“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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@muirn3
March 25, 2026 at 12:31 pm
great parker posey impression hahaha
@0zephyrsong0
March 25, 2026 at 2:14 pm
she got it down pat!!!
@jerrynikolai
March 25, 2026 at 12:38 pm
What an absolute icon
@tinanh6231
March 25, 2026 at 12:40 pm
It’s so cool to see what Lisa thinks about her iconic roles! Which one of these performances was your favorite? 😊
@user-ux3gh3nt8i
March 25, 2026 at 12:52 pm
So just friends then ..should b a very short video
@joymartin4640
March 25, 2026 at 1:16 pm
Wrong. shes got a long resume. You clicked on the video, maybe try watching it..
@user-ux3gh3nt8i
March 25, 2026 at 1:23 pm
@joymartin4640 she played Phoebe in every single thing she did is my revisal on my previous statement… happy now
@joymartin4640
March 25, 2026 at 2:17 pm
@user-ux3gh3nt8i Lmao what a loser, who comments on a video when they dont like the person.
@chickitbra
March 25, 2026 at 12:56 pm
6:08
@KT-c2m
March 25, 2026 at 1:21 pm
I love Lisa Kudrow. 🥰
@hollyk7052
March 25, 2026 at 1:22 pm
Lisa is pure love 💕 9:45 STOP DON’T TEASE ME
@jonathancheetham7683
March 25, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Lisa Kudrow is so talented. She absolutely understands comedy. By far the most talented in friends.
@badabingbadaboom6333
March 25, 2026 at 1:57 pm
“You may not be a bed of roses,
You’re not friend to those with noses” 🐈
@din6675
March 25, 2026 at 2:19 pm
I need HBO to give her everything she wants to make anything she wants
@tinydancer139
March 25, 2026 at 2:23 pm
I adore her sooooo much
@moonwalker.v
March 25, 2026 at 2:31 pm
Literally stopped watching Friends, opened Youtube and saw this!
@Rasfa
March 25, 2026 at 2:31 pm
How I had never heard of Clockwatchers I’ll never know.
@gstung
March 25, 2026 at 2:36 pm
so glad they included clockwatchers
@Vanderposh
March 25, 2026 at 2:49 pm
I’ve always loved clockwatchers
@Countfoscolikesmice
March 25, 2026 at 2:51 pm
Release the additional Parker Posey stories!!
@starzhisoka6346
March 25, 2026 at 2:53 pm
this lady will never not be beautiful
@ymorrr
March 25, 2026 at 2:55 pm
Pleeeeease, let us have the sequel to Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
@Crystalgrace144
March 25, 2026 at 3:49 pm
Omg yes please ❤
@BenBakker-o9m
March 25, 2026 at 2:55 pm
She is a national treasure 😍
@MeriyanEsadova
March 25, 2026 at 2:55 pm
she is so unproblematic that she aged like fine wine
@ruslansamedov4568
March 25, 2026 at 3:07 pm
Lisa is so talented and beautiful! It’s just a bit disappointing that the Web Therapy series wasn’t included in this list. She played a great role there.
@nikksterr0902
March 25, 2026 at 3:21 pm
2:57 “that was a funny show” 😂 what an understatement
@veggigoddess
March 25, 2026 at 3:33 pm
Never realized how distinct Parker Posey’s mannerisms and voice was until Lisa just did a dead on impression
@chantelchapman4875
March 25, 2026 at 3:41 pm
I have always loved Parker and Lisa, comic geniuses.
@michalhrdy577
March 25, 2026 at 3:46 pm
absolute LEGEND, that Parker impression was spot-on