“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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@Reylistic_Enigma
August 8, 2024 at 12:46 pm
I just finished s4 bro ????
@mamlu1000
August 8, 2024 at 1:17 pm
bro be fr? ur lying
@mamlu1000
August 8, 2024 at 1:17 pm
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@Justsomeuser1543
August 8, 2024 at 12:52 pm
Crying..
@cham4813
August 8, 2024 at 12:56 pm
They just did the worst ending it could be for the show
@shaliaaaah
August 8, 2024 at 12:58 pm
wtf bcs why did Five and Lila KISS?!?!?!?
@Mattymoooooo
August 8, 2024 at 1:52 pm
No way ur joking whattt
@shaliaaaah
August 8, 2024 at 1:58 pm
@@Mattymoooooo NUH UH BRO I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES (sorry for the spoiler, though ????????)
@olive_skz
August 8, 2024 at 2:09 pm
i was in shock ????
@Mattymoooooo
August 8, 2024 at 2:12 pm
@@olive_skz I’m literally on episode 4 haha why do I kinda see it?? Like only a little bit but
@Mattymoooooo
August 8, 2024 at 2:12 pm
@@shaliaaaah ITS OKAY!! Im on ep4 so haha expected spoilers but WHATTT why do i kinda see it
@cariissaavilla4353
August 8, 2024 at 1:08 pm
PLS WE NEED ANSWERS OF WHY FIVE AND LILA FELL IN LOVE- IT WAS SO RANDOM BRO
@shaliaaaah
August 8, 2024 at 1:41 pm
@@cariissaavilla4353 FRRR IT’S VERYYY RANDOM
@Mattymoooooo
August 8, 2024 at 1:51 pm
WHAT.
@kyriakispanou9498
August 8, 2024 at 1:27 pm
Just finished watching the final season and I have too say it was a complete let down
@tomaskovac2402
August 8, 2024 at 2:59 pm
I like the season but the ending was kinda bad but still kinda like it but s1 2 and 3 was better
@Hazel-zk1mh
August 8, 2024 at 1:28 pm
I”ll take the job
@brownbiscotti
August 8, 2024 at 1:30 pm
????
@vicgllghr
August 8, 2024 at 1:37 pm
I just finished S4, I cried so bad
@Iminlovewithfictonalcharacters
August 8, 2024 at 2:12 pm
Same????
@kaii_f9245
August 8, 2024 at 1:45 pm
GOSHHHH I WATCHED S4 AND I WANT MOREEEE????????????????????
@Positivity_11114
August 8, 2024 at 1:49 pm
Okay so, There are some unanswered questions coming in my mind.
1. What happened to Sloane?
2. Why did Ray leave Allison?
3. No further story on why Luther was guarding Abigail frozen body on the Moon.
@Vxlanqy7926
August 8, 2024 at 3:04 pm
And what regi really was?
@Ericka_Martinez
August 8, 2024 at 1:55 pm
I feel like in this last season they changed five completely, I didn’t like this season because five was always characterized by being serious and angry
@Iminlovewithfictonalcharacters
August 8, 2024 at 2:13 pm
Well, he did have 5-6 years to cool down
@tomaskovac2402
August 8, 2024 at 2:58 pm
@@Iminlovewithfictonalcharacterswell he do and he was finally 6 years without worry and saving the word so he was more calm cus his anger go away
@naomimguzman9783
August 8, 2024 at 1:57 pm
They really do act like siblings ????
@chuckyi2345
August 8, 2024 at 1:58 pm
The big question I have is who built the subway and why didn’t anyone else use it if it is just there?
@afrenchexo-l1418
August 8, 2024 at 2:22 pm
They are actually enjoying asf the fans theory cause this is clearly better than season 4 plot I’m screaming justice for my cast and their characters
@Z3RO19
August 8, 2024 at 2:48 pm
Love the cast and the characters, just wish the writing in this last season had been better. It was kind of a let down for me.
@1800renzo
August 8, 2024 at 2:54 pm
Literally just finished the season ????????????
@1800renzo
August 8, 2024 at 2:56 pm
The way they kept laughing at all the Sloane questions because even the show never answered them either
@forughsemadeni8517
August 8, 2024 at 2:57 pm
I’m just sad we didn’t see Luther actually GRIEVE???
@afon1234
August 8, 2024 at 3:06 pm
Where is alison?
@akitotolilbro
August 8, 2024 at 3:06 pm
someone better pay for my therapy after watching s4????????????????
@DaneJensen-zz3st
August 8, 2024 at 3:12 pm
I just finished watching the umbrella Academy season four it was the best season but I’m sad. It’s the last.????
@tomnook23
August 8, 2024 at 3:24 pm
7:10 they have spoiled everything by their reaction ????
@hellowhoop4737
August 8, 2024 at 3:32 pm
them reading all this wishing these were the ideas the actual writers came up with is sogjdkf
@AngelTortured
August 8, 2024 at 3:36 pm
Even the cast knows the last season is a trainwreck.