“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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@xChuck17
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That crying scene in Interstellar always gets me
@Arc4kEdits
October 1, 2025 at 2:46 pm
Same, the acting is powerful af
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Feels nice to be one of the first few to watch!
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@mickia7423
October 1, 2025 at 12:40 pm
There’s simply nobody like him 👏🏽
@HockeyXC31
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Forget to add the audio for Dazed?
@ComicallyLargeBrain
October 1, 2025 at 12:59 pm
2012-2015 was just an incredible run McConaughey. One of the all time great acting stretches
@fgzinic
October 1, 2025 at 1:01 pm
Incredible actor and what a range of movies. Definition of charisma
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October 1, 2025 at 1:08 pm
He’s so cool
@TheOctopusMarket
October 1, 2025 at 1:23 pm
I knew it wouldn’t be included, but I wanted to see Reign of Fire in there. Now THAT is an underrated movie.
@ict_partners
October 1, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Yes!!!!
@Ganiscol
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 pm
Agreed
@h0lly_blue
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 pm
no love for Sing or Kubo and the Two Strings?
@StephenMintz
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 pm
He actually IS the Jim Carrey impersonation of him.
@chelseacanales8763
October 1, 2025 at 2:07 pm
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@sacredcoww
October 1, 2025 at 2:16 pm
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation criminally overlooked.
@mikemoring
October 1, 2025 at 2:24 pm
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@Sunglassesguy6996
October 1, 2025 at 2:27 pm
Actual legend.
@Arc4kEdits
October 1, 2025 at 2:31 pm
This dude had one of the greatest perfomances in several movies. Top 3 actor for sure.
@Official_Chantome
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 pm
Wheres wolf of wall street?
@GATTACATTAGA
October 1, 2025 at 2:36 pm
Downvote for not mentioning his best movie, Contact.
@4getamnesia536
October 1, 2025 at 2:36 pm
That’s really interesting when he talked about having more energy and needed less sleep because of how skinny he was for DBC. Christian Bale said something similar about being able to read for hours because of how much more awake his brain was when he did the machinist. That’s why skinny people are so wired. So much more blood flowing through the heart and brain.
@ozzyisthirsty8105
October 1, 2025 at 2:43 pm
No Tip Toes? C’mon :/
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October 1, 2025 at 2:47 pm
Thank you Mr McConaughey, alright alright alright
@thysquid2157
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 pm
Alright Alright Alright
@davidbenjamincreative
October 1, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Whoever edited this kept one of the audio tracks muted 😂😂😂 must be pretty easy to get an editing job at VF. To get through all rounds of review and not get flagged? Aren’t you a more publication? Let me know if you are hiring and need a final reviewer before videos are posted 😅
@cemmec1988
October 1, 2025 at 3:04 pm
Killer Joe should’ve been mentioned here
@MBGCORE
October 1, 2025 at 3:23 pm
C’mon where is Tropic thunder ? 😄
@thegunslinger1363
October 1, 2025 at 3:25 pm
It’s not his greatest role. But he was a badass in Reign of Fire with Christian Bale.