I'm fully in favour of outlandish and capital-F Fashion outfits, but if you're going to have a person inside them, they should at the very least be able to breathe comfortably and move relatively well. Otherwise, just wheel it out on a mannequin.
Thank you for linking (and also oh god why, cannot unsee!). It really has done the rounds as a rumour. I never heard the one about Cher. I'm horrified that someone got it done within the last decade.
I'd heard both the rumor about Cher and that she emphatically denied it, but I'd always kind of assumed some of the early-century rumors were true, just because the studios were so horrible to their starlets. But it seems like it may have ALWAYS just been a thing people made up?? And now contemporary people are making it real. Echhh.
"Victorian fashion valued a wasp waist and hourglass figure for women. This was achieved through laced corsets."
Bernadette Banner makes a great methodical argument that actually, Victorians were master illusionists who created the *appearance* of a wasp waist by visually expanding the shoulders and hips.
As someone who had no use of her right lung for more than a year due to a blockage in the main airway (shout out to the UW surgeon and his team who repaired it!), I can attest how nice it is to breathe freely.
I really loved Tyla’s sand dress - it was both a literal (sand through the hourglass) and a metaphorical (creating a new “sleeping beauty” that can never be worn again) interpretation of the theme. And she did, in fact, look cute in it! Taylor Russell’s was also really cool. The juxtaposition of the natural materials and the satin skirt, rendered in a Belle Epoque silhouette, was stunning. The DH and I also couldn’t stop laughing at “I’ve always wanted to be a tree.”
I think the theme was SUPPOSED to be a Galliano tribute but maybe two years running of problematic designers was a bit too much even for Anna (credit to Lainey Gossip for the info), but was also why he was so prominent.
More accurately, it was too much for the Met's board (on which Anna serves). She has an outsized influence, but all exhibitions have to get board approval to move forward.
I can 100% understand why celebrities would take a pass on the Met Gala, especially after last night. The prestige of being invited is gone. In order to get maximum notice, you have to wear a tree on your head, squeeze into a corset or need eight train wranglers. Moreover, you might have to spend time in a holding pen, during which your make up and hair wilt. How is that a good use of your time, especially after awards season?
We don’t know what goes on behind the scenes, but my bet is that this is a very expensive event to produce, and the Kardashian-Jenners were a revenue play.
A static camera would be brilliant! The unfiltered chatter would be far more interesting than people trying to enumerate the beads, hours, people, yaks etc. And fewer arrivals would be missed. I watched the whole Vogue broadcast and missed a bunch of people who I could see in the back ground but didn't get more than that. Bummer.
As always, I appreciate the coverage! I was pretty meh on the outfits I'd seen, but then my 18-year-old kid asked me to sit with him and look at all the outfits together, and so we scrolled through all 250+ photos on the Vogue website, offering our commentary. He was perplexed by my total disdain for anything sheer, and I was intrigued by what caught his eye in menswear. I'm pretty sure he's now an honorary Broad?!?
I know this has probably been discussed before, and/or the answer is something everyone already knows, but is AW's hair a wig? It's so, so perfect, but maybe with an army of talented stylists at her fingertips that is easy. Enlighten me, please.
I appreciate Tyla's outfit, both for the construction and the thought behind it, but unfortunately, every time I see it, all that's in my head is 'Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives'. I'm sorry, Balmain!
I think I've come around to the apparent Tom Ford opinion of preferring when it was just beautiful clothing and not costumes. Looks that prevent breathing or make movement impossible (or dangerous to others) just don't make sense to me. A nod to the theme(s) is one thing, but if you can't actually function for an evening, then it's more sculpture than clothing.
I think there is a lot of acreage, though, between "beautiful clothes" and "looks that prevent breathing or make movement impossible." I really like it when things get weird and creative -- it's like everyone's final project of the school year, show us you did the reading! -- and like the Met best when it stops there. Kim's dress was just way too far. -H
To me, the worst sin at the Met Gala is to be boring. This is you chance to really go for it! This is when you pull out the avant garde, the couture, I want to see hats, I want to see capes, I want to gasp! Even if it's not my taste, I can appreciate the thought, creativity, and artistry. But I do draw the line at not being able to breathe or walk.
Good point! There should be some space there for creative looks that don't go too far. Charli XCX was a good example of that I thought.
It just seems like several attendees went way over the top (definitely including Kim). Lana Del Ray's tree hat thing is another example. She had people dodging and ducking due to her lack of spatial awareness in that thing. Also, could she take that off to eat? It's a dinner event!
I really appreciated the Vogue slideshow's comprehensivity compared to their broadcast, not least because it revealed to me that AL SHARPTON scored an invite?! That seems like an odd guest for A Dubs, doesn't she usually veer away from politician types? At least Huma Abedin brought a billionaire.
Oh, if you look at the Met funding, the politicians bring in the cash!
A few years ago when another NY congresswoman went, there were a flurry of articles in the NY Times debating if it was against the rules for them to receive tickets to attend, given the max on gifts.
Call me nuts, but if you offered me a dress it took people 50,000 hours to make? Is there really a dress worth all that time, esp one that is free? That whole stat is stupid and annoying.
Speaking of which, I also heard Rita Ora said her beads are from the 1st or 2nd century - "older than on this planet" Really? (once again, for a free dress being worn to a party, is that really where you want to use 1st C beads?)
i thought what she said was 1st century BC and that's 'older than most people have been alive' which cracked me up. to be clear, it wasn't the whole thing, but a few strategic trade bead.
Rita Ora's highly dubious grasp of history aside, I don't think the beads themselves, even when authentic (which quite a few things sold as antiques ofc aren't), are all that rare. A lot of them, I think, are newly made into beads from scraps of old materials, but there's just a lot of ancient Roman detritus around, even after (or because of) 2000 years of tourist trade.
"Overall, in fact: Let’s normalize breathing." A very sensible comment after a busy night. Breathing AND walking please.
I'm fully in favour of outlandish and capital-F Fashion outfits, but if you're going to have a person inside them, they should at the very least be able to breathe comfortably and move relatively well. Otherwise, just wheel it out on a mannequin.
Yes!
If a corset keeps you from breathing, that’s a design/user error.
is it apocryphal that some celebrities have had ribs removed to make their waists narrower? that's all I could think about when I saw Kim K.
I've heard rumours about many people having that done over the years (Pamela Anderson, for one), but never confirmation of it being real.
This was a fascinating (and somewhat grotesque) read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib_removal
Thank you for linking (and also oh god why, cannot unsee!). It really has done the rounds as a rumour. I never heard the one about Cher. I'm horrified that someone got it done within the last decade.
I'd heard both the rumor about Cher and that she emphatically denied it, but I'd always kind of assumed some of the early-century rumors were true, just because the studios were so horrible to their starlets. But it seems like it may have ALWAYS just been a thing people made up?? And now contemporary people are making it real. Echhh.
"Victorian fashion valued a wasp waist and hourglass figure for women. This was achieved through laced corsets."
Bernadette Banner makes a great methodical argument that actually, Victorians were master illusionists who created the *appearance* of a wasp waist by visually expanding the shoulders and hips.
https://youtu.be/qjZZSpf0EW0?si=NaXElAmaE7toX0Dd
As someone who had no use of her right lung for more than a year due to a blockage in the main airway (shout out to the UW surgeon and his team who repaired it!), I can attest how nice it is to breathe freely.
I really loved Tyla’s sand dress - it was both a literal (sand through the hourglass) and a metaphorical (creating a new “sleeping beauty” that can never be worn again) interpretation of the theme. And she did, in fact, look cute in it! Taylor Russell’s was also really cool. The juxtaposition of the natural materials and the satin skirt, rendered in a Belle Epoque silhouette, was stunning. The DH and I also couldn’t stop laughing at “I’ve always wanted to be a tree.”
I think the theme was SUPPOSED to be a Galliano tribute but maybe two years running of problematic designers was a bit too much even for Anna (credit to Lainey Gossip for the info), but was also why he was so prominent.
More accurately, it was too much for the Met's board (on which Anna serves). She has an outsized influence, but all exhibitions have to get board approval to move forward.
Thank god she's about to rotate off, her influence will decrease.
I can 100% understand why celebrities would take a pass on the Met Gala, especially after last night. The prestige of being invited is gone. In order to get maximum notice, you have to wear a tree on your head, squeeze into a corset or need eight train wranglers. Moreover, you might have to spend time in a holding pen, during which your make up and hair wilt. How is that a good use of your time, especially after awards season?
All went downhill after AW allowed KK to attend. I had admired her for standing firm on her principles.
We don’t know what goes on behind the scenes, but my bet is that this is a very expensive event to produce, and the Kardashian-Jenners were a revenue play.
A static camera would be brilliant! The unfiltered chatter would be far more interesting than people trying to enumerate the beads, hours, people, yaks etc. And fewer arrivals would be missed. I watched the whole Vogue broadcast and missed a bunch of people who I could see in the back ground but didn't get more than that. Bummer.
I have to run into a meeting, but I'm a little teary over both Flava Flav and Christina Hendricks, so thanks for that!
So much this! What a day brightener in troubled times.
Lana's outfit looks as if she's gotten really into Yellowjackets, and I love that for her
That was my exact thought every time I saw her.
Fantastic coverage, as always. Can't wait to see all the looks today!
As always, I appreciate the coverage! I was pretty meh on the outfits I'd seen, but then my 18-year-old kid asked me to sit with him and look at all the outfits together, and so we scrolled through all 250+ photos on the Vogue website, offering our commentary. He was perplexed by my total disdain for anything sheer, and I was intrigued by what caught his eye in menswear. I'm pretty sure he's now an honorary Broad?!?
But what did he think of the Norwegian fish billionaire?!
He was a big fan! He appreciated the toga-like styling up top and thought the overall look was great!
I really want Team USA to throw Flav and his waterproof clock in the pool after the gold medal game.
I know this has probably been discussed before, and/or the answer is something everyone already knows, but is AW's hair a wig? It's so, so perfect, but maybe with an army of talented stylists at her fingertips that is easy. Enlighten me, please.
lol my bf had the same question!!
I appreciate Tyla's outfit, both for the construction and the thought behind it, but unfortunately, every time I see it, all that's in my head is 'Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives'. I'm sorry, Balmain!
I almost said that while telling my boyfriend about those garments!
I think I've come around to the apparent Tom Ford opinion of preferring when it was just beautiful clothing and not costumes. Looks that prevent breathing or make movement impossible (or dangerous to others) just don't make sense to me. A nod to the theme(s) is one thing, but if you can't actually function for an evening, then it's more sculpture than clothing.
I think there is a lot of acreage, though, between "beautiful clothes" and "looks that prevent breathing or make movement impossible." I really like it when things get weird and creative -- it's like everyone's final project of the school year, show us you did the reading! -- and like the Met best when it stops there. Kim's dress was just way too far. -H
To me, the worst sin at the Met Gala is to be boring. This is you chance to really go for it! This is when you pull out the avant garde, the couture, I want to see hats, I want to see capes, I want to gasp! Even if it's not my taste, I can appreciate the thought, creativity, and artistry. But I do draw the line at not being able to breathe or walk.
Good point! There should be some space there for creative looks that don't go too far. Charli XCX was a good example of that I thought.
It just seems like several attendees went way over the top (definitely including Kim). Lana Del Ray's tree hat thing is another example. She had people dodging and ducking due to her lack of spatial awareness in that thing. Also, could she take that off to eat? It's a dinner event!
I really appreciated the Vogue slideshow's comprehensivity compared to their broadcast, not least because it revealed to me that AL SHARPTON scored an invite?! That seems like an odd guest for A Dubs, doesn't she usually veer away from politician types? At least Huma Abedin brought a billionaire.
they always have the local politicians-- it's smart given the amount of city and state funding the museum receives
Interesting how rarely they make any reporting on it (other than AOC that time ofc).
They're boring.
And they probably don’t have tons of disposable cash to make the CI the money it needs.
Oh, if you look at the Met funding, the politicians bring in the cash!
A few years ago when another NY congresswoman went, there were a flurry of articles in the NY Times debating if it was against the rules for them to receive tickets to attend, given the max on gifts.
Call me nuts, but if you offered me a dress it took people 50,000 hours to make? Is there really a dress worth all that time, esp one that is free? That whole stat is stupid and annoying.
Speaking of which, I also heard Rita Ora said her beads are from the 1st or 2nd century - "older than on this planet" Really? (once again, for a free dress being worn to a party, is that really where you want to use 1st C beads?)
i thought what she said was 1st century BC and that's 'older than most people have been alive' which cracked me up. to be clear, it wasn't the whole thing, but a few strategic trade bead.
Rita Ora's highly dubious grasp of history aside, I don't think the beads themselves, even when authentic (which quite a few things sold as antiques ofc aren't), are all that rare. A lot of them, I think, are newly made into beads from scraps of old materials, but there's just a lot of ancient Roman detritus around, even after (or because of) 2000 years of tourist trade.
yeah i mean it's not that hard to find these kinds of trade beads, fun as it is to think of their history, but she spun quite a yarn...
But- yay CN employees! Union!!!
UNIONS ROCK!
Er, the concept of unions and unionizing rocks. The police union just sucks.