The biggest names in the entertainment industry attend the fundraiser to showcase their fashion sense, exchange air kisses, and enhance their public image, all while trying their best not to trip on the stairs of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. And who’s a better judge of how well they do if not the internet? Continue scrolling to check out the reactions that people have shared online to this year’s high-profile event. Spanning over 400 years of fashion history, the exhibit features approximately 250 rare items drawn from the Costume Institute’s permanent collection. The pieces include designs by Schiaparelli, Dior, Givenchy, and more. Some garments that are too fragile to ever be worn again—such as a Charles Frederick Worth ball gown from 1877—are displayed via video animation, light projection, AI, CGI, and other forms of sensory stimulation. Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute, said that the exhibition is shaped around three main ‘zones’—Land, Sea, and Sky—that pay tribute to the natural world. “It is very much an ode to nature and the emotional poetics of fashion,” he explained. They followed last year’s star-studded group of Penélope Cruz, Michaela Coel, Roger Federer, Dua Lipa, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour. The latter has run the Met Gala since 1995, shaping it into the much-loved annual celebration of fashion that we know today. Still, as we can see from the pictures, many arrived at the event rocking floral and botanical motifs. Rosalía explained her choice saying she wanted to embody lady Dior, but through the eyes of fashion designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, and described herself as “a black tulip.” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
