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Exclusive | Met Gala 2026 and 'Costume Art' brashly transform flesh, bones and guts into too-cool couture

New York Post·Asia Grace·6 months ago
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It takes guts to make a fashionable impact in New York City.

And Renata Buzzo’s got ‘em.

In fact, her guts, lungs and uterus — all hand-stitched to third-dimensional perfection in a dress she calls “Corset Anatomia,” or “The Anatomy Corset” — will be on full display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition, “Costume Art,” debuting May 10.

Renata Buzzo is one of the many fashion designers to be featured in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s 2026 exhibition, “Costume Art.” Ana Cruz

Its opening will be preceded by the annual cortège élégant that is The Met Gala on Monday, May 4 .

“Costume Art” promises to be a lavish celebration of the dressed body in all of its forms, including nude, pregnant, plus-size, disabled, aging — and even disturbingly internal.…

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