“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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Niki R Rae
August 16, 2023 at 9:05 am
None of these models have distinct signature walks like they did in the 90s/early 2000s. I wouldn’t remember any of them after 20 seconds. Nothing but a clothes hanger these days
JLD Reactions
August 16, 2023 at 9:13 am
Fashion designers don’t want signature walks nowadays though. They have to walk the way the client wants.
mariya terekhova
August 16, 2023 at 12:33 pm
@JLD Reactions The client does not care about the gaits of the models. As well as faces. They just want to advertise their clothes. The modern modeling business is very boring.
tigritsa74
August 16, 2023 at 12:52 pm
Exactly!
JLD Reactions
August 16, 2023 at 3:39 pm
@mariya terekhova No, that’s not true at all. Casting directors and fashion designers literally tell the models the vibe they are going for and the walk they want. Also, they definitely care about your face, otherwise, they wouldn’t want to see your portfolio. They cast you by your look, portfolio, walk, and social media status. Overall it’s about fitting their brand.
southern Hood chick
August 16, 2023 at 9:07 am
I wish I looked like a Beautiful model.
The Artsy Zoologist
August 16, 2023 at 9:16 am
Candice though, her natural proportions especially that waist to hip ratio, her walks are almost hypnotic. HF runway walks are elegant, but I personally feel her walks on the VSFS runway are when she is at her fiercest…like a lioness unleashed.
Regina Richards
August 16, 2023 at 9:30 am
Oh I wish they would include the title of the music they use in these videos! I know I’ve heard this beat and track somewhere else before. Does anybody know what it may be?
akash singh
August 16, 2023 at 9:41 am
Sorry my parent already taught me 18 years ago how to walk…
fromthegreatzimbabwe
August 16, 2023 at 11:56 am
lol.
kora delta
August 16, 2023 at 11:08 am
link to the full video?
Jyotsna Tiwari
August 16, 2023 at 11:23 am
Who is the second last model in black robe sort of
Maykee Cortez
August 16, 2023 at 12:01 pm
Boring walks, walk on the runway like robot? No thanks
Alexandre
August 16, 2023 at 1:42 pm
Blame the designers and castings directors
Catherine
August 16, 2023 at 12:16 pm
Nice
tigritsa74
August 16, 2023 at 12:58 pm
Why one doesn’t have a tooth? Or is it considered to be beautiful today? ???? These ones will definitely never be supermodels. No facilities, no unique looks, nothing to look at. Model is a real profession. One has to have fantastic genetics for it and artistic presentation. Everybody today of all shapes and sizes think they can be the one. This is insane! Not everyone can be a physicist or a neurologist. Same in real modeling .
Samantha Davis
August 16, 2023 at 12:59 pm
I’m sure these models are absolutely lovely but they all look very uncomfortable on the runway. It’s not even their fault; a majority of designers aren’t designing clothes, they’re designing clickbait tweets.