Sarah Snook of Succession fame and fresh off a Tony nomination for The Picture Of Dorian Gray, was successfully on theme as well.
“She’s in a two-button, double-breasted jacket fashioned into a tailcoat-like train in satin fabric for luster, plus crimson lining for a pop of colour,” Dingle said. “I like the multiple brooches on the wide lapel.”
Gigi Hadid, on the other hand, went all woman. She pulled up the spirit of Josephine Baker in a shimmery gold halter gown by Miu Miu that hugged her hips.
THIS YEAR’S MET GALA DRESS CODE IS…
This year the dress code is about tailoring and suiting as interpreted through the history and meaning of black dandyism across the Atlantic diaspora. The theme is inspired by the annual spring exhibition, which this year is based in large part on Miller’s book, Slaves To Fashion: Black Dandyism And The Styling Of Black Diasporic Identity.
“Historical manifestations of dandyism range from absolute precision in dress and tailoring to flamboyance and fabulousness in dress and style,” Miller wrote in the exhibit catalog. “Whether a dandy is subtle or spectacular, we recognize and respect the deliberateness of the dress, the self-conscious display, the reach for tailored perfection, and the sometimes subversive self-expression.”
The exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” draws on other sources beyond Miller’s book. It’s organized into 12 sections. Each symbolises a characteristic of dandy style as defined by Zora Neale Hurston in her 1934 essay, Characteristics Of Negro Expression.
Among them: Ownership, presence, distinction, disguise, freedom, respectability and heritage. Presumably, for gala guests who do deep-dive research (or have stylists to do it), some of these factors will play out on the museum steps that serve as the event’s red carpet.
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE MET GALA RAISE?
The gala had already raised a record US$31 million, Metropolitan Museum of Art CEO Max Hollein said Monday – the first time the fundraiser for the Met’s Costume Institute has crossed the US$30 million mark and eclipsing last year’s haul of more than US$26 million.
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