“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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Kangyeol
September 1, 2022 at 5:33 pm
lol it looks like me asking questions to my best introverted friend
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September 1, 2022 at 5:35 pm
Ik it’s so stressful but she did well ???????? I could never.
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September 1, 2022 at 5:36 pm
Good questions and I love Maddie ????
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September 1, 2022 at 5:38 pm
5:08 my mom when i’m confessing to her about my depression
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Who is this
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September 1, 2022 at 5:49 pm
Maddie is a babe. I would totally take her out.
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September 1, 2022 at 5:51 pm
She’s such a nice person, She seems like that friend who would compliment you nonstop ✨☀️such a pleasantly humble girl despite all she has gone through as a kid!!!
Jeremy Smith
September 1, 2022 at 5:52 pm
The reason I hate these videos is cuz I have no idea what’s even going on. Is this serious? Is it funny? What do the little machine arms even mean? It’s totally unclear when she’s lying or telling the truth. Why don’t they explain this a little better? Does she really need to be hooked up to a polygraph? Why would anyone lie?
Ella Smith
September 1, 2022 at 7:52 pm
why are u here then? why’d you just write out a whole paragraph on a video u hate
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September 1, 2022 at 5:59 pm
When the lady said “that was a very strong reaction” I died
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September 1, 2022 at 6:14 pm
Comparing this Lie Detector Test to the other ones, I think this was a personal attack in many ways ????
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September 1, 2022 at 6:21 pm
Omg so early wow and her answers weren’t that bad this he didn’t lie at all lol
Alyssa Castro
September 1, 2022 at 6:22 pm
I was not a fan of a majority of these questions. They felt invasive and problematic.
Ezinne Obih
September 1, 2022 at 6:24 pm
‘that was a really strong reaction’ ????
Jack Pimentel
September 1, 2022 at 6:28 pm
She’s grown ????
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The question were so more mean in comparison to other celebs. ???? I loved it ???? but felt bad.
Like „who is your favorite“, „do you like JoJos car“, „were you less influential“ ????
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September 1, 2022 at 6:46 pm
Not a liar but still perfect. ????✨Best part is when she’s nervous but still laughing ????????♂️????
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September 1, 2022 at 7:02 pm
I ADORE MADDIE!
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME AMEN!
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September 1, 2022 at 7:15 pm
Bored after a minute. Who asks suchquestions
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September 1, 2022 at 7:17 pm
she’s super sweet and brave, trying to remain calm. i feel bad so bad for her being under pressure.
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September 1, 2022 at 7:18 pm
Who ?
Luana V
September 1, 2022 at 7:24 pm
You know you’re old when you have seen justin t dance since 1999
Felipe Nachmanowicz
September 1, 2022 at 7:31 pm
Who is this fully grown woman that bears the same name as Maddie Ziegler?
R
September 1, 2022 at 7:35 pm
Maddie not knowing JT literally danced for decades????
Richard Clark
September 1, 2022 at 7:36 pm
Dull.
Georgie
September 1, 2022 at 7:43 pm
Why didn’t you ask her about starring in the awful film “Music”?