“I really do believe that American fashion is undergoing a renaissance.” And here are some of the biggest celebrities of the night who proved that patriotic looks really can go beyond just stars and stripes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City has announced the theme of the 2020 Met Gala and the accompanying Costume Institute exhibition: 'About Time. “I’ve been really impressed by American designers’ responses to the social and political climate, particularly around issues of body inclusivity and gender fluidity, and I’m just finding their work very, very self-reflective,” he said.
The curator of the Met’s Costume Institute, Andrew Bolton, told Vogue that he felt it was time to reexamine American identity through the lens of recent social justice movements. Given that the exhibit accompanying the event is 70% young American designers, most of whom have never even been invited to the gala let alone shown in a museum, the guest list also featured Gen Z tastemakers, including the evening’s co-chairs Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and Naomi Osaka. Tell the story of the first time you hated your toys, or were embarrassed playing with toys. Tell the story of the first time you got drunk/drugs/stole. Tell the story of the first time you had sex.
This year’s gala theme is “American Independence” which gave attendees a wide berth of ideas to play with from founding fathers in powdered wigs and star-spangled gowns, to Lady Liberty cosplay and, of course, all things red, white, and blue. It is the first time you realize that your father is cheating or your mother (or vice versa). But even so, there was certainly no shortage of major Americana fashions gracing the red carpet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City has announced the theme of the 2020 Met Gala and the accompanying Costume Institute exhibition: 'About Time. This year’s Met gala was a smaller, more intimate affair due to the ongoing pandemic, with only about a third of the usual guest list invited to participate in fashion’s biggest night. For the first time since its inception, the Met Gala will have two exhibitions.