“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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@MrFantastic23
August 11, 2025 at 1:22 pm
Never realized I have watched and loved so many Aniston projects! Everything they showed here I have watched multiple time, except The Morning Show I have only watched the series once and can’t wait for the next season but yeah this was a great trip down memory lane. I was 17 when Friends came out and I remember watching it and not sure how I felt about it but kept watching it and now I consider it one of my all time favorite shows. I own the blue ray box set and ever year or so I do a series rewatch. She’s really had a great career and I know there is more to come.
@dannywoods17
August 11, 2025 at 1:23 pm
Still remember going to the movies to see The Break Up with a cute girl as a teen. Thanks for the great memories, Jen!
@PassiveAgressive319
August 11, 2025 at 1:29 pm
I looovve her on the Morning Show. She is brilliant
@JenniferAniston-h2s
August 11, 2025 at 3:24 pm
You’re the sweetest! So happy you’re enjoying The Morning Show it means the world ☀️📺
@MotherTuck
August 11, 2025 at 1:33 pm
who is jenna? lol
@rachitamahajan9323
August 11, 2025 at 1:33 pm
Her face looks so different
@BadDubII
August 11, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Yes, bring back early 2000s comedies!
@haydencooper_
August 11, 2025 at 1:47 pm
Is it just me or is she looking even better than usual here?
@votdfak
August 11, 2025 at 2:33 pm
She’s looking artificial.
@turtle7871
August 11, 2025 at 2:35 pm
Her face looks a little uncanny to me? Her upper lip and eyebrows don’t really move. Possibly a mixture of Botox and facelift ala Lindsay Lohan maybe?
@Remarkable269
August 11, 2025 at 3:14 pm
Yes she looks beautiful
@Tiny-j7t
August 11, 2025 at 3:23 pm
Face has been liftaged
@Zigidy
August 11, 2025 at 2:00 pm
I blame male plastic surgeons / botox jockeys for turning our 90s gals into manlier versions of our childhood starlets.
@mlw2001
August 11, 2025 at 2:15 pm
She is a force to be reckoned! Amazing woman and actor! So poised and smart! A Lioness! 🦁
And she looks amazing! She is super funny and can also do drama impeccably! Morning Show is FANTASTIC! Can’t wait for the next season to start!!
@JenniferAniston-h2s
August 11, 2025 at 3:19 pm
Thank you so, so much! Your words just made my day 💛 I’m beyond grateful for your support and yes, The Morning Show is just getting better! Stay tuned 🎬☕✨😊
@goldenbrown8834
August 11, 2025 at 2:17 pm
Great choices, but I was waiting for Just Go With It as well
@kristideeley
August 11, 2025 at 2:19 pm
We’re the Millers is one of my favorite movies ever. Love Horrible Bosses, too, but We’re the Millers was just about perfect.
@RealNoobMaster2636
August 11, 2025 at 2:20 pm
I’d love to see Rachel McAdams rewatching some of her Films 🙏
@LoveOnTheInsidex3
August 11, 2025 at 2:22 pm
At least she can joke about her divorce now.
@wadegarrett2376
August 11, 2025 at 2:26 pm
plastic surgery didn’t do Jen well. oh well
@DontClickPlayOnLameBoyLee
August 11, 2025 at 3:03 pm
Yes it did
@annywind7609
August 11, 2025 at 2:48 pm
I’ll say my opinion: earlier I never understood when people said Jennifer Aniston still looks gorgeous. I honestly thought she used to be beautiful 20 years ago, but not anymore. BUT in this video she just looks amazing. I don’t know what changed, maybe it’s her haircut or her body, but she looks AWESOME for her age.
@flourchylde
August 11, 2025 at 2:54 pm
She looks stunning still.
@mvrh3
August 11, 2025 at 2:56 pm
she is so stunning
@criminalsaint9611
August 11, 2025 at 3:02 pm
Jen has some CANS on her. Superstar by day, MMA fighter by night as a side gig.
@waybreeze8893
August 11, 2025 at 3:15 pm
She was in the very first Leprechaun movie, I hate that she hates that 😂 cuz it’s a cult classic.
@pkcollins8300
August 11, 2025 at 3:22 pm
Jen has had a full-on facelift, and she looks GREAT!
@PassiveAgressive319
August 11, 2025 at 3:28 pm
I seem to go to,Wagas out of obligation as my friends and family like it….me not so much. That saying staff have always been amazing
@trystinfen
August 11, 2025 at 3:28 pm
WE NEED MORE ROM COMEDIES AND COMDIES IN GENERAL PLSSSSSSSSSSS
@samred
August 11, 2025 at 3:40 pm
this video needs more Leprechaun
@BeatrizPdeJesus
August 11, 2025 at 3:46 pm
love uuuu mama
@savacaro1
August 11, 2025 at 3:51 pm
You are so beautiful, inside and outsider. Please stay that way