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Stars shine at Met Gala, showcasing Black dandyism

The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and fashion hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan fundraiser that this year spotlights the subversive style of Black dandyism. The blockbuster night's theme explores the sharply tailored dandy aesthetic and its rich, complicated history. It also celebrates the...

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What to know about the 2025 Met Gala: ‘Tailoring Black Style’

The first Monday of May is almost upon us, and with it, designers, public figures and their stylists will be deep in preparations for one of the biggest fashion events of the year: the Met Gala. On the back of last year’s more florally-infused theme, ‘A Garden in Time’, this year, guests face the challenge of incorporating an important aspect of...

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Black Dandyism to take centre stage at Met Gala 2025

Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art have revealed the theme for the next Met Gala and The Costume Institute’s associated spring 2025 exhibition, ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’. The gala will take place at its usual time slot, the first Monday of May, this time landing on May 5. Star-studded attendees of the event will be asked to...

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Could Cannes Film Festival suffer the same backlash as the Met Gala?

Are luxury brands that give themselves exposure by dressing celebrities for high-profile events such as the Met Gala, the Cannes Film Festival or Paris Fashion Week in trouble? The question is a valid one. The Cannes Film Festival and the Met Gala give celebrities the opportunity to parade down the red carpet, dressed by luxury brands. This...

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Unconventional constructions and a plethora of debuts: Highlights from the Met Gala’s Garden of Time

Anticipation for fashion’s biggest annual event had already begun over the weekend, when the usual marquee was erected over the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum, adorned with the words ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’, the title of the exhibition associated with this year’s Met Gala. While the exhibition is to explore the notions...

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala

Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing war in Gaza, leading to several arrests, police said. Among the rallying points were the gates of Columbia University, which has been the center of spreading demonstrations, before protesters marched through Manhattan to American fashion's biggest night...

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Showbiz elite descend on Manhattan for Met Gala

The entertainment world hits the red carpet Monday for the annual Met Gala, New York's party of the year that hosts a parade of superstars donning their most extravagant looks. Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth will join Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour to host the so-called Oscars of the East Coast, which is a mammoth...

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Model Alliance rallies for Fashion Workers Act ahead of Met Gala

Model Alliance, a research and policy organisation, rallied on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterday to spotlight the Fashion Workers Act, a bill proposal that hopes to regulate New York’s model management agencies. The rally, which was notably organised on the eve of Met Gala Monday, saw attendance from models, including Kaja...

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Ahead of Met Gala, Condé Nast employees threaten to strike

Condé Nast employees have issued a stern ultimatum, threatening to stage a strike over job losses, just days ahead of the Met Gala. In impassioned videos shared online, staffers express frustration with management's proposed layoffs and contentious contract terms, including a proposed minimum salary that is deemed inadequate. With negotiations...

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Dystopian opulence or a literal garden: Met Gala 2024 predictions

‘The Garden of Time’ is this year’s Met Gala dress code, a reference to a short story of the same name, in which author J. G. Ballard explores the endless cycle of destruction and creation made by humanity. The novel follows the life of Count Axel and his wife who reside in a decadent villa surrounded by a blossoming garden. Once cut, each...

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Garden of Time: What to know about this year’s Met Gala

The Met Gala has become one of the biggest and most highly anticipated fashion events of the year, bringing in a slew of celebrities and public figures to the steps of the New York institution, each one donning the year’s pre-conceived theme. Ahead of this year’s event, taking place as always on the first Monday of May, FashionUnited has...

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Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez among Met Gala co-hosts

Showbiz A-listers Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya and Chris Hemsworth will be the co-hosts of this year's Met Gala, one of the highlights of the New York social calendar, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Thursday. They will join Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour in hosting the May 6 gala, which sees the entertainment world's...