“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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Cali Love
August 3, 2021 at 1:23 pm
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Gina D
August 3, 2021 at 1:26 pm
Did he just “Kanye” Vanity Fair?
The Hope of Eden
August 3, 2021 at 1:26 pm
I’m not gonna judge this bc mother of your kids dying right in front of you definitely changes you…
I hope he’s okay.
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August 3, 2021 at 1:27 pm
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Forgotten Ones
August 3, 2021 at 1:44 pm
He is personally responsible for destroying the careers of dozens of artists through stealing money,mismanagement, and purposely just destroying people
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August 3, 2021 at 1:46 pm
Okay now I want to see Kanye on here
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Dean Oswald
August 3, 2021 at 2:21 pm
Because we have expectations that aren’t subterranean.
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August 3, 2021 at 1:58 pm
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E K
August 3, 2021 at 1:59 pm
Alot of double negatives!!
Celebrities Then And Now
August 3, 2021 at 2:26 pm
Attended the prestigious historically black college Howard University and majored in Business, but he dropped out. Because of Howard’s internship requirement for business students, Combs pursued an internship at Uptown/MCA Records and worked under Andre Harrell.
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August 3, 2021 at 2:28 pm
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August 3, 2021 at 2:40 pm
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August 3, 2021 at 2:51 pm
What about that one time he had Tupac killed?
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August 3, 2021 at 3:10 pm
*Career BREAKS DOWN*
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August 3, 2021 at 3:17 pm
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August 3, 2021 at 3:20 pm
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August 3, 2021 at 4:56 pm
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August 3, 2021 at 5:04 pm
Puffy where your gray hair…gray beards….you in the league of salt and pepper. …where is all that salt…come on now…Grays! Grays!
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August 3, 2021 at 5:57 pm
Anyone else remember when he tried to throw a dumbbell at his son’s strength and conditioning coach? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
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August 3, 2021 at 6:55 pm
Diddy is the best
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August 3, 2021 at 6:57 pm
RIP andre harrell
BooksAndBigHair
August 3, 2021 at 7:03 pm
His daughters are so beautiful. He is clearly searching for peace, I pray that he finds it. ????????
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August 3, 2021 at 7:08 pm
Puff should just come all the way out and keep it a buck!