Anna Wintour has apologized for any “confusion” over the theme of this year's Met Gala.
He Fashion The editor spoke candidly about this year's fashion show during an interview with Today, which aired hours before this year's Met Gala. During her conversation with Jenna Bush Hager, Wintour explained the complications with the 2024 event's theme, “Sleeping Beauties: Fashion Awakening,” and the inspiration behind her dress code, “The Garden of Time.”
“This exhibition broke my cardinal rule,” he said. “When we came up with the title 'Sleeping Beauties,' it's wonderful and poetic and romantic, but really it could be many, many things.”
The editor-in-chief of Fashion He recalled that when setting the theme, he turned to the curator in charge of The Costume Institute, Andrew Bolton, for advice on what celebrities could wear. He also acknowledged that in the midst of those conversations about outfits, the public was later confused about that dress code.
“I said, 'What are we going to tell people to wear tonight?' And he said, 'Well, what about 'Garden of Time'?'” she explained. “So, I'm afraid we have unleashed a lot of confusion and for that I deeply apologize.”
She then shared how she thinks people will follow the dress code at the gala, adding, “I imagine we'll see a lot of flowers.” When asked by Bush Hager if she would bring flowers, Wintour simply replied: “Possibly.”
During her conversation with Bush Hager, the 74-year-old editor further detailed the theme of the event, which is celebrated on the first Monday in May, which this year falls on May 6.
In November, fashion first announced the theme of The Costume Institute's 2024 exhibition as “Sleeping Beauties: The Awakening of Fashion.” The revelation was greeted by a host of confused people online, who predicted a display of designer pajamas on the red carpet for the famous opening, as well as a parade of princesses on the museum steps thinking that “Sleeping Beauties” was a reference to classic Disney animation. . However, neither of those things is correct.
According to Bolton, the entire exhibition focuses on 50 historical garments, dormant and so fragile that they can never be worn again: the “sleeping beauties” of the exhibition. The main motivating piece was a Charles Frederick Worth original, a silk satin ballgown from 1877. Each delicate piece, some of which no longer have their original shape, will be reinvented within innovative casings designed to bring life back to the clothes.
“The idea of 'Sleeping Beauties' is to take these masterpieces from different eras and, because many of them are very fragile, they are placed behind glass walls,” Wintour said.
As for what to wear, Met Gala guests must follow a dress code that resembles fleeting beauty. Of course, attendees can embrace the obvious by using flowers, or even real-life flowers, to represent a real garden. For this option, Fashion It is recommended to look at the “Sleeping Beauties” exhibition, which displays a black evening coat by Charles Frederick Worth from 1889. Another reason for the Met Gala's “Garden of Time” dress code is time or the passage of time. Attendees might consider wearing items with clocks, like Moschino's Fall 2022 Grandfather Clock Dress.
Co-chairs of tonight's fashion show include Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez and Bad Bunny, while FashionRed carpet hosts will be La La Anthony, Gwendoline Christie and Ashley Graham, along with special correspondent Emma Chamberlain. Additionally, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Kendall Jenner, Uma Thurman, Sarah Paulson, Cara Delevingne and Olivia Rodrigo are rumored to be at the gala, according to an April 13 statement. Page six report.
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