This is a live post, and I’ll be updating it throughout the night as attendees arrive. Stay Tuned!
The Fashion Olympics. The Style Super Bowl. More sports analogies. It’s the first Monday of May, and the Met Gala is here.
Fashion’s biggest night means celebrities and designers collaborating to showcase the absolute best they have to offer. It’s the red carpet to end all red carpets, and the world is watching.
This year’s theme is “Costume Art,” and the Costume Institute will be exhibiting artistic depictions of the dressed body alongside garments themselves. The dress code for the red carpet, “Fashion is Art,” encourages attendees to explore the human form as a canvas for works of art.
The carpet is set. The lights are on. The guests are arriving. Let’s do this.
Emma Chamberlain in Mugler
Wow. There’s so much I love about this Mugler dress. It looks like Chamberlain is dressed in strokes of paint, dripping off and pooling at her feet because it’s not quite dry. And she’s posed perfectly to showcase the sleeves, which really complete the illusion. Chamberlain has perfectly molded her body into a canvas for Mugler, and I see this as a harbinger of incredible things to come on tonight’s red carpet.
La La Anthony in Wiederhoeft
No one does corsetry like Wiederhoeft, and that prowess is evident in this fabulously fitted gown. The rich brown hue and detailed texture give the impression that this dress has been carved from wood, turning Anthony into an ornate figurine. The old Hollywood swoop of her bangs is also the perfect finishing touch.
Deborah Roberts in Christopher John Rogers
I have to say this look disappointed me. Roberts has had some great looks over the years, but tonight she sticks out like a sore thumb. The dress itself is fine, but I feel like it’s very casual for this event. I also couldn’t help but notice that this design is extremely similar to the jumpsuit Anne Hathaway wore on “The Late Show With Steven Colbert” back in 2022. This feels like a missed opportunity for Roberts and Rogers to show us something new. Maybe next year.
Anna Wintour in Chanel
Anna. Be serious for a minute. This is the Met Gala. I don’t even hate this look (I actually quite like it), but I am so tired of Wintour wearing slight variations of the same outfit to every single Met Gala. For someone who’s basically the face of the fashion industry, she sure doesn’t seem to be all that interested in changing things up. Maybe biggest thing “The Devil Wears Prada” got wrong was putting Miranda Priestly (famously inspired by Wintour) in interesting outfits.
Nichapat Suphap in Robert Wun
I want to like this so badly. I really do. I love Robert Wun, and in theory I love this idea, but the execution just isn’t there for me. The sculptural elements of the hands wrapped around Suphap’s bodice are cool, but the rest of the look doesn’t feel that well thought out. I think maybe the square neck, gloves and trumpet skirt just don’t really work together, and it ended up feeling disjointed.
Lena Mahfouf in Burc Akyol
This is a great example of the metallic hands concept done right. This bustier is so beautifully crafted, a work of art in and of itself, and it feels harmonious with the skirt instead of competing with it. And the skirt really is beautiful. I love a tasteful cutout, and the draping really is divine. I also love the coordinating eyeshadow. Minimalist makeup has been the trend for a while, but it’s always refreshing to see a little color.
Chase Sui Wonders in Alexander McQueen
This dress isn’t on theme, and it doesn’t really make sense for the Met Gala, but it’s very pretty. I especially expect more from McQueen, but it seems like I need to start lowering my expectations now that former Creative Director Sarah Burton has moved on to Givenchy.
Tyriq Withers in Louis Vuitton
It’s menswear, so of course my standards are low and my expectations are lower. But this look caught my eye with the embellishments across the chest and shoulders, which remind me of raindrops sparkling in the sun. I will say that Robert Wun did this before and better, but it’s still cool to see it on the red carpet.
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