NEW YORK (AP) — During cocktail hour Spike Lee wearing bright orange glasses that matched his New York Knicks cap, looked out over the glittering Met Gala crowd and remarked Well it took a minute But the most important thing is that we’re here now.
Lee was talking about how the Met Gala was showcasing Black fashion and Black designers for the first time which he said was a long-overdue but welcome milestone.
“Long overdue Lee said again We’re here to celebrate though. And who can predict what will occur as a result of this incident There are going to be global repercussions.
As they sipped cocktails or explored the gala’s accompanying exhibit Superfine Tailoring Black Style Lee was reiterating a thrill that many of the 400 guests who included celebrities from a variety of fields including sports music fashion cinema and theater shared The show explores Black clothing starting in the 18th century using dandyism as a common motif.
The exhibit created by curator Monica L. Miller a professor at Barnard who literally wrote the book on dandyism, “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity was on tour with another film director Baz Luhrmann He also considered the significance of this year’s theme.
Sometimes the topics are entertaining and other times you go that’s fascinating. However this is a topic where you go why hasn’t this been discussed previously Said Luhrmann Black fashion has a huge cultural impact but how much discussion has there been about it.
According to Whoopi Goldberg, the most significant individual of the night wasn’t present. She had previously attended galas with her late friend, André Leon Talley the fashion editor and celebrity who played a significant role in Black fashion.
The display honors Talley, who passed away in 2022 among other items is a caftan he wore Additionally Andrew Bolton curator at the Costume Institute has stated that he served as inspiration for the production.
During cocktails Goldberg remarked I believe they did him proud I’m thrilled to be back here but I’m even more thrilled to see how well they looked after him.
She assumed Talley would have responded I’m glad you understand when asked what he would have thought of the show What better way to honor him he said.
Oh he said Are you coming Browne’s suits in particular are very popular Goldberg remarked And I answered Just put it on me when you’re finished and I’ll be fine I feel amazing.
What is dandyism then.
It was a popular discussion topic and each visitor had a somewhat unique method of.
It was as easy as doing your own thing for filmmaker Lee.
It was a sense of reclaiming one’s own identity and value according to Audra McDonald. Along with her husband and fellow actor Will Swenson the Broadway star who is now appearing in Gypsy was one of the first visitors to look at the display.
It was as easy as doing your own thing for filmmaker Lee.
It was “a sense of reclaiming one’s own identity and value, according to Audra McDonald Along with her husband and fellow actor Will Swenson the Broadway star who is now appearing in Gypsy was one of the first visitors to look at the display.
He remarked It comes at a very important time When diversity is being attacked by the nation’s top office it takes more than a hundred marches to make a statement about it at the Met Gala the country’s highest cultural level This evening is historic.
Every year a massive centerpiece typically a flower arrangement greets gala guests as they ascend the exterior steps and enter the museum’s Great Hall.
With lights that evoked a starry sky hundreds even thousands of flower petals were draped from the ceiling this year The Great Hall stairway which guests climbed to welcome the waiting reception line of gala hosts was likewise covered in petals.
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