“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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@mariesia3449
January 19, 2024 at 1:13 pm
Saw it 4x in IMAX and 4x on streaming already.
@ItsYaBoi34
January 19, 2024 at 1:17 pm
Leonardo DiCaprio had a better performance in KOTFM
@Maxime_G
January 19, 2024 at 2:33 pm
No
@jamesalxl3636
January 19, 2024 at 1:20 pm
This new
@jenniferreally4724
January 19, 2024 at 1:23 pm
jusf as i was about to miss seeing cillian murphy videos vanity fair comes through tysm
@rosa_stars349
January 19, 2024 at 1:25 pm
CILLIAN FOR THE OSCAR
@rosa_stars349
January 19, 2024 at 1:25 pm
CILLIAN WINS OSCAR
@eleftheriab1159
January 19, 2024 at 1:28 pm
“We like making dad proud” had me cracking up. But you can really see that they take great pride in working with Christopher Nolan. Also I so desperately want to see all three of them get their Oscars. A long overdue and now it’s definitely their time.
@LJE1821
January 19, 2024 at 1:29 pm
My favorite people, but I love Emily Blunt More, my Queen ????????✨
@LJE1821
January 19, 2024 at 1:39 pm
Emily Blunt deserve to win too, praying for her to get an awards ????????????????
@estaetique
January 19, 2024 at 1:43 pm
This has been genuinely by far my favorite trio that’s ever come out as a result of the making of any film.
@wonnie4931
January 19, 2024 at 1:47 pm
i love them
@Ananya-vd3hi
January 19, 2024 at 1:48 pm
I can’t be the only one missing Matt Damon????
@krishnadeepreddy7038
January 19, 2024 at 1:54 pm
Such a delightful interview, you can see them having fun every minute talking.
@annabagaeva4682
January 19, 2024 at 1:59 pm
When Cill says yes 3:05, I’m ready to give him everything!!!
@seanyonthemic
January 19, 2024 at 2:03 pm
Tarantino should get all 3 of these for his final film lol
@larissa_m
January 19, 2024 at 2:06 pm
i absolutely adore how these three speak so highly of christopher nolan, especially rdj who has endless praises for him.
@kerrin6633
January 19, 2024 at 2:07 pm
That was sweet of Robert Downey Junior
@debhavert
January 19, 2024 at 2:13 pm
Absolutely astonishing film with amazing acting!! I loved it!
@Carfeu
January 19, 2024 at 2:17 pm
These people have Stockholm syndrome
@destinaronin
January 19, 2024 at 2:19 pm
Christopher nolan and emma thomas maken me always cry.
@jjharrington_
January 19, 2024 at 2:27 pm
I know cillian and giamatti will be a tough matchup. I haven’t seen the holdovers but i respect Paul. But I must say, I really want cillian to win.
@setriq784
January 19, 2024 at 2:30 pm
This is the first time I ever care about the awards, especially for Cillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan. Nolan is long overdue, and Cillian gave a perfomance that already is appearing on “greatest performances of all time” lists on filmtwt. And I think it really is that level. I was deeply touched by his performance, so subtle and internal and natural, he WAS Oppenheimer, not like ‘yeah, that actor is playing Oppie quite well’. The actor disappeared in the character, it was transformative and transcendent. Stuff of acting legends.
@brkaz5864
January 19, 2024 at 2:35 pm
Thanks Vanity Fair great interview. To see Cillian so into it animated and vocal shows the quality of the interviewer. Cillian does not suffer fools or foolish waste of time interviews.
@lunatelly
January 19, 2024 at 2:41 pm
Cillian is so chatty here, I enjoyed every second of this interview! ❤
@ienien7
January 19, 2024 at 2:45 pm
Love them