“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
Still haven’t subscribed to Vogue on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/vogueyoutubesub
Get the best of Vogue delivered right in your inbox ►► https://bit.ly/3xAZyQg
Subscribe to the magazine ►► http://vogue.com/subscribe_yt
Download the Vogue App ►► https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vogue-runway-more/id289380413
Check out ‘The Run-Through with Vogue’ podcast ►► https://swap.fm/l/vogue-trt-youtube
Vogue YouTube Channels:
British Vogue: https://www.youtube.com/@britishvogue
Vogue Taiwan: https://www.youtube.com/@voguetvtaiwan
Vogue France: https://www.youtube.com/@VogueFrance
Vogue India: https://www.youtube.com/@VogueIndia
Vogue Japan: https://www.youtube.com/@VogueJapan
Vogue México y Latinoamérica: https://www.youtube.com/@VogueMexicoyLatinoamerica
Vogue Germany: https://www.youtube.com/@VogueGermany
Vogue Italia: https://www.youtube.com/@VogueItalia
Vogue Spain: https://www.youtube.com/@VogueSpain
ABOUT VOGUE
Vogue is the authority on fashion news, culture trends, beauty coverage, videos, celebrity style, and fashion week updates.
Vogue7 years ago
Vogue7 years ago
Vogue7 years ago
Vogue7 years ago
Lavishly Demure World7 years ago
Entertainment5 years ago
Vogue7 years ago
Vogue7 years ago
@Yellowduchess
November 10, 2024 at 1:07 pm
The oversized dresses seem inspired by the mourning mother painting ~ Giuseppe molteni. Something about them drooping seems so fitting ❤
@props1028
November 10, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Junkie Chic at it’s finest.
@weeleelee5843
November 10, 2024 at 1:11 pm
How lovely to see Grace back!
@nahuel
November 10, 2024 at 1:25 pm
I only see a pile of stuff…
@MrYouknowwhat1
November 10, 2024 at 1:25 pm
Remember the September issue doc. Please make a December issue.
@dearjox
November 10, 2024 at 1:28 pm
that last image of the back of their heads!! Incredible!
@TheMichaelCheung
November 10, 2024 at 1:31 pm
Need to get my hands on this issue
@BPCapeTown
November 10, 2024 at 1:34 pm
15:31 this shot is I.CON.IC. ????????????????
@reading101
November 10, 2024 at 1:35 pm
We need expression, creativity, and JOY more than ever today. Thank you, Marc and Vogue!
@josephjones2836
November 10, 2024 at 1:38 pm
It seems like Anna Wintour might be leaving!!!!
@brianradano9085
November 10, 2024 at 1:39 pm
Wow she sounds so much like her mother. It’s so endearing.
@Cydaal1706
November 10, 2024 at 1:44 pm
❤️????????????????
@lyndafoster9437
November 10, 2024 at 1:45 pm
I love the fashion the beauty and the creativity. But people, women, don’t dress anymore . Let’s start to wear these beautiful fashions
@katmoore1909
November 10, 2024 at 1:55 pm
I will write it, although it’s a heavy statement: this is the BEST issue of American Vogue IN YEARS.❤????????✨MJ spoke so eloquently about it as well, I fell in love with him and his vision on things. Bravo. Congratulations to all of the people involved. And sth last, Mrs Wintour well done for your Avant-garde intellect and your expansive approach. Give room, space to Others means you Understand and appreciate their Value. That is a very uncommon and rare thing to find in leadership nowadays.
@user-vr8sf7zs6v
November 10, 2024 at 2:05 pm
Petition for a video follow up on every issue! ????
@Broisgray
November 10, 2024 at 2:05 pm
This is amazing
@Roasting_Chicken
November 10, 2024 at 2:07 pm
I’m so waiting to see Melania in the cover
@michaelmcginsie2600
November 10, 2024 at 2:11 pm
She is Cindy through and through. Well done all
@luccsrafael
November 10, 2024 at 2:17 pm
Marc Jacobs forever! Vogue forever!
@nr6446
November 10, 2024 at 2:19 pm
More of THIS (!!!) and less of asking people questions and them answering in the most insincere and cringeworthy ways possible.
@ignaciomurillo8030
November 10, 2024 at 2:21 pm
????????????????
@Greenz1100
November 10, 2024 at 2:28 pm
Marc is soo talented. What a great team and great cover.
@helohalo3106
November 10, 2024 at 2:28 pm
Anna should do this with a plethora of other designers as well, I think it will refresh Vogue and make it exciting again.
@sleepwell_behappy4766
November 10, 2024 at 2:32 pm
Can someone tell me where can I get the Vogue Arabia issue November 2024 ?
@jtali6122
November 10, 2024 at 2:48 pm
How did you all know I wanted to see a behind-the-scenes video featuring a nepo baby?