MET Gala 2025

Looks That Spoke Louder Than Words: When the Met Gala Got It Right (and When It Didn’t)

To understand whether the 2024 Met Gala could function as a form of reparation through its dandy-inspired aesthetic, we must examine the moments when the Gala transcended costume and became commentary. Billy Porter, 2019 – “Camp: Notes on Fashion” Arguably one of the most unforgettable entries in Met Gala history, Billy Porter arrived carried by

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Elegance as Resistance: Is the Met Gala’s Dandyism Theme a Quiet Reparation?

The Met Gala, fashion’s most decadent and theatrical evening, has never been shy of spectacle—or symbolism. Yet as we prepare to drink in the visuals of this year’s theme, “The Garden of Time,” an undercurrent of discourse rises: if dandyism defines the aesthetic tone of the evening, could this be fashion’s soft-spoken attempt at reparation?

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