Every year on the first Monday of May, it's the star-studded night of the annual "Fashion Oscar" MET Gala red carpet co-organized by Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This year's theme, "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty", a tribute to "Galeries Lafayette" Karl Lagerfeld, allows artists to find inspiration from Galeries Lafayette's former brands Fendi, Balmain, Chloé and Chanel, as well as Lafayette herself's strong outfit: ponytail, tie/bow tie, fan, white shirt, gloves, black suit and more.
However, perhaps because the personal style is too strong, different from the whimsical open-ended theme of the previous MET Gala, the impressive looks, good or bad looks on the red carpet this time are not as polarized as before, or memorable, so let's look at it together and judge:
Let's first look at the familiar Chinese faces: Mr. Wang Jiaer is obviously very excited about his MET Gala debut, but this set of Louis Vuitton, if there is a future event to commemorate the late king of pop music Michael Jackson, you may wish to wear it again.
Relatively speaking, Mr. Cai Xukun's Prada customization is a lot, in addition to gorgeous diamond ornaments and ties, all of which look like the daily look of Lafayette, the finishing touch is also the folding fan used by Lafayette every day, and the work "English square calligraphy" from Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing, which wins glory for the country on the red carpet of the world's attention.
Oscar actress Michelle Yeoh does not leave Dior one day, her fashion index can only stay put: one second on the red carpet, the next second to go to the back kitchen to watch the progress. But God is fair after all, we can't have one end and worry about the other, we are movie queens and not blanket stars, right?
Every time the red carpet has a few inexplicable large-scale off-topic, this year this honor fell to the head of the winter Olympic champion Gu Ailing: a robert WUN haute couture makes people scratch their heads, do you want to come to have a drink tonight without getting drunk and afraid of staining the dress in advance to break the jar?
To say that the key moment has to be to see our supermodel - as a brand spokesperson, Mr. Liu Wen's Tory Burch specially tailored dress is elegant, and the camellia flowers at the hem of the skirt also point to Lafayette's works, like fairies under the ordinary.
"Black Pearl" supermodels Naomi Campbell and Chanel's relationship with Galeries Lafayette is also significant - in the eighties, Mimi was the first Chanel blessing in Vogue's magazine, and this time she also chose a pink Chanel dress to the scene, which added a lot of color.
British supermodel and singer Karen Elson's Christian Siriano custom dress is embroidered with hundreds of flowers in different colors, like spring, and the supermodel's own signature red hair is even more fashionable.
American supermodel Karlie Kloss made her post-pregnancy debut and chose to attend in Loewe's bespoke velvet dress. The gown uses this season's optical illusion printing technology and is paired with Lafayette beloved necklace design, cleverly buttoning the theme and paying homage to this theme.
After the divorce, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen attended the dinner for the first time as a solo person. As the palm pearl of Lafayette and the spokesperson of the brand's perfume, "Ji Niangniang" added the Chanel dress she photographed and wore back then, which is still full of style, and has more charm after years of precipitation than that year.
We can't say that there are no supermodels left behind, and the designers are accompanied by the pull. Also the creative director of FENDI before his death, Kim Jones and supermodel Kate Moss mother and daughter attended with the brand's haute couture this season, and it was a large-scale public relations scene.
Keeping up with the Kardashian, how can this occasion be less of a social media topic for the Queen family? Before shouting that this MET Gala is not invited, the brain thinks about it and knows that it is hype. Sister Jin's Schiaparelli custom pearl dress, Ken Bean's Marc Jacobs custom dress and Jin Xiaomei's Jean Paul Gaultier by Haider Ackerman Haute Couture dress, the clothes are all beautiful, but unfortunately the people are not right, and finally it has become a large-scale absurd scene where three monks have no water to eat.
Author, American celebrity, Barbie on earth, the original Internet celebrity, the heir to the Hilton family, Paris Hilton appeared in the MET Gala with American designer Marc Jacobs. This is also her first appearance as a wife and mother, and she really can't see the traces of time on her face when she is over 40, which may be the power of banknote ability.
Throughout history, Chanel has also blessed many actors. In 2004, the brand invested a lot of money, inviting "Moulin Rouge" director Baz Luhrmann and Oscar actress Nicole Kidman to shoot an advertising film for the brand's most famous N°5 Chanel No. 5 perfume. Today, Nicole also brought the pink replica dress from the advertising film to the red carpet again, so that everyone can remember this fashion moment again.
As the former brand spokesperson of Chanel, Lily Collins has always been one of Lafayette favorite muses; And the "wedding queen" Vera Wang Weiwei was also Lafayette's right-hand man when she worked for the American version of Vogue. The two cherished each other and embroidered the name "KARL" on the hem of their skirts to commemorate their condolences.
Oscar Anne Hathaway's Versace custom dress is really amazing: it has the classic slanted sexy style of the Versace brand and logo pins, and the use of tweed fabric, which is elegant and deserves to be in the top three of the audience.
Oscar-nominated actor, Grammy-winning singer and black musician Janelle Monáe is definitely a "stunning" fashion master, and every look at the audience must get the most buzz. This bespoke dress from Thom Browne pays homage to Chanel's classic tweed fabric and black and white color scheme, while the silhouette and skirt support are full of the brand's own "American humor", and the live drag session was full of exclamation.
Once upon a time, bare back was no longer the exclusive style of female artists, and men could also "kill their backs". Bad Bunny of Latin "Bad Bunny" dressed in a JACQUEMUS custom suit dress can be described as a variety of styles, and the designer also spent more than 300 hours customizing an extra-long white camellia shawl, like a fairy tale little prince.
American rapper Cardi B chose Chinese designer CHENPENG Chen Peng to customize his camellia down dress this time, full of avant-garde design sense, but also elegant in the button, worthy of our Chinese old friends.
Regarding tonight's "glamorous pressure", this cape dress customized by designer Olivier Rousteing for African American singer and actor Jeremy Pope should overshadow all the female artists present. Together with Galeries Lafayette as the "Balmain Boy", Olivier pays tribute to his "predecessor" and the eternal fashion icon in his most unique and straightforward way.
There's no one who can't afford not to give face to "Devil" Anna Wintour, and no one can be late on the red carpet at the MET Gala — unless you're Rihanna. Rihanna, who is about to have her second child, appeared on the red carpet in a Valentino custom dress, and only she can hold the situation with a camellia embroidered cape jacket.
People who know a little about Lafayette life should know his love cat "Choupette", after Lafayette passed away, he inherited more than 100 million net worth to this cat without heirs, becoming the richest pet in the world. Choupette is one of the inspirations and spiritual pillars of Lafayette during his lifetime, and on the red carpet of the MET Gala, some people took the sword off the edge and dressed themselves up inspired by Choupette: African American female singer "Pod" Doja Cat, avant-garde and grotesque hip-hop male singer Lil Nas X and Oscar winner and rock musician "Young Master Lai" Jared Leto. Which of the "three cats" is your favorite?
Author: Brother F Editor: Zhou Yang