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The Met Museum's exhibition 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' explores Black dandyism and its role in challenging social norms and identity, showcasing garments, art, and media from the 1700s to today that blend African and Western styles, highlighting the power of fashion to transform and subvert hierarchies.
The 2024 Met Gala dress code has been revealed as "The Garden of Time," inspired by a short story by J.G. Ballard. The exhibition, "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," will feature fragile and timeless fashion pieces. Gala attendees are encouraged to interpret the theme through floral, time-related, and nature-inspired fashion choices, with a focus on fleeting beauty and bygone fashion. The dress code aims to celebrate the fragility and inevitable decay of the natural world, challenging attendees to embrace cerebral fashion theory.
The theme for the 2024 Met Gala has been revealed as "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," inspired by the exhibit of the same name at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit will feature 250 pieces from the Costume Institute's permanent collection, including historically significant pieces that are too fragile to be worn again. The fashion exhibition will explore the relationship between humans and the natural world through fashion, with displays organized around the themes of land, sea, and sky. The exhibit will run from May 10 to September 2, 2024, and will showcase designs from notable fashion designers such as Phillip Lim, Stella McCartney, and Yves Saint Laurent.
The Jewish Museum in New York is hosting its first fashion exhibition dedicated to Chloé, the French ready-to-wear brand founded by Gaby Aghion in 1952. The exhibition, titled "Mood of the Moment: Gaby Aghion and the House of Chloé," aims to highlight Aghion's Jewish identity and her significant contribution to the fashion industry. Aghion, who believed in offering women chic and simpler everyday wear, hired talented designers to bring her vision to life. The exhibition showcases the evolution of Chloé through the years and emphasizes Aghion's pioneering role in the concept of elevated ready-to-wear fashion.
Actress Blake Lively hilariously jumps a barrier at Kensington Palace's "Crown to Couture" fashion exhibition to adjust the display of her 2022 Met Gala dress, capturing the moment on her Instagram Story. Lively explains that she wanted visitors to see the transformation of her gown. She expresses her excitement over seeing her items displayed at the palace and reflects on the surreal experience of wearing gowns and borrowed jewels. The Atelier Versace gown she wore to the Met Gala featured a large turquoise train created by transforming a glistening sash tied around her waist.
Anna Wintour and Bill Nighy arrived arm-in-arm at the Met Gala, seemingly confirming their rumored romance. The two have known each other for years and were previously spotted together in December 2020. The Met Gala's fashion exhibition this year is focused on Karl Lagerfeld, and the dress code simply reads "In honor of Karl." The event serves as an annual fundraiser for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
Kate Moss and daughter Lila attended the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Kate wore a pink lingerie-inspired gown with a flowing sheer cape, while Lila wore a quirky fluffy frock with a sheer panel. The 2023 Met Gala will honor Karl Lagerfeld with the theme "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty." A fashion exhibition at the museum is also dedicated to Lagerfeld's prolific career, showcasing his work and legacy.
The Met Gala 2023 will honor the late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld, with a dress code "in honor of Karl." The event will take place on May 1, 2023, and will feature stars from various industries wearing elaborate and eye-catching looks. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host an exhibition of Lagerfeld's work, titled "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," from May 5 to July 16, 2023. The exhibition will explore Lagerfeld's stylistic language and timeless aesthetic themes, showcasing approximately 150 of his pieces. Livestreams of the event will be available on Vogue's website.
Hollywood actors Tom Holland and Zendaya attended Day 2 of the opening of Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai, along with other international and Indian celebrities. The event featured a costume art exhibition titled India in Fashion, showcasing over 140 pieces of costume documenting India’s impact on the global fashionable imagination. The exhibition’s set featured costumes from iconic brands such as Chanel and Dior to key historic pieces dating as far back as the 18th century.