and she sounded amazing with the “Disney princess” like vocals!❤
@frootytootyyyyyy
February 25, 2025 at 1:45 pm
No one said she was doing actual opera she always says operatic vocals you can rest.
@sailorswift888
February 25, 2025 at 1:49 pm
He never said it was opera, girl, save your essay
@princessbanannahammock3925
February 25, 2025 at 1:50 pm
She was so hard to understand in places too and I wondered if that played into it.
@namiz05
February 25, 2025 at 1:50 pm
no one called it opera? they know it isn’t opera
@jr24jr24
February 25, 2025 at 12:31 pm
so that’s why she never tracks her vocal.. shoutout to eric vetro lol
@allysum_x
February 25, 2025 at 12:38 pm
35 MINS AGO LETS GO CHATTTTT ❤❤❤
@trippysiren7966
February 25, 2025 at 12:40 pm
The reason she never tracks her vocals
@raymond.portraits
February 25, 2025 at 1:23 pm
pls i did the exercises and got light headed 😭
@ettajfan5882
February 25, 2025 at 1:28 pm
I recovered after I took a nap.
@irenifilms
February 25, 2025 at 1:23 pm
Oh now I understand why she never tracks her vocals
@nyccheckin
February 25, 2025 at 1:26 pm
she brought it to life, The coach coach her.
@LCM-w6x
February 25, 2025 at 1:41 pm
But why would Angelina take on that role if she couldn’t sing to begin with?
@Sarpy777
February 25, 2025 at 1:59 pm
To challenge herself
@yaelzamir6339
February 25, 2025 at 1:42 pm
Moreeee of this please!!!❤
@OrterMinat
February 25, 2025 at 1:48 pm
So do we blame him for the jaw tension?
@Rosannasfriend
February 25, 2025 at 1:52 pm
😂😂😂😂
@Sarpy777
February 25, 2025 at 1:53 pm
Thé Eric Vetro 🙌
@Rosannasfriend
February 25, 2025 at 1:57 pm
Ok
@ettajfan5882
February 25, 2025 at 2:09 pm
Fascinating! What a terrific teacher! Anyone would do well with his kindness and patience.
@francescomarri496
February 25, 2025 at 2:21 pm
03:59 that’s not the note that he’s referring to!
he’s for sure referring to the E6 at the very END of “no one mourns the wicked”
@isisbarca5880
February 25, 2025 at 2:23 pm
This is awesome! As a singing student, so interesting!
@kevintravelPH
February 25, 2025 at 2:30 pm
Wow— Angelina was really singing on that one???
@DeepInMusic123
February 25, 2025 at 2:38 pm
You could of added Timothee Chalamet and Angelina Jolie to the title, people still would have clicked on it. Just saying