“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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@catherinec.1728
March 27, 2025 at 2:04 am
This guy is way more generous towards portrayals of ranching in media than a lot of people are, which is nice to see. There is a lot of gatekeeping against the new wave of interest in the American cowboy heritage which I understand, because there’s a lot of cowboy cosplaying and misunderstanding of what real ranching is. But it’s refreshing to see someone down to earth and focused on their lane.
@practice965
March 27, 2025 at 8:12 am
Great Interview!
@jamesrosenbaum3083
March 27, 2025 at 9:59 am
North Texas Cowboy here. Love Tucker Brown. Long live Cowboys.
@HKAMILAH
March 27, 2025 at 10:10 am
This was refreshing
@jonathanb9037
March 27, 2025 at 10:20 am
This guy is it…. had me at “kink in the tail”. IYKYK. Much respect brother.
@enjoyerregret7039
March 27, 2025 at 11:05 am
Fun guy. Absolutely underated video
@JudithHaworth-yu6oz
March 27, 2025 at 11:33 am
Wow, glad I found this.
@tarran4596
March 27, 2025 at 11:58 am
What an adorable guy, proper farmer.
@bluec3917
March 28, 2025 at 12:51 am
not a farmer, cowboy! 😂
@Kennygrhm1
March 27, 2025 at 2:10 pm
Donell Brown should be very proud, that family are great representatives of our culture. Great job Tucker and the comparison of the dog breeds being like that of the cattle breeds is surely a great way for people that don’t know to finally understand
@tuckerbrownrab
March 27, 2025 at 5:36 pm
@@Kennygrhm1 thank you!
@DitchdoctorAG
March 27, 2025 at 6:29 pm
Elon got me. Hahahah
@tuckerbrownrab
March 27, 2025 at 10:01 pm
@@DitchdoctorAG he did 🤦♂️
@Violet-du9bk
March 27, 2025 at 8:17 pm
I was waiting for city slickers 🙁 curly is the ultimate cowboy. 🤠
@krn2683
March 27, 2025 at 9:26 pm
Love this gentleman! Nice to see a real cowboy and rancher explain the differences between Hollywood and real life ranching with such politeness. ❤
Also nice to hear someone tell the general public that not every horse is a kids horse. I spend a lot of time explaining just because my mare is small doesn’t make her a better mount than my friend’s placid 15.2 gelding 😂
@kw7378a1
March 28, 2025 at 12:51 am
Love this! I worked a bit with cattle in grad school. I was in awe of the depth of expertise the ranchers had of their cattle and how to handle them, particularly at the best operations. Still miss those days!
@johnholmquist7630
March 28, 2025 at 3:05 am
TUCKER!!!!!!
@Richardmichell59
March 28, 2025 at 3:07 am
Great to hear your using the collars on your cows for the invisible fencing.
@steeleokontos69
March 28, 2025 at 4:36 am
I’ve watched every episode of Yellowstone and all it’s spin offs. There ain’t a western past or present that holds a candle to Lonesome Dove
@lastriotgrrl
March 28, 2025 at 8:50 am
Oooo can you feel the Vibe Shift? Yee Haw
@rickwiles8835
March 28, 2025 at 9:59 am
I hope you can do part two of Ranching and the Movies; it was extremely interesting. What is your favorite ranching-related movie?
@tuckerbrownrab
March 28, 2025 at 10:12 am
Probably the Cowboys with John Wayne. Or Lonesome Dove.
@rickwiles8835
March 28, 2025 at 5:00 pm
@@tuckerbrownrab The Cowboys is a great movie. After that movie Bruce Dern was perhaps the most hated movie character in America.
@wcb5890
March 28, 2025 at 4:44 pm
wtf is a “pro rancher”…I think it is just Rancher
@tuckerbrownrab
March 28, 2025 at 5:52 pm
@@wcb5890 never been called that before. But I’ll take it as a compliment 😂
@dehro
March 28, 2025 at 6:23 pm
no City Slickers? for shame!
@billyin4c514
March 28, 2025 at 6:33 pm
In the Rio Grande valley, I’ve seen 7 plus moccasins swimming down a river at the same time.
@CloudNine0211860
March 28, 2025 at 6:52 pm
amazing, gimme another one
@flashpointbravo
March 29, 2025 at 10:49 am
I had a similar experience seeing all of those satellites all lined up. Camping by the kings river in California. Looked up, saw this big long line of lights in a straight line and told my buddies. We all watched and wondered until a college kid came over and said, “Oh yeah… those are Elon musk satellites. They launched today.” Until then I’d never heard of Elon musk.
@boco1951
March 29, 2025 at 12:02 pm
Yellowstone so real except when they get rid of dead bodies/ We just take em to a pig farm not dump em off a cliff in the middle of nowhere?
@mdbizzl
March 29, 2025 at 3:39 pm
How about that time in Yellowstone when they roped a Grizzly bear?🤠