“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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Alisa Temur
October 17, 2023 at 10:36 am
YES I LOVE THIS!!!
_nunny_lyy_
October 17, 2023 at 10:36 am
second
_nunny_lyy_
October 17, 2023 at 10:37 am
noo first
Hector Vasilios
October 17, 2023 at 10:37 am
Cringe
Hector Vasilios
October 17, 2023 at 2:39 pm
@petesmart1983 oh wow someone with no profile picture is telling me their feelings are hurt, lol ???? ???? ???? ????
Hector Vasilios
October 17, 2023 at 2:40 pm
@petesmart1983 let’s see what you look like, huh….multi colored hair,non binary,quote unquote anti fascism blah blah blah
Marfa.H
October 17, 2023 at 6:11 pm
@Hector Vasilios that is a very bad argument. Is that really the best you can reply with?
Roberto Cortes
October 18, 2023 at 9:58 am
@Hector Vasilios No te insultaré porque tu cara es ya tremendo insulto para tí mismo????????????????????
Sandra
October 18, 2023 at 1:16 pm
I second that. Doesn’t make me want to buy. What about it? Okay.@Marfa.H
Julia Shilenkova
October 17, 2023 at 10:47 am
????
Valentin Vetements
October 17, 2023 at 10:52 am
Sono sordo ed sono ucraino ma penso positivo per prendermi cura di persone che vivono la propria vita in modo diverso dal mio caso, vi stimo
Forest
October 17, 2023 at 11:01 am
VS always got us covered! Hey, have you tried MsgEasy yet?
Andrii Kyrychenko
October 17, 2023 at 11:15 am
❤
SpaceCaseZ06
October 17, 2023 at 11:17 am
Hot take, perhaps edgy, perhaps inappropriate. Certainly not Victoria Secret’s immediate overt emphasis…
but,….
It’ll make easier the learning curve for young men discovering how to undress their girlfriend in a first moment of excitement
At the same time it’ll make easier the choices for exotic dancers on how quickly to strip
secondary or tertiary market or maybe true but subliminal primary market
????????????
Pete
October 17, 2023 at 1:19 pm
Yep your a virgin
SpaceCaseZ06
October 17, 2023 at 1:40 pm
YouTube is blocking a reply from my visibility. Positive or negative I wouldn’t be able to tell aside from the comment count appearance . Presumably it’s some ignorant persistent troll but I can be an unflappable romantic optimist if I choose to be
Elle Bassa
October 17, 2023 at 11:22 am
As a disabled, Victoria’s secret customer who genuinely enjoys a lot of the stuff they put out. I’m so happy about this.
Pete
October 17, 2023 at 1:20 pm
Disabled people are often overlooked by clothing company’s so it’s a good thing
paula díez garcía
October 17, 2023 at 11:23 am
Love this so much ❤????????????
Neto Pontes
October 17, 2023 at 11:52 am
Lovely
Lana Kamal
October 17, 2023 at 12:06 pm
What the fuck is this “diversity”
Jack Plumley
October 18, 2023 at 12:05 am
I believe it’s what it’s called when a company goes bankrupt
Lana Kamal
October 17, 2023 at 12:07 pm
Models are skinny tall beautiful girls not whatever this is
Marfa.H
October 17, 2023 at 12:57 pm
Disabled people deserve clothes too
SpaceCaseZ06
October 17, 2023 at 1:01 pm
There’s a much wider range of beauties you’re not open to at this moment.
You’re not the only person on this planet responsible for the purchasing decision of undergarments. Everyone else looking isn’t in buying for the same group you are. They’re looking to buy for people who look different and who have different requirements.
You’re not required to watch this. Neither of us was required to comment.
Pete
October 17, 2023 at 1:18 pm
You know nothing of modern modelling do you. Things have changed and consumering has changed
Sandra
October 18, 2023 at 1:17 pm
Modeling does not equal representation.@Marfa.H
Sandra
October 18, 2023 at 1:18 pm
VS Angels were the best.
Deive
October 17, 2023 at 12:18 pm
Por qué irse a los extremos ?
Krisi Angelova
October 17, 2023 at 3:10 pm
Love it❤
Яна Димитрова
October 17, 2023 at 3:14 pm
❤❤❤
memq
October 17, 2023 at 3:56 pm
Stop supporting war. Free ????????.
Jack Plumley
October 18, 2023 at 12:04 am
Uhhh, you started this war. Israel’s about to finish it. You kicked up a hornets nest, dummy.
sanketanchan
October 17, 2023 at 8:54 pm
Hi, I’m a chief diversity officer. A job that was conceptualised in the past 2 years. My job involves hiring & renting out as many kinds of whack humans walking under the sun who are not white so that my firm can boast about how they’re holier than thou while they hug & kiss the entire spectrum of mankind. Hats off to the ones running the circus. You’re marketing geniuses ????????
Benla Land
October 17, 2023 at 10:40 pm
I miss the later era.
Jack Plumley
October 18, 2023 at 12:02 am
Funny that the DEI initiative blew up in your face. Instead of just focusing on making lingerie, you waded into identity politics and tried to push fatness as healthy and sexy. It is neither. And your bottom line suffered. Good luck bringing back all the customers who were turned off by your woke virtue signaling. You got woke, now you’re going broke. Hilarious.
The Watcher
October 18, 2023 at 6:56 am
Nothing against handicapped dressers, but VERY glad the ‘wokeness’ is OVER for Victoria’s Secret. CEO and board said it. The forced inclusiveness is NOT a winning strategy for a company unless you are marketing to the minority few who don’t buy it anyway (Bud Lite)! If only Disney can understand this as they continue in a death spiral of their company. Bottom line does not seem to be a factor for their boardroom decision making. But now I can enter Victoria’s Secret again after they mended their Lib ways. I’ll not invest or patronage any woke company again. Your culture wars have consequences. Stay out of it!
Dee Bee
October 18, 2023 at 7:58 am
Victoria’s Secret stock has dropped from $75 per share to $17 per share.????????????????
Lilou van Rijswijk
October 18, 2023 at 2:19 pm
Just no.