Men That Took Over The MET Gala
Fashion enthusiasts everyhwere have anticipated this day for well over a year! Finally the Met Gala has returned after being cancelled the previous year due to the pandemic (like most major events) but this year, things are slightly different.
Normally the event takes place on the first Monday in May and with this year’s exhibit that’s divided into a 2-part presentation, Part I, “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”, took place on September 13th and has fallen right in the middle of fashion month which means the looks from your fashions who’s who should be even more show stopping. From athletes to entertainers to politicians, The Met Gala is easily recognized as the Super Bowl of Fashion. Though it’s in typical fashion (no pun intended) to follow the theme and coordinate your look accordingly, some tend to step outside that narrative and take it to another level. Women usually dominate this category, but the men certainly didn’t disappoint either. While some kept it classic and others more edgy by playing with hair color, textures, volumes and accessories, here are some of our favorite looks we noticed and in this case the men came to slay.
Designer, Kerby Jean-Raymond in Pyer Moss
Singer, Mykal Kilgore in Dapper Dan
Actor, Aldis Hodge in Dunhill
Formula One Driver, Lewis Hamilton in Kenneth Nicholson + Khiry Jewelry
Singer, Giveon in Valentino
Designer, Laquan Smith in Tom Ford
Rapper, Kid Cudi in Louis Vuitton
Singer, Dev Hynes in Louis Vuitton
Skateboarder, Nyjah Huston in Gucci
Actor, Ashton Saunders in Tom Browne
Rapper, Chance The Rapper in Ralph Lauren
Designer, Jerry Lorenzo in Fear Of God
Basketball player, PJ Tucker in Gucci
Photographer, Tyler Mitchell in Bode
Singer, Frank Ocean in Prada
Musician and Entrepreneur, Pharrell Williams in Chanel
Designer, Heron Preston in Tom Ford
Playwright and Actor, Jeremy O’Harris in Tommy Hilfiger
Basketball player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Tom Ford
Singer, Leon Bridges in Bode + Cartier
Rapper, Lil Baby in Coach
Basketball player, Russell Westbrook in Ralph Lauren
This will be a 2-part display exploration of fashion in the United States in the Anna Wintour Costume Center. It establishes a modern vocabulary of American fashion based on its expressive qualities. Smaller in scale than Part Two, this portion of the exhibition uses the organizing principle of a patchwork quilt. A signature quilt begun in 1856 from The Met's American Wing collection opens the show, and serves as a metaphor for the United States and its varied cultural identities. This will be open to the public starting September 18.
Approximately 100 men's and women's ensembles by a diverse range of designers from the 1940s to the present are featured. Enclosed in scrimmed cases that represent three-dimensional "patches" of a quilt, they are organized into 12 sections that explore defining emotional qualities: Nostalgia, Belonging, Delight, Joy, Wonder, Affinity, Confidence, Strength, Desire, Assurance, Comfort, and Consciousness.
Part two, “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” —opening in the American Wing period rooms on May 5, 2022—will present sartorial narratives that relate to the complex and layered histories of those rooms.