“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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@gorenaecologist
September 23, 2025 at 12:18 pm
Him talking about Steve being a professional all the time. I feel like every time Tim is on camera that isn’t film or TV he is doing a bit. It’s great.
@BDM4972
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 pm
Holy Sh*t! He’s wearing a Spillers Records TShirt. Spillers Records, established in 1894, is recognised as the world’s oldest record shop. Cardiff, Wales UK
@Nick-cp3sr
September 23, 2025 at 3:16 pm
🤘🏴🤘
@EVHORIA4EVER
September 23, 2025 at 12:42 pm
No mention of SCREAM 2 ?! blasphemy !!!
@joaovictorkelima2551
September 23, 2025 at 12:55 pm
They forgot to show The Girl Next Door, which is where I met Timothy and where I have a huge emotional memory since I was a teenager.
@connor9398
September 23, 2025 at 3:45 pm
Juice is worth the squeeze,
@RufusRycroft
September 23, 2025 at 3:50 pm
Seriously what are we even doing here? Huge omission
@TheMisterEMS
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 pm
Where’s Scream 2??? Literally one of his best roles, and he stole my heart then and there!!!
@entrtnr
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 pm
😢 saw this before watching. So sad
@Agent-wn7le
September 23, 2025 at 1:29 pm
He looks like josh dummal
@eyeDavid
September 23, 2025 at 1:47 pm
Uhhh girl next door?
@turnbasedtoddy7664
September 23, 2025 at 1:49 pm
Whoever picked the movies needs to be fired for not putting Scream 2 in there. How do you drop the ball that hard?
@stroopwafels952
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm
my favourite character in Alien: Earth!!!
@PiperBarry-uz6dc
September 23, 2025 at 2:14 pm
I’m surprised they didn’t put Book of Boba Fett on there, that’s where I first known him! I got to continue Alien Earth,I love that franchise!♥️
@MonkeyKingsformerroomate
September 23, 2025 at 2:36 pm
His Monty Python reference made me a bigger fan. I already liked him.
@martyleclerc2690
September 23, 2025 at 2:36 pm
” there’s a lot of Mexicans ” i pissed meself 1st time i senn them 2 play that … loved it
@olliehargreaves5846
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 pm
Where’s Hitman!?!?
@rodmikeynn
September 23, 2025 at 2:43 pm
Where’s Tad Hamilton ? (I know it’s not him)
@EuphroseneLabon
September 23, 2025 at 2:52 pm
I do love listening to Timothy Olyphant blithering on. Always makes me smile.
@EvanFowler
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 pm
I’m so amused by the idea of Raine Wilson making an offer to buy Olyphant’s house and entire family.
@devanmoran
September 23, 2025 at 3:13 pm
bill skarsgard needs to do this next
@devanmoran
September 23, 2025 at 3:14 pm
santa clarita diet i miss that show
@mikehall7189
September 23, 2025 at 3:21 pm
‘Acting isn’t hard, they tell me what to wear, what to say and where to stand’
Olyphant keeps it real.
@defpixel
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 pm
Thought it was Steve O
@CondorCalabasas
September 23, 2025 at 3:33 pm
Most overrated actor of our time.
@nwcairns6
September 23, 2025 at 3:33 pm
Timothy Olyphant might just be the most chill dude in all of Hollywood…
@formantaudio
September 23, 2025 at 3:33 pm
Alright that Alien earth role is, 👌👌 you’re grounded boys! 😂
@DrMetPhD
September 23, 2025 at 3:36 pm
Also close friends with Conan, so you know he’s legit
@BadDubII
September 23, 2025 at 3:47 pm
One of my fav actors of all time. Raylan and Boyd going back and forth is top tier.