![]() Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images Cardi B at the Met Gala in 2018. ![]() more From left: Lupita Nyong’o at the Met Gala in 2017. “In looking at the past through this lens, we can consider the aesthetic and cultural impact of fashion on historical aspects of American life,” said Max Hollein, the Marina Kellen French director of the Met.Īndrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute, added that over the past year, because of the pandemic, the connections to what we wear have become more emotional.įrom left: Lupita Nyong’o at the Met Gala in 2017. The exhibition hopes to present a diverse range of perspectives on how fashion reflects the evolving notions of identity in the country. The second part, “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” opens on May 5, 2022, and the museum’s curatorial team will work with notable American film directors to create cinematic vignettes depicting fashion dating from the 18th century to the present.īoth shows will run through September 5, 2022. Pieces from designers including Christopher John Rogers, Eckhaus Latta, Telfar, Imitation of Christ, and No Sesso will be featured. Part one of the exhibit is inspired by a patchwork quilt, with about 100 individual looks encased and arranged as squares. The first, “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” will open in the Anna Wintour Costume Center on September 18 (a few days after the party … because somebody’s gotta clean it up) to celebrate The Costume Institute’s 75th anniversary. This year the theme is “American Independence.” The exhibit will be presented in two-parts. What is this year’s Met Gala theme and exhibit? Photo: New York Daily News/NY Daily News via Getty Images Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2013 Getty Images Princess Diana at the Met Gala in 1996. more From left: Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West at the Met Gala in 2013. In 2019, the dress code was “ camp,” inspired by Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, “Notes on Camp.” Other themes have centered on people like Alexander McQueen and Rei Kawakubo or styles like punk and “Sunday best” for an exhibit about Catholic dress.įrom left: Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West at the Met Gala in 2013. It’s essentially an opening-night party and fundraiser for an annual fashion exhibit curated by the Costume Institute, the museum’s fashion department, and the only curatorial department at the Met that has to fund itself.Įach year there’s a “theme” for the clothes featured in the museum exhibit, which is also the dress code for the party. ![]() The Met Gala is a nickname for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala. and ending with Rihanna showing up around 10 P.M. The red carpet was on Monday night, September 13, starting at 5:30 p.m. Let’s start at the very beginning: How can I watch the Met Gala? After a year off because of the pandemic, the event returns on the second Monday of September in 2021 as an even more exclusive affair than before. Unlike the 365-day calendar used by most people, the year in fashion begins every February, ends in September, and includes the Met Gala: also referred to as the fashion world’s Oscar Night, which usually falls on the first Monday of May. Photo-Illustration: The Cut Photos: Getty Images
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