“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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@dmd_
June 12, 2025 at 2:54 pm
The way Kiera hasn’t watched it for 20 years and I’ve been rewatching the movie 12 times a year for 20 years💀
@Raccooncake
June 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Little less 😅 then 20 years but same here. It feels like a must, to watch it every month
@ornleifs
June 12, 2025 at 2:56 pm
Love that movie, it’s one of those movies that everything seems to come together and create some strange magic – the direction the casting the cinematography the lighting the design the music and the incredible chemistry between Knightley and Macfadyen all just perfect.
@AdaKitten
June 12, 2025 at 3:01 pm
Love them and their chemistry ♥
@NMN_CP
June 12, 2025 at 3:04 pm
Clicked so fast on this
@JoeMarch-wj1oy
June 12, 2025 at 3:07 pm
This movie means so much to an entire generation.
@vickylikesthis
June 12, 2025 at 3:12 pm
oh wow, i got into a random pride and prejudice kick today so this is such a delight
@thesmileyeffect
June 12, 2025 at 3:13 pm
This film is one of my go-to cozy comfort films. Love this reunion. Whittle love if all the sisters got together to chat too!
@LadyDavinity
June 12, 2025 at 3:13 pm
I adore Pride and prejudice.
@HannieGoogle
June 12, 2025 at 3:14 pm
“I can’t believe, they’re daring to do another one”
Exactly, what I thought!
@buttercake1000
June 12, 2025 at 3:16 pm
😳 one of my favs
@lisatcsaeturn
June 12, 2025 at 3:22 pm
My two absolute favorites reunited. It’s been such a pleasure following both their careers through the past couple decades and to see how much they’ve both grown and all their respective successes. This entire cast was an absolute dream.
@alicexx5760
June 12, 2025 at 3:22 pm
WHAT DO YOU MEEEANNN 20 YEARS AGO??!?!! it’s crazy
Love love love this movie! Happy to see them together in this video <3
@louyou5667
June 12, 2025 at 3:23 pm
The scream I scrumpt
@lumen6920
June 12, 2025 at 3:24 pm
I remember watching this movie by Chance on a pay TV channel and it has changed my life so much because reading the book afterwards showed me so much about by observant nature
@victoriacoa7407
June 12, 2025 at 3:25 pm
I love Rosamund!!
@yufeilei6212
June 12, 2025 at 3:29 pm
天呐
@ayda.j13
June 12, 2025 at 3:31 pm
Sisterly affection ❤❤
@jackypool
June 12, 2025 at 3:31 pm
My Mom Loves Pride And Prejudice It’s One Of Her Favorite Movies And She Has A Celebrity Crush On Matthew Macfadyen Who Plays Mr. Darcy
@teresaalfano3879
June 12, 2025 at 3:32 pm
I just recently watched Pride & Prejudice again – it is such a beautiful film. And that scene with Darcy coming across the field still grabs hold of my heart! ♥️♥️♥️ Absolute adore Rosamund Pike too. 🤩🤩🤩
@Eternal652
June 12, 2025 at 3:32 pm
This was absolutely lovely
@lillithdv8
June 12, 2025 at 3:36 pm
I have THE fondest memory of watching this movie with my uni roommates (we were the same age than the Bennet girls) and spoke like the Regency belles. The music, the cinematography, the energy, the warmth of the movie beautiful
To their point, the commentary on the DVD insisted they really bonded and felt like an actual family
@personalsigh
June 12, 2025 at 3:37 pm
This is the poshest conversation to ever happen.
@CaramelMsDelight
June 12, 2025 at 3:41 pm
I revisit this adaptation of Pride & Prejudice at least once a year! ❤❤
@BrunellaSalernoArt
June 12, 2025 at 3:43 pm
🎧🩵✨
@limogolovegood
June 12, 2025 at 3:50 pm
Las amo a estas chicas las chicas Bennet gracias por este regalo ❤❤❤