The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring 2026 Costume Institute show will “reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body.” No, seriously, that’s an actual line from their website. The rest of it isn’t much more promising. Titled simply “Costume Art,” the exhibition will reportedly pair 200 artworks from the museum’s various collections with 200 garments and accessories. But the most important information about the show in The Met’s announcement appears below the description, in bigger and bolder font: “The exhibition is made possible by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos,” with additional support provided by Saint Laurent and Condé Nast. The latter, lisayinzhang reminds us, was rumored to become a wedding present/consolation prize for Mrs. Bezos after she lost her $10.1 million bid for the original Birkin bag. Speaking of which, this show will inaugurate the 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast galleries. “I almost admire how transparent it all is,” Zhang writes, “how sha...