“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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Asaf Livni
August 18, 2023 at 12:01 pm
Brilliant! Scene. Have been imitated so many times since but never equaled!
Rajat Rangdal
August 18, 2023 at 12:39 pm
I agree.. but also do checkout Daredevils similar corridor shot..it was incredible
SUPERTROLL
August 18, 2023 at 12:07 pm
Truly one of the greatest directors of our time
Shiv Verma
August 18, 2023 at 12:08 pm
this movie was so amazingly weird
DASHER
August 18, 2023 at 12:08 pm
One of the most captivating directors of our time!
NYPD
August 18, 2023 at 12:10 pm
The master
Nicinat0r
August 18, 2023 at 12:16 pm
I need to rewatch this masterpiece, it has been too long…
Mia
August 18, 2023 at 12:17 pm
Es erweckt eine Flut von Emotionen und Inspiration!????
Ghanshyam Kumar Verma
August 18, 2023 at 12:20 pm
Park’s movies and his experiments with symbolisms are something that makes him a legend
Chuuzus
August 18, 2023 at 12:21 pm
i am about to watch Oldboy for the first time. i have heard nothing but great things. i can’t wait!
OrganicOrc
August 18, 2023 at 12:24 pm
What a fantastic movie. No wonder this fight scene has inspired so many after it.
Emarino
August 18, 2023 at 12:29 pm
It’s definitely stood the rest of time, it’s becoming a legendary film!
Manu
August 18, 2023 at 12:42 pm
Great Movie ????
HY C
August 18, 2023 at 12:46 pm
Never in my life would I think Vanify Fair getting Park Chan-wook to talk about one of the greatest scene of film history
Mackie Messer
August 18, 2023 at 2:49 pm
Why? He’s considered like one of best directors of all time
Simon Wetterlund
August 18, 2023 at 12:49 pm
Just saw Oldboy again last week. Great movie!
Jesus Shuttlesworth
August 18, 2023 at 12:54 pm
Oldboy is one of the greatest films of all time.
NightHunter
August 18, 2023 at 1:18 pm
the master
Pluchart
August 18, 2023 at 1:40 pm
Great movie, great director, great actor.
Jordan N Movies
August 18, 2023 at 1:51 pm
The way this has influenced so many hallway scenes. Netflix’s Daredevil + James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 included.
SL
August 18, 2023 at 1:59 pm
This film is definitely a masterpiece that people will remember for decades. So brilliant.
CynicalStubs
August 18, 2023 at 2:23 pm
Legendary director talking about a legendary scene in a legendary film
Clay Ammentorp
August 18, 2023 at 2:53 pm
Watched Oldboy in a theater last night, and judging by the reaction of the audience (most of whom probably already had seen it or at least knew what was coming), the movie hasn’t lost an ounce of its power in the last two decades.
Mackie Messer
August 18, 2023 at 3:07 pm
This film will go down as one of the greatest actions films ever made, Mr. Park Chan-wook
Yohan Yoon
August 18, 2023 at 3:13 pm
wow legend!!!! shout out to the director & VF team for putting this together
speechclassturnin
August 18, 2023 at 3:48 pm
I’m surprised this came out 3 hrs ago. I was just trying to find the fight scene. Finding the director’s vision behind it was amazing and beautiful. Thank you so much for revolutionizing media.