“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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NoOne SaveYou
September 3, 2020 at 5:28 pm
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Daw Tin Tin Mu
September 3, 2020 at 5:31 pm
I stan for liu yifei
Inazarab
September 3, 2020 at 5:32 pm
That does not look good. Kind of disappointing. I was expecting Hero and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Hong Kong style action but it doesn’t look nearly as good. Not to mention they removed Li Shang because the LGBTQIA+ undertones would hurt the sales in China. And the Mulan actress supporting police brutality in Hong Kong.
Captain Jovial
September 3, 2020 at 6:26 pm
Nope. You just want likes be because you saw politics hungry people trying to hate on something they havent watched
Inazarab
September 3, 2020 at 6:29 pm
@Captain Jovial Yeah you got me. I just want strangers to like a comment I made…
You do know some people have a life and don’t care about likes right?
Captain Jovial
September 3, 2020 at 6:36 pm
@Inazarab you are still trying to join the crowd Though….but if you GENUINELY mean it then cool. And how does likes and life correlate?
Inazarab
September 3, 2020 at 6:40 pm
@Captain Jovial I genuinely care about the CCP crackdown in Hong Kong. I just don’t really care about getting likes.
Dongmei Lyu
September 3, 2020 at 5:43 pm
See you tomorrow Mulan
Captain Jovial
September 3, 2020 at 6:25 pm
She didnt ask you to be here….
Dongmei Lyu
September 3, 2020 at 5:43 pm
I love Liu Yifei
Dongmei Lyu
September 3, 2020 at 5:43 pm
Thank you Niki
Dongmei Lyu
September 3, 2020 at 5:43 pm
Can’t wait to see Mulan
Dongmei Lyu
September 3, 2020 at 5:44 pm
I love that story
Grace Kim
September 3, 2020 at 5:50 pm
I’m so excited!!!!
Karen 1221
September 3, 2020 at 5:53 pm
All Chinese support HK police! Hk protesters burned the innocent citizens just because he didn’t support the protesters!and he is in ICU , and the Chinese government afforded the cost to cure! All Chinese stand the same side with liuyifei!
Karen 1221
September 3, 2020 at 5:54 pm
Support mulan! The HK protesters like the dan yu in mulan, they betrayed their country! Mulan will beat them !
Virgin coconut oil
September 3, 2020 at 5:57 pm
i hope certain people can be less full of themselves. Not everything is about you. Blaming an actress for what happens in HK is the most misogynistic thing ever.
FirstTime ISawJupiter
September 3, 2020 at 6:02 pm
You suck
Troye Lemon
September 3, 2020 at 6:07 pm
Ain’t she against Hong Kong freedom?? Gurl bye I hope the movie flop like ur dreadful career
GabrielTM
September 3, 2020 at 6:11 pm
Yh she didn’t have a choice to oppose it cuz china wouldn’t allow her say no. China isn’t as free Speaking as other countries
Olayyan Yannge
September 3, 2020 at 6:09 pm
Liu Yifei ????⚔️
GabrielTM
September 3, 2020 at 6:09 pm
Cmon guys it’s China do u think they had a choice to support Hong Kong protests
5434534534asd
September 3, 2020 at 6:10 pm
#boycottmulan stand with HK
Olayyan Yannge
September 3, 2020 at 6:15 pm
People who give dislike to this video are jealousy people. They are always attacking to a woman. Lol.
Neil Perkins
September 3, 2020 at 6:47 pm
More just like the people that are disappointed about the story changes for the remake. ????
cacazeel
September 3, 2020 at 6:44 pm
These backstories are so interesting and interesting to know that Yifei had a ballet background. I think that would help her in giving those flexible awesome stunts.
Biringvad
September 3, 2020 at 6:45 pm
Could they break down the protests in Hong Kong next?
Xiaoyi Zhao
September 3, 2020 at 6:50 pm
Scenes like these are really a collaborative effort and it’s great that Yifei and Yoson can do their own stunts
Zone Friend
September 3, 2020 at 7:04 pm
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-HD quality.
-All languages.
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se7enkoo
September 3, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Yifei did a great job, she worked so hard. Stop spreading rumors and bringing politics into this, she has never supported police brutality , not every cop abuses power, whoever tried to attack her because of that is evil and ignorant. Just don’t watch the movie, nobody cares, there are a lot of fans and audience who will support this movie.
Anup H.
September 3, 2020 at 7:40 pm
little fan boy upset?
Anup H.
September 3, 2020 at 7:37 pm
yea iam sorry but I can just not stand the main actress after her Hong Kong remarks, its just wrong for a peeroan who condemns others freedom to play such a heroic role, its just cringy
killer boy
September 3, 2020 at 7:46 pm
2009 mulan is better .who goes to battle without tying their hair and with loads of makeup