‘More than any other form of artistic expression, fashion undergoes the most radical transformation in status upon entering The Met’s collection,’ said Andrew Bolton, curator-in-charge of The Anna Wintour Costume Center, in his address this morning (6 May 2024) at the preview of The Met Museum’s annual fashion exhibition, this year titled ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’. ‘Fashion is a living art form that requires most of our senses for its fullest appreciation and the greatest understanding.’
The exhibition ‘Sleeping Beauties’ aims to ’reactivate the sensory capacities of garments from the museum's permanent collection,’ added Bolton. Indeed, he has employed the senses of touch, sound, and remarkably smell, through clever devices, traditional means and cutting-edge technologies.
