The First Monday in May Edit

A dream come true.

A fictional character develops,

A former assistant wrote the book,

A lot of Chinese, they're wondering

A lot of power brokering.

A millstone around my neck. Because it's the show

A musical icon, next to a political icon.

A similar wavelength in our brains.

A singer, a friend, a model, an actress.

A superb dress.

A unique period in its history.

About his work and this deep romance.

About how much work we have to do.

About possible responses to the exhibition worldwide.

About the Buddhist gallery.

About two cultures coming together.

About whether or not fashion can ever be art.

According to the schedule.

Aesthetic principals,

Ah, Lawrence, where is Singh, please?

Ah, well...

Alex has six seats, he's bringing

Alexander McQueen has been found dead

All of that was somehow lumped together as "Oriental."

All of those people are us, I believe, right?

All right, let's go on.

All the celadon but with the black lacquer.

All the Chinese, in the last few hundred years,

All this furniture here should go.

All you're seeing in the exhibition

Alright, George, let's do this.

Am I being banned?

Amanda Seyfried and Justin Long look adorable together.

Amber Heard,

An encyclopedic museum like the Met

An exhibition may not be appropriate so soon after he,

An inspiration in your work and I just wanted to find out,

An inspirational designer

And actually people have been very creative

And also the free seats.

And also to place you in your positions.

And anything else, because I, honestly,

And art installation?

And because of that,

And chicken fried rice.

And desires and anxieties onto you.

And done some really beautiful things.

And everybody is cutting their numbers, right, Harold?

And fashion is easier to understand

And General Tso's chicken with some shrimp,

And he had that ability to use clothes to move you.

And here,

And how Chinese perceive their own culture

And I kinda, like, start living it,

And I like to get things done quickly,

And I said my ideal job would be

And I said, you know, this is a charity so...

And I think it should be strong. Right?

And I think the show should be controversial and provocative.

And I think there's still a really strong sense

And I want to sort of deconstruct those stereotypes.

And I was about 17.

And I'm so tired of hearing how

And I'm thinking...

And in here, just make a little hole here?

And it just raises the level of, well, this is all about...

And it makes sense.

And it's either the Lotus Blossom,

And it's sort of...

And just keep going with it.

And let me just say...

And look at these shapes.

And Ming vases. Why is that?

And move them there? It doesn't have to be Harvey.

And never be seen again,

And now this is the other.

And obviously that doesn't work.

And once you overlay them with the curatorial narrative,

And our job is to help him execute his creative genius.

And over 40 designers.

And over to red.

And political hurdles.

And seemingly bizarre narratives into his fashion.

And she plays the person everyone thinks she is.

And so the psychology of it has always been that

And some decoration and then some Chinese type furniture.

And sometimes more of a metaphorical device.

And tease out some of the complexities and the dangers,

And that is what happens on the red carpet.

And that they aren't overshadowed or

And that's fine, but you have to tell me,

And that's how she rolls.

And the Department of Asian Art.

And the exhibition will explore the impact of movies

And the first time they did begin to see it as an art form.

And the inspiration we took...

And the kind of...

And the only access I had to fashion were

And the Queen Mother...

And then Jennifer Lawrence comes up and speaks,

And then Jennifer Lawrence says, "Ladies and gentlemen...

And then Ricardo is down here with Jessica,

And then the small one is in the middle, right?

And then we also have the Chinese galleries

And then we move the tables.

And then who are these people?

And then who's the other one you were saying?

And there were people fleeing his shops crying.

And they sent me a budget

And this is Cartier.

And this is the entrance to The Forbidden City.

And to try and trust my own judgment.

And twisted it around so its frontal.

And we hate the notion

And we say, "We can do that." And we go and do that.

And weeks and months and weeks.

And what do you think of the bracelet?

And what is the plan for the show in terms of lighting?

And where is Harvey?

And you put Mao with all these Buddhas?

And you're okay, Mike?

And your room is enormous.

And, you know, she's got a legacy.

André Leon Talley: She has her legions,

Andrew Bolton: Fashion is still considered

Andrew came to me and said that

Anna has a public image.

Anna has taken that out of the Met.

Anna is meticulously vetting every single thing,

Anna May Wong was a Hollywood starlet

Anna May Wong.

Anna Wintour, thank you so much for having me.

Anna Wintour, welcome to CNN.

Anna Wintour: The Met stairs, you know,

Anna, it's the "something" part than I'm worried about.

Anna's gift is bringing culture,

Anne Hathaway is heaven.

Any powerful woman.

Anything outside of that was decorative arts and,

Apparently committing suicide at his London flat.

Are designers celebrating actually Chinese culture.

Are quick to dismiss fashion as art.

Are really compelling, really seductive,

Are these tablecloths all going to be different colors?

Are used to things being done in a certain way and

Are we able to soften it a little bit so it's not...

Are you getting good pictures of the dress and everything?

Art was considered to be

As an artist, even though he always refutes it.

As being inauthentic.

As if I were making a wedding dress for my country

As we possibly can.

As Western designers.

As you can see, I certainly didn't achieve it.

As you walk up the steps?

At first, I thought we'd need 3,000 so...

At some point, I just need you to give me mannequins.

At this rate, we're talking about 6.8 days...

Attempts to gather together

Baz Luhrmann: As an icon, Anna is very unique.

Beautiful.

Beauty and ugliness and terror.

Because as Americans,

Because every show has its own momentum.

Because he's collaging all these ideas

Because I don't think this show will have a linear narrative.

Because I think it will be...

Because if we do something in between these two pillars,

Because it was a non starter, so they went back,

Because of your success and your determination,

Because seeing too much is seeing nothing.

Because somehow that makes it less pure.

Because that's why people come to this.

Because there's none at this point.

Because they'll turn you blind.

Because we need to rehearse. He needs to be with Rihanna.

Becomes something bigger than both.

Before we did an exhibition of McQueen.

Belong to another show.

Besides that, it's the Chinese and also the Buddhists.

Best one ever.

Between China and the West.

Between me and Clooney?

Between the art objects and the high fashions.

Between the costumes and the bamboo forest,

Beyoncé, Kim and Kanye,

Big box of Starbucks."

Big night! Can't wait to see you on stage!

Bill Cunningham: Hello Andrew, it's quite the success.

Blue and white porcelain.

Bolton: "China, Through the Looking Glass,"

Bolton: "Savage Beauty" was the turning point

Bolton: Anna's taking it to a different level,

Bolton: Beijing seems like a dream now.

Bolton: Galliano is a designer who is difficult to unpack.

Bolton: I grew up in a small town in England.

Bolton: I see so much magic still in fashion.

Bolton: I would certainly classify Lagerfeld

Bolton: It looks very easy.

Bolton: It's a little bit frustrating because

Bolton: It's like the Great Wall of China.

Bolton: It's proving difficult,

Bolton: John weaves these

Bolton: So here is where I'm thinking about putting Mao,

Bolton: So many designers reference China

Bolton: So we can't install until the lights arrive, okay?

Bolton: That's great.

Bolton: The craftsmanship that went Saint Laurent's clothes,

Bolton: The curators in the Asian Art Department

Bolton: The Mondrian dress,

Bolton: There's two venues for the exhibition.

Bolton: They are unquestionably works of art.

Bolton: They're constantly being brought up

Bolton: This is Guo Pei, a Chinese designer.

Bolton: We have a whole section based on

Bolton: We haven't yet finalized the design of the exhibition.

Bolton: We just underestimated the scale of the show.

Bolton: We thought Kar Wai was the right choice

Bolton: We're working on the exhibition

Bolton: You don't want to be fighting with the objects.

Both high and low,

Breaking up is not enough, it's not enough.

Breathing it.

But also have a lot of questions.

But also how brave they were.

But also talk about the genuine reciprocity

But also the complexity from the design prospective.

But also the romance of them, as well.

But Andrew is a real visionary,

But as the definitions of art have become more elastic,

But fantasy always entails

But fantasy is very likely to also entail

But for the actual Met Gala.

But I always saw this incredible beauty

But I do think that if Anna was a man,

But I feel today, it's changing.

But I think fashion should be recognized

But I want to focus on these works of art that are

But I'm not afraid of controversy.

But if it takes a little bit of Rihanna dancing on the tabletop

But it's a character. It's kind of her "work armor."

But it's laden with concepts,

But it's not about the Met, it's about this, right here.

But McQueen definitely did.

But my overwhelming emotion was just being intimidated by

But no celeb, right?

But obviously for the run of this exhibition,

But of course, there's glamour, and of course there's...

But one should be in a gallery."

But that is not really the power of Anna Wintour.

But the big presence really

But the department itself was very small.

But the problem is we want to keep this an intimate setting

But the reason I'm slightly reticent is,

But the whole idea with the Met Gala...

But there might be some questions about

But there's a lot of conceptual challenges

But there's plenty of other things for people to see.

But they'll talk to who?

But try not to make the show too busy.

But we do a pretty good job.

But we still struggle at the Costume Institute,

But, certainly, the way we apply some things

But, I think, politically, I think it's difficult.

By 12 foot platform here.

By the Asian Art Department.

By using a light source around those objects.

By using lit plexi rod.

Campbell: Could I have your attention for a moment, please?

Campbell: Guys, you really have your work cut out.

Campbell: It redefined exhibition making in museums.

Campbell: It was the immediate aftermath

Campbell: One of the big challenges

Campbell: The combination of the objects,

Can be expressed in that same

Can I ask this question? How "Chinesey" like...?

Can I say this?

Can someone go tell Sally that the Clooneys did not stop?

Can we block off the middle part

Can we put somebody better here

Can you smell that powdery lipstick?

Cause I think pale would look prettier

Cavalli, Karl, Rodarte...

Chanel never said that she was an artist.

Chastain, Julianne Moore...

Cher, Derek Jeter. I mean, you gotta sell this thing.

Cher? I want Cher.

China, Japan, Korea.

Chinese designers also gravitate towards the same sort of symbols

Chinese inspired and do something wildly offensive

Chloe Malle: I was worried people would take

Chloe Sevigny, Solange Knowles.

Come on here, baby. Come to me.

Constantly for inspiration.

Costume and fashion being one example of that.

Could be perceived as a misinterpretation of

Could you help me?

Cover this with a grey mirror.

Curator in the Costume Institute of the Met.

Darling, wow!

Delicate handling so we're not misunderstood.

Demeaned by whatever we do design wise.

Design concepts still.

Diana Vreeland actually ran it after she left Vogue.

Did I sound like the Queen of England?

Did not stop in her Galliano dress,

Did you get my message?

Did you get the pink lining?

Different sizes of that naturally bend and light them.

Disappointing to read that in print

Do I need to pick anything up? I'm gonna say..."

Do we want to talk about guest count right now?

Do you all love Chinese food?

Do you feel that that was a breach of trust?

Do you have the '71?

Do you know how crazy I'd look in a head piece like that?

Do you think they expect?

Do you think we need that many?

Don't do anything foolish.

Don't find the intensity of the installation,

Don't know about that.

Dragons might be a bit too obvious.

Dressed as Nanook of the North, or something,

During the Cultural Revolution.

During this period of history,

Durrett: A lot of thought goes into who sits next to who.

Durrett: Ah hah.

Durrett: It's tight, but it's always tight.

Each time you cut a fabric,

Early Buddha sculpture hall,

Eastern and Western cultures collide together.

Ecclesiastical...

Eighteenth century, Peking opera, Kabuki.

Engagement with China,

Every item in the exhibition tells its own story.

Every show I do is quite personal

Every single one of them. Boom.

Everybody looks shockingly good this year.

Everybody ready to party?

Everything has been vetted by her for months

Everything that we subject the criteria of art to.

Excellent!

Except in my own imagination.

Exercise as much discretion as possible,

Extraordinary examples of a designer's imagination.

Fashion can create a dream, create a fantasy.

Fashion designer...

Fashion is about ideas. The way we live.

Filipinos, Russians, Malaya.

Finding objects that you weren't expecting.

First of all, it will be an insult, too sensitive

Five hundred.

Focusing on the idea of changing nature

For a very long time.

For like, not the government,

Friends will tolerate in terms of how Mao is treated.

From humble beginnings who becomes a big star.

From the little we can gather,

From the napkins, to the forks, to the lighting...

Gaga, Miley, Zoe.

Gaultier: Oh, the porcelain.

Gaultier: That's Galliano for Dior, I think, no?

George said hello but Mrs. Clooney

Get rid of all that.

Go back to your room.

Go tell her now.

Going back into an industry where I've become an outcast.

Good morning.

Guong Lee speaks,

Hand in hand.

Harold Koda: Physically, the Costume Institute is

Harvey's right here.

Has grown in spectacle over the years.

Have a long history together.

Have a Scotch.

Have benefitted from modernization.

Have drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors

He absolutely changed the course of fashion history.

He always tried to tap into this juncture between

He died in such an awful way,

He felt it was a bit ghoulish.

He had been thinking about an exhibition.

He won't like that.

He works for Vogue, but you better tell the truth.

He's an amazing storyteller

He's brilliant. He's holding her purse!

He's doing so many references to the Bowery, the Queen Mother.

He's like, "What are you talking about? What happened?"

He's taken the idea of the 18th Century panier,

Hearn: For the West,

Hearn: What is key for the success of all of this

Hello.

Her generals, who work at Vogue.

Here, I'll deal with that.

Here's Tory.

Hey! Thank you, Bill.

Hi, girls, the plan today is just to walk through

Hi, Pat!

Hi, thank you for joining us.

Hi.

Hindu, Chinese, Portuguese,

His usage of embroidery, the element of camp...

History, I know it.

Hoops: Do you see any resemblance, David,

Hoops: I think it actually looks really good.

Hoops: This is good.

How does it feel to be

How many pieces in the exhibition?

How many roses?

How much classical Chinese imagery

How much overlap is there between building

How would you represent that?

How would you represent through fashion, modern China?

How's business?

How's the Guo Pei piece?

Hudson: I want to wear that in my bedroom.

I am able to to even think about

I can't wait.

I choose to look at it in a positive way.

I couldn't agree more. I'm thrilled.

I created all these sight lines to the artwork.

I didn't even look at that.

I didn't think such a place existed

I do.

I don't know. It's beyond me why.

I don't pretend to be a fashion historian,

I don't see how you can compete with the temple.

I don't think I set out to recreate China.

I don't want to see another Ming vase.

I feel better now.

I felt a bit of a fraud as well, to be honest.

I felt as if I was gonna get found out really quickly

I generally like the idea, but I just want to

I just don't see how you can compete with that.

I just missed the punk movement.

I just want to talk about Rihanna's budget. Call me. Bye.

I know, but then he decided he wanted to come.

I like fried chicken wings

I like to express my emotion through the cut.

I love blue and white porcelain so

I love the Chinese inspiration.

I love you.

I mean, she's got a legacy.

I mean, the most extraordinary expression of this medium,

I mean, we'll finish by... Before we leave tonight.

I mean, what more can you ask from art?

I need to look at a plan.

I need to mainline pinot grigio to my arm.

I never, never, never dreamed

I really want the pace to change

I remember being at school, and we had a career adviser.

I remember seeing people on the streets

I said he should get a cover line. The captain?

I said Jeter! I'm like, of course, he's the captain!

I still feel a bit like that.

I think a lot of people's questions will be

I think Anne Hathaway should be here.

I think bringing Western fashion

I think if we can have the Mao jacket sculpture here,

I think if we don't have fantasy in fashion,

I think is must be like one year after.

I think it makes sense intellectually because of

I think it was that sense of mystery and...

I think it would be surprising to have Mao in that space.

I think it's fantastically strong,

I think it's going to be inevitably controversial.

I think it's more.

I think it's so great

I think Mike thought it might look a bit too Disney.

I think she was really politicizing it.

I think that fashion is supposed to represent

I think that she brought attention to fashion,

I think that we can...

I think that's almost on the same par...

I think that's the reason why some people

I think the double dragons at the front

I think the objects that we've chosen

I think the only way to move forward

I think there's 700 rods.

I think we are all looking forward to this exhibition.

I think we should keep the number as low

I think what happens with this

I though the gentleman in the black night gown was the boss.

I thought he wasn't coming.

I told not to even send it to me until they worked on it,

I told Sally.

I told you, me and Anna have same brain, the same brain.

I try not to listen too much to other people in terms of

I wanna give a round of applause to everybody here tonight.

I want drama!

I want five people picking up my thing!

I want more train and more train!

I want to integrate traditional Chinese culture

I want to say thank you.

I was just so seduced by the romance

I was panic stricken when I came back

I was so impressed by the power of fashion

I will bet everybody lunch here,

I would hold her purse, too. I would hold it all night.

I would love the films to be projected,

I would see it many times and I love it.

I, unfortunately, have a very organic approach to curating,

I...

I... I don't know what to do, We just don't have the seats.

I'll see you later.

I'm breaking out in hives right now.

I'm gonna be all by my lonesome just like high school.

I'm gonna cry.

I'm gonna put a 14 foot wide platform

I'm happy to see it in the exhibition.

I'm hoping over 20 foot

I'm sorry to hear it.

I've never seen anything like it.

If he was paying the balance,

If it was at night, you have more of a chance.

If they sat next to each other at other events.

If they sat next to each other last year.

If you could say one brief thing

Imagery, repertoire...

In 1925, it was smaller.

In a basement.

In a way... You can look at it in a negative way,

In shaping their fantasies.

In some ways, I think I should be grateful to her.

In terms of how art critics began to view fashion,

In terms of the crowd coming,

In terms of the money that she's raised over the years.

In the 30s and 40s,

In the architectural drawings,

In the basement of the museum,

In the cases and the fashion's in the middle,

In the Mood for Love,

In total, there are over 150 costumes and accessories,

Incredible.

Incredible.

Incredible.

Incredibly generous with us.

Inevitably, I have to ask you

Into a particular collection.

Into the Chinese galleries

Invariably the reviews in The New York Times...

Is almost three times the size of our usual spring shows.

Is challenging, to say the least!

Is it diminishes the focus on the intellectual content,

Is it nice to get some controversy though?

Is John's Chinese collection for Dior.

Is just to make sure that people

Is measured against.

Is not to forget about your past.

Is that a bit rainbow?

Is that good luck?

Is that there is some conversation with

Is that unfair?

Is the Great Hall of the People.

Is the short time period in which

Is this based on a Chinese something?

Is too much only the past.

Is what you do with them, what you make of them.

Is Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love.

Isn't it amazing how fashion can bring two cultures together?

Isn't this place marvelous?

It can be like mercurial liquid oil.

It could be extraordinary.

It didn't matter whether we're talking about

It has become the Super Bowl of social fashion events.

It has to look like an area that you walk into.

It has, in some instances, to do with intention,

It hasn't happened for many years.

It just means that from the general public's point of view,

It means we have, basically,

It opens up debates about colonialism,

It really does.

It really was a dream come true.

It seems like the more contemporary version of China.

It seems like there's a lot of symbols about dragons

It speaks to everybody.

It starts with months of preparations,

It took two years to make this.

It touches people and moves people.

It transfers the light all the way through the rod.

It was Anna's understanding that,

It was like a truly, like, beautiful gesture.

It was made by Guo Pei.

It was not seen, really, as an art area.

It was relatively small,

It works so beautifully in the galleries.

It would be ideal to get a Mao suit

It would be nice if China was able

It would still maintain a lot of that light.

It'd be nice if it was a very subtle glow because otherwise,

It's a collaboration between the Costume Institute

It's a cultural consideration.

It's a different relationship you have to it.

It's a full battle squad.

It's a huge space.

It's a kind of theater.

It's a little boring, that designers

It's about twice as much as any performer we've ever had.

It's actually about raising money for the museum,

It's after that that I did my Chinese collection.

It's Alexander McQueen, for Givenchy.

It's always so calm up here.

It's an artistic expression.

It's beautiful.

It's better, I think, like to see through a book,

It's fine.

It's flat out now until we open.

It's good even not to go to the country!

It's iconic.

It's incredible.

It's just gonna give people a headache.

It's just overwhelming.

It's like a Disney movie.

It's like a giant aquarium on that night.

It's like assignments.

It's like putting three shows on at the same time.

It's like the American Dream, that's how you do it.

It's more like an entrance, like, "Hey, you're in China."

It's nice mix with all these things from China.

It's not a commercial consideration.

It's not Disneyland.

It's not exclusively about

It's not for me to say it's art or not,

It's not possible.

It's not really included in this kind of

It's not, you're absolutely right.

It's not.

It's part of life.

It's quite easy to dismiss fashion designer's

It's remarkable.

It's so radical.

It's such a complicated thing to achieve.

It's such a contemplative space, it's very...

It's such tour de force, isn't it?

It's the China that is the stereotype.

It's the largest costume exhibition we've ever done.

It's the only red carpet I do.

It's the only space I can think about putting him.

It's the white one. It was a wedding dress.

It's transcendent.

It's very beautiful.

It's very modern.

Its own little city.

Josh Hartnett.

Julianne and Beyoncé.

Just before you walk into this big Buddhist hall.

Just one question about Devil Wears Prada.

Just perfect.

Just stagger yourselves, girls.

Justin Bieber: How do you think that would look on me?

Kar Wai: Andrew...

Kar Wai: So, I would use this medium

Kate Hudson: I know!

Keith, it's Sylvana. Can you give me a call back?

Keys: Guo Pei....

Keys: Wow, look at this!

Keys: Wow!

Koda: Fashion seemed frivolous and trivial

Koda: Of course, not all fashion is art.

Koda: That attention all accrues

Koda: The Met Gala was the invention of

Koda: There is something about the human impulse

Later turned into a movie.

Let me say something about the Dragon Lady image.

Let me show you a rendering.

Let's get this thing going.

Like Guo Pei and Laurence Yu.

Like when people say, "You couldn't walk in it."

Like, how chinoiserie is it? Is the whole thing?

Look at the fullness.

Look at those faces.

Look to China for inspiration.

Looks so good, yeah.

Loud and clear.

Love his tailoring.

Luhrmann: A lot of that is absolutely true,

Luhrmann: Anna is kinda beyond legacy.

Luhrmann: I've seen her recently play herself,

Luhrmann: She's a big business entity.

Luhrmann: We live for a cultural experience,

Luhrmann: You can have an acting icon next to

Madame Lanvin was a dressmaker.

Madame Vionnet was a dressmaker.

Makes them a bit uncomfortable.

Malle: Oh, my God!

Malle: That's cool. Actually that is good.

Malle: Yeah, I do too.

Man: No she hasn't been here yet.

Man: There's an updated decor concept.

Man: There's very little we can do.

Man: This is when you walk in...

Man: What aren't you sure of?

Man: What's the dress?

Man: Wow, this exhibit...

Many Chinese destroyed their own tradition.

Many people have a superficial understanding of fashion.

Mao is an icon, and so there's a limit to what our Chinese

Martin Hoops: I can't wait to see it.

Maybe a Costume Institute

Maybe misunderstood, by the West.

Maybe not the way that you want.

Maybe too tight here.

Maybe...

McQueen is the most successful show we've ever done.

McQueen was one of the most provocative designers,

Me and AW have

Me and George, we know what we're doing.

Medieval gothic.

Michael Kors has Liz Banks and Kate Hudson.

Michael Kors: The exhibit is this way.

Michelle Obama: Thanks to Anna's contributions,

Middle of next week.

Mike Hearn: We have over 50 galleries

Misconstrued,

Misinterpretation, reality...

Misinterpretations or misconceptions.

Modern film, modern art...

Modernization.

Mom only like diamonds.

Monday, you don't have any rehearsal?

More in the female domain than something like painting.

Most designers, however, don't approach it that way.

My biggest concern, Andrew, frankly,

My goal is just to make sure that

My God...

Nathan Crowley: As you walk to the great

Nathan? Do the lights work?

Newsreader 2: Brilliant and controversial

Newsreader 3: The bad boy of British fashion died an icon.

Newsreader 4: They were shutting down his shops today,

Newsreader: Our top story:

No one has made the chi pao look quite as beautiful

No, no, no, in the closet.

No, no, no. It's gonna be amazing.

No! (mocking laughter)

No.

None of us were prepared for that.

Not Chinese modern things...

Not in this particular context.

Not just because of the size and scope of the exhibition,

Not just for the exhibit,

Not like a second hand vintage store.

Not so big volume as there, but it was short already.

Not yet. In the making.

Now that I think is unassailably beautiful.

Now the structure of the show is more like a Chinese garden.

Now you got her in a gothic room,

Obviously it's more money for the museum,

Odell Beckham.

Of a very powerful American based magazine.