What are you wearing? It’s the most frequently asked question at any red carpet event. At last night’s Met Gala, the theme of which was “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” some attendees gave an unusual answer. “I’m wearing Courrèges and eBay,” said Emma Chamberlain, who was hosting Vogue’s livestream of the glamorous fund-raiser for the Metropolitan…
On Monday, around the world, South Asian fans tuned in to watch an exciting moment unfold at the Met Gala — the arrivals of Shah Rukh Khan, a Bollywood star so popular he is referred to as King Khan, and Diljit Dosanjh, a record-breaking artist and actor who goes by Diljit. It was the first…
It can be a challenge to make an impression on the Met Gala’s red carpet, especially when the competition includes Diana Ross wearing a feathered overcoat with an 18-foot-long train, Bad Bunny toting a bag fit for a bowling ball, and Rihanna arriving fashionably late — with a baby bump. But there are spectacles and…
New York City may have been a bit damp and dreary, but the weather didn’t deter celebrities from every corner of the cultural spectrum from showing off their wares at the 2025 Met Gala. Celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute show “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” host Anna Wintour, the chief content officer of…
By AFP Published May 5, 2025 It’s the first Monday in May, which means it’s time for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights Black style through the lens of dandyism’s subversive history. AFP The blockbuster night’s theme explores the rich and complicated history of the sharply tailored dandy aesthetic…
Last October, when the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute announced its next fashion show, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” the political landscape looked very different. Kamala Harris, the first female vice president and the first Black woman ever to top a major-party ticket, was in the final weeks of her campaign for the White House….
Last year, when the Metropolitan Museum of Art invited a young photographer to shoot its highly anticipated spring 2025 fashion exhibition, the museum got something it probably wasn’t expecting: a counteroffer. That may be because the invitation wasn’t extended to just any young photographer but to Tyler Mitchell, who in 2018 became the first Black…
