“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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@MmmSarap-v1i
December 17, 2025 at 12:52 pm
One of my favorite veteran actress
@EvenTheScore
December 17, 2025 at 12:53 pm
0:33 Alien
4:13 Aliens
6:57 Ghostbusters
10:05 Gorillas in the Mist
12:55 Working Girl
15:17 The Ice Storm
17:41 Galaxy Quest
19:27 Holes
21:21 The Village
22:55 Avatar
@Chris-xw6yv
December 17, 2025 at 12:55 pm
There’s nobody else like Sigourney Weaver. Her fierce intelligence has made every role she’s ever taken infinitely better.
@JakeGuilbo
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 pm
Harold Ramis did NOT direct Ghostbusters – please change your graphic at 8:30, it’s insulting to him as the writer and one of the stars and to Ivan Reitman who DID direct it.
@martindouglass3248
December 17, 2025 at 12:59 pm
Count me and my money in if they do that Director’s cut of Galaxy Quest.
@acousticazn311
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Please! I second that!
@noway4879
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 pm
Legendary actress, aged beautifully btw.
@btimec5290
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 pm
What a class act.
@masteryeom
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 pm
And then remembering that Jennifer Lawrence called herself the first female action star after doing the Hunger Games series…
Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hamilton enters the chat!
They don’t make movies like Alien 1-3 and Terminator 1-2 anymore!
@shayan.rahman_
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 pm
The collab of Weaver & Cameron, one of the best thing ever happened in the history of cinema
@DanielleE12345
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 pm
She’s so great and you missed A LOT of her career. Come on ALIEN5! She’s a class act icon. ❤🎉
@benhenderson8952
December 17, 2025 at 1:50 pm
80’s crush
@2Cool4School_84
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 pm
She is our leader! The original G.O.A.T
@michael-k-matsuo
December 17, 2025 at 1:54 pm
❤
@toaztelg
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 pm
Wait, what? I demand the director’s cut version of Galaxy Quest! 😮
@carmenmiranda652
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 pm
We need a second part please!
@missrhib
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 pm
Holes movie is better than the book.
Such a great adaptation!! ❤
@cliffjumpingbrasil
December 17, 2025 at 2:06 pm
She’s one of the most badass actresses the industry has ever had! Always played strong, leading roles at a time when that was far less common. Absolutely incredible!
@JeffMitchell-x6f
December 17, 2025 at 2:07 pm
She’s great in Master Gardener.
@333mystic
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 pm
Sh’s my Meryl Streep of Actors
@JohnyAngelo
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 pm
Her having the opportunity at 70yo to play teenager must have been such a wild experience. And since its CGI they really only need to capture her performance, the looks are the easy part.
@Huacan09
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 pm
I enjoy her preferences very much !
@Agent-wn7le
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 pm
She is pretty 😍
@shawn1428
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 pm
A class act and a Hollywood legend! She knows what she wants and refuses to just settle with a script or without an opinion. Admirable! I love the simplicity of Alien but Aliens is my favourite in the franchise. Ellen Ripley is one of the best female protagonists ever! 🤍
@leespiderpod
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 pm
There is only Zuul!
@joske103
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 pm
ALIENS is a masterpiece!