“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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It isn’t a Stray Kids interview if Seungmin isn’t iconic
야나????
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I cannot with the confidence of all the hyungs seems in one mind on choosing the one same I.N favourite colour suddenly saying differently and make it confusing ????
Filiiya
December 6, 2022 at 7:46 pm
Сынмин, я тя обожаю!???? Главный тролль в Stray kids ????????????
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Wow I didn’t know LeeKnow was ambidextrous ????????♀️
mimio mimio
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8:17 he said Prince in the most confident tone and then he told han to write it????????
Emily Blossom
December 6, 2022 at 7:47 pm
hahaha Seungmin: 1:43 (143 i love you) *when he was young… now he is old* ????????????
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December 6, 2022 at 7:47 pm
Why only one question for Felix bruh
mimio mimio
December 6, 2022 at 7:47 pm
Seungmin : it’s time for revenge my hyungs????
Mariana Lara
December 6, 2022 at 7:48 pm
Felix contesto solo una pregunta 🙁
Skz Ultimatee
December 6, 2022 at 7:49 pm
Yeah :((
ütopya
December 6, 2022 at 7:48 pm
<3
Zainab Shahzad
December 6, 2022 at 7:49 pm
Didn’t Lee Know also guess Hip-hop for the first one? But didn’t get a point?
claude ☁️
December 6, 2022 at 7:49 pm
LMAO KIM SEUNGMIN
Freedom Life
December 6, 2022 at 7:49 pm
SEUNGMIN IS A WHOLE COMEDIAN ????????????
claude ☁️
December 6, 2022 at 7:49 pm
Somebody cast Seungmin in variety show please ????
Azra Bahadur
December 6, 2022 at 7:49 pm
We all know Seungmin will call Bangchan old no matter what????????
Mimi♡
December 6, 2022 at 7:49 pm
3:58 changbins english tho.. also his smile when he showed the oxygen sign????????
Sara Parchake
December 6, 2022 at 7:49 pm
Felix has 63 medals in taekwondo and literally they thought it to be zero.
I mean he was a professional but he never ever revealed it even to his members….anyone would have showed it off man….of course he’s the most nicest and warmest person for a reason…
mimio mimio
December 6, 2022 at 7:50 pm
They made my day thanks ????????????
Sadia Mohammed
December 6, 2022 at 7:51 pm
this one was fun!
Emily Blossom
December 6, 2022 at 7:51 pm
LOL the captions all the time the members speak Korean: *members speaking in foreign language* YEAH DUH ????
Bri7skz
December 6, 2022 at 7:51 pm
I also wish to be changbin???? but I’m an adult soooo…. I CAN STILL DREAM
skz ftw
December 6, 2022 at 7:52 pm
MY SKZ????????????
Freedom Life
December 6, 2022 at 7:52 pm
Seungmin: TEA TIME!! ????
Han: You never drink tea!
Seungmin: NO ONE HERE BOTHER MY TEA TIME ????
Mimi♡
December 6, 2022 at 7:53 pm
6:50 Hans british accent is so clear here????????
TinyLittleSheep
December 6, 2022 at 7:53 pm
They were so serious xD like they really wanted to get it right
Dang I am impressed with Felix, I had no idea