With the colors of the American flag, iconic fabrics such as “denim”, creations of native designers and expressions of multiculturalism, celebrities paid tribute this Monday in the United States on the return of the gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met ) of New York.
The Met Gala, which is usually held on the first Monday in May and was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, was postponed this year to September to coincide with the end of New York Fashion Week, the which has made it possible to take advantage of the celebrities’ return to the city, which is part of their normality.
Its theme is always inspired by the next exhibition of the Met Fashion Institute and is sometimes difficult to understand, as happened with the “field” style chosen a couple of years ago, but in in this case there was no doubt that a homage to the homeland was sought: “In America: a Lexicon of Fashion.”
The inauguration was already entirely American, with a band -type of American football- that arrived armed partying from the street and the members, dressed in red, blue and white, ran up the stairs where it unfolds. the carpet – not red, but white – and where the guests put.
Anna Wintour, the influential editor of Vogue and organizer of the gala, which has been broadcast for the first time on the internet, arrived early and explained that the Met show will be “diverse, inclusive and sustainable” for to “symbolize that the US is made of many cultures,” which was also reflected in the party.
She was seen in “looks” such as tennis player Naomi Osaka, one of the hosts of the night, who reflected her Haitian and Japanese roots in her colorful Louis Vuitton ensemble, but also in that of the Blondie singer. , Debbie Harry, who combined a cowboy bodice with a red and white striped skirt by Zac Posen.
Magnet by the stars, the gala attracted to Kim Kardashian, although it was only known that it was her by his figure, since it went sheathed in a black mesh of the feet to the head; the opposite end to her half-sister Kendall Jenner, who wore a completely sheer, shiny dress.
Spectacular appearance was that of Billie Eilish, who distanced herself from her rebellious and ‘punk’ image to present herself as a modern Marilyn Monroe – or 1:00 Holiday Barbie, in her words – in a colorful dress deep-necked peach and long-tailed Oscar de la Renda.
“I’ve grown a lot in the last two years. I always wanted to do this but I didn’t have the confidence, I was scared and I didn’t feel comfortable in my skin. It was time,” the singer said.
In this “party in the USA” there was room for vindication and the clearest example was given by the Puerto Rican congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who wore the message “Tax the rich” on her back ( charge taxes to the rich) at this gala admission costs about $ 35,000.
He also highlighted the celebration of the LGBTQ community, with Lil Nas X, an openly gay rapper, arriving “in the style of Lady Gaga” and taking off layers to reveal three sets; Ben Platts dressed as a “gay cowboy” and Daniel Levy wearing on his chest an allegation for egalitarian marriage.
Among the most anticipated couples were Justin and Hailey Bieber, but there were also unexpected ones, such as that formed by actor Adrien Brody and designer Georgina Chapman, ex-wife of rape-convicted producer Harvey Weinstein.
Jennifer Lopez, who arrived without Ben Affleck but later reunited with him, looked fresh from the Far West in a bright brown dress with a suggestive cut at the thigh, a hair stole and a denim hat by the iconic designer of American fashion Ralph Lauren.
There was more Latin representation: the Colombian Maluma, with a Texan “look” in red leather, came accompanied by Donatella Versace herself; Camila Cabell and Shawn Mendes coordinated with a “Studio 54” image signed by Michael Kors, and Spanish Rosalía was inspired by the Manila shawl by Rick Owens.