On Might 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute will open “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type,” a landmark exhibition tracing over 300 years of Black vogue by the lens of dandyism. Co-curated by Monica L. Miller and Andrew Bolton, the present delves into how Black people have harnessed fashion as a type of resistance, identification, and cultural expression.
However first, on Monday, the Met held its annual profit, extra generally referred to as the Met Gala, to have fun the exhibition and lift cash for the establishment.
This yr’s occasion referred to as for attendees to interpret, reimagine, or in any other case embody the theme of “Black dandyism.” Whereas there was the standard parade of A-list celebrities, from Nicole Kidman and Meghan Thee Stallion to Spike Lee, this yr additionally noticed sturdy attendance from blue-chip up to date artists like Rashid Johnson and Jordan Casteel—who have been on the Gala’s star-studded host committee. Amy Sherald and Arthur Jafa have been additionally in attendance, amongst others.
After final yr’s clichéd floral theme, this yr’s Gala was a breath of contemporary air. Under, are just a few unmissable appears from this yr’s Met Gala purple carpet.
