![]() Katy Perry, bless her try-hard soul, put on a gold minidress and strapped herself into a gigantic pair of angel wings. I’ve written before that the Met Gala is the one night when fashion lives up to its potential, and tonight it exceeded all expectations. ![]() Photo: Hector Retamal/Getty Images Zendaya channels Joan of Arc. Cardi B, swanning up the Met’s stairs on designer Jeremy Scott’s arm, looked like a queen in an Elizabethan headdress and a poofy butter-yellow gown. Zendaya showed up in a choppy bob wearing a silver gown and armor, looking for all the world like a glammed-up Joan of Arc. In past years, Rihanna has been one of the few celebrities who fully committed to the Met Gala theme, but for once, pretty much everyone ran wild with the (admittedly loose) conceit: “Sunday best,” to match the Costume Institute’s Catholic fashion exhibit, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” which opens to the public later this week. That should have been the end of anything worthwhile on the red carpet because how could anyone outdo Rihanna? In a pope hat? ![]() When Rihanna arrived on the Met Gala red carpet in a pearl-encrusted minidress, robe, and matching mitre, Twitter completely melted down because, totally out of the blue, there was a new pope in town! You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here. The archives will remain available here for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |