The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that its 2027 Costume Institute exhibition and Met Gala will explore how designers transform everyday clothing and ordinary materials into works of art.
Titled “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday”, the exhibition will be organised by Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of the Costume Institute, with assistance from Stephanie Kramer and Emily Mushaben.
It will invite visitors to reconsider familiar garments and materials, from T-shirts and jeans to paper, aluminium and plastic.
The announcement comes after the cancellation of a previously planned exhibition dedicated to designer John Galliano.
Bolton said he wanted the new project to be an original concept rather than a substitute, while retaining the ambition and contemporary relevance of the earlier idea.
The exhibition will examine how designers have reworked familiar garments, including white shirts, trench coats, T-shirts and puffer jackets.
The opening section will feature pieces from Japanese designer Jun Takahashi's autumn 2024 Undercover collection, inspired by Wim Wenders's film Perfect Days.
The collection uses collage and layering to transform ordinary clothing. The exhibition will close with work by Kunihiko Morinaga of Anrealage, known for unconventional shapes and proportions.
Other featured designers include Virgil Abloh, Gianfranco Ferré, Jonathan Anderson and Pierpaolo Piccioli.
A separate section, titled “Common Matter”, will explore how designers turn discarded materials and found objects into clothing. The work of Maison Margiela will feature alongside other designers known for reusing and reconstructing materials.
Bolton said the exhibition would examine questions of value, consumption and craftsmanship, arguing that inexpensive materials can require as much skill and labour to transform as luxury fabrics.
The exhibition is being developed with London-based scenographic design studio 1009. Bolton said he hoped visitors would become part of the experience and suggested they could attend wearing their favourite everyday clothes, including T-shirts, jeans and hoodies.
The 2027 Met Gala will take place on 3 May, followed by the exhibition's public opening on 9 May. It will run until 9 January 2028.
Instagram will sponsor the exhibition, with major funding from Moncler and additional support from Condé Nast. Education programmes will be supported by Jordan Roth.
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