Getting dressed for the Met Gala, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s star-studded yearly fund-raiser, is often a bit of a challenge. Guests want to impress, and need to attire themselves appropriately for the night’s theme — this year, the gala was celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” a history-making look at the Black dandy. The idea…
The Met Gala’s themes can sometimes be vague, but this year, the Costume Institute benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art got far more specific. The night was a celebration of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” a new exhibition focusing on the Black dandy and its influence on fashion. The show was guest curated by Monica…
Visiting a place you’ve never been can be a bewitching experience. That seemed to be the case for Hanna Broś when we met in London on a Sunday in March: She was excitedly taking in the sights with friends on what she said was her first trip to the city. They were on their way…
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….
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…
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“Today, he opened to the world,” she added. “To me, he opened 50 years ago.” Ms. von Furstenberg said “we never had to talk about our relationship, we lived our relationship,” including the last five years during which Mr. Diller was writing his memoir. “He’s been private all his life, but not with me,” she…
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…
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…
Just a 10-minute walk from the flashing cameras and swarms of crowds outside the Met Gala last night, a very different sort of gala was taking place at the Central Park Boathouse. It was the inaugural iBrain Gala, a runway show dedicated to celebrating the nonverbal and physically disabled students who attend the iBrain school…
