“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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Yana
March 13, 2023 at 10:06 am
gorgeous as everr!! what color is the hair gonna ask my hairdresses to do it for me
Tyronecel
March 13, 2023 at 10:22 am
A bunch of nobodies talking sh1t in the comments. She’s living her best life while your complaining in the comments.
Jedi Jesus
March 13, 2023 at 11:26 am
Bunch of “nobodies” are more important that pieces of ???? “celebrities”. She doesn’t even know you exist or give a crap if something happens to you. At least these nobodies are real with real lives. Celebrities make money off of being fake, nothing genuine. Stop feeding this toxic Hollywood society
Tyronecel
March 13, 2023 at 12:16 pm
@Jedi Jesus she doesn’t know of your existence either. Why interact or even click on this vid if you don’t like these people. ????
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March 13, 2023 at 10:25 am
post elizabeth olsen and florence pugh next?
Marshal Brick
March 13, 2023 at 10:27 am
Yeah, my eyes were already in the right place, even before the necklace???? ????
Delilah Jolie
March 13, 2023 at 10:35 am
She’s gorgeous. MGK kickin himself I bet
butterscorch
March 13, 2023 at 12:56 pm
What did he do
manzsonja
March 13, 2023 at 1:15 pm
@J Gooner894 No, not at all.I wish this would be the case. I was really happy for them when they got together. But that changed quickly. I don’t blame you. I would think the same about such a comment, if I would’nt know a lot about everything.
Nicole
March 13, 2023 at 1:52 pm
No offense but it’s been a month, I don’t think him having a concert isn’t the reason why he didn’t go lol.
J Gooner894
March 13, 2023 at 2:15 pm
@manzsonja What’s that even referring to? Bit of a weird comment when she seems to be mad with him over something possibly related to his partying which we have to take with a grain of salt, could just be paper talk.
manzsonja
March 13, 2023 at 3:10 pm
@J Gooner894 My comment is referring to a lot of things and not only to the things she did on her IG a few weeks ago. I just wanted to say that I don’t think he is ‘kickin himself’ or whatever. Everyone can have their own opinion. And when someone comments about him such a thing I think I can disagree. To me it is weird that you find my comment weird, in which I just want to give him support. Here are so bad comments against her..would make much more sense to disagree with them. Maybe I’m just sick of him getting all the blame. It was crazy in the comments on so many of her IG posts and she let this all happen.
Miss Larissa Fay
March 13, 2023 at 10:38 am
The ‘byeeee pray for me’ is a vibeee ????????????
cesar
March 13, 2023 at 10:50 am
she still fine asf
Maria Christina
March 13, 2023 at 10:56 am
Wasn’t really impressed it’s kind of boring for her. I feel like her or pulled back in some way would have helped
Emeline Dbs
March 13, 2023 at 11:34 am
Her engagement ring IS gone
bea
March 13, 2023 at 1:45 pm
Just for clarification, she usually doesn’t wear it. In lieu, they both have matching tattoos on their ring finger. No clue if they’re still together (although deuxmoi reported them still spotted together).
sam
March 13, 2023 at 11:36 am
Her face is full of plastic and fillers
Chanel Drip
March 13, 2023 at 11:39 am
Her with red hair when Netflix is about to announce the cast for seven husbands of evelyn hugo hmm celia st james i see you
Ani Easton Baker
March 13, 2023 at 11:53 am
what?! celebrity culture is so insane
Carlos S. Martin
March 13, 2023 at 12:40 pm
She’s so fake, I hate everyone wears that yassified Kardashian make-up. She used to be fresh-faced.
Christina Deibel
March 13, 2023 at 12:47 pm
Wow, imagine throwing your marriage away on a younger guy, and now that’s not working out! ???????? Real Interesting????????
Itzzz Zach
March 13, 2023 at 1:36 pm
Seeing that throat move while she talks ???????? imagining
Andrea Erceg
March 13, 2023 at 1:43 pm
Narcissistic, and sooo insecure that is making her look so cringe
LeaLooDallas
March 13, 2023 at 1:43 pm
Before everyone starts making assumptions:
– MGK was doing a show on the same night
– she has never worn her engagement ring every day. I imagine it’s a pretty expensive and an awkward ring to wear
– we don’t know what is going on in their relationship
– be kind to each other
Luis Enrique
March 13, 2023 at 3:29 pm
What a l00ser
Kuro Kage
March 13, 2023 at 1:47 pm
That fake smile can’t hide the sadness in her eyes. Makes her come off as disingenuous among other reasons.
nia1598
March 13, 2023 at 2:07 pm
SHE LOOKS SO GOOD
Ula D
March 13, 2023 at 2:17 pm
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Maliheh Haider
March 13, 2023 at 2:24 pm
is it just me or does she sound like selena gomez?
Eva Maes
March 13, 2023 at 2:24 pm
She looks amazing! So stunning!
Dena Rendall
March 13, 2023 at 2:33 pm
Megan is just so beautiful and I love her voice! This hair colour works so well on her!
Lucian Livingstone
March 13, 2023 at 2:41 pm
Thumbnail caught me by surprise cause I thought it was Lana Del Rey for a sec????????
risa
March 13, 2023 at 3:48 pm
I actually love this hair colour on her