Met Gala 2021

[thegirlscout]

Debbie Harrys choice was great, enjoyed it. I'm not feeling many of the looks tonight.
Glad you found Kim's, twitter is calling it a protest

A lot of the outfits have elements I like, for example the colour, but they are downright ugly.
Billie Elish’s dress I should like in theory because I’m a sucker for those ball gowns but it doesn’t seem fitted well? The colour with her hair doesn’t seem to gel? Her hair looks like a wig? I can’t quite put my finger on why I dislike it.

Here are Gig and Kendall:

Sienna Miller (is she still relevant?!) and Emily Blunt:

and Megan Fox. I saw an interview she did recently where she said she loves dressing sexy and hated when stylists/her management / etc wanted to dress her more conservatively.

Kim and Kanye turned up together. Allegedly, I mean it could be anyone under there.

 

[bubbadabut]

Looking on Google it says it’s meant to honour anything and everything America. For a theme it sounds kinda…boring? It’s too big a scope I think.

Massive scope, when you consider America is a mish mash of so many different identities and cultures. No wonder its hard to pick up on the theme from looking at the outfits (plus nobody is going to dare risk the cultural appropriation accusation by going for a Native American feel).

Strange if the theme is to honour American designers. I don't generally consider them showy or ostentatious enough to warrant a Met Gala theme. I know they're not all like this but when I think of US fashion I think sleek and collected, eg Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Tom Ford, etc.

The Catholic year was amazing, and the futuristic one too.

 

[thegirlscout]

Casually sneaking back into the nightclub after the bouncer chucked you out.

The memes are brilliant!

love this one too!

 

[thegirlscout]

I thought it was "American independence"

Looking on Google it says it’s meant to honour anything and everything America. For a theme it sounds kinda…boring? It’s too big a scope I think.

 

[Sideboard Bob]

Gabrielle Union on her way in Iris Van Herpen. Cant wait to see the full impact of this dress on the red carpet.

 

[Smca53]

This colour is OUTSTANDING on her, the dress looks amazing from the side/back but from the front is very underwhelming.

I should be sleeping why am I refreshing the met gala Instagram

 

[Very traditional]

I agree with so many of these comments - it's all a bit meh really isn't it, the theme is definitely too broad and yes American designers as a whole are I think a bit preppy and not particularly edgy hence the boring looks I guess. Also agree the Catholic theme was by far the best, it really gave them something to work with.

And lastly - the guest list. Shocking. Not exclusive at all, it's made the whole thing a bit cheaper I think.

 

[Very traditional]

For me all in all a bit disappointing. Lots of people looked lovely but as already mentioned, just like a normal red carpet. Absolutely loved Lil Nas' looks which I think were bang on the theme and suitably out there. Kim and Kanye - could have predicted this with all the appearances over the last couple of weeks dressed like it. Theme wise I think Debbie Harry also nailed it, can't really say I've noticed anyone else who I thought did. As above I think Kendall looked incredible but it's a very safe choice. Gigi has potential with her dress but the awful hair and shoes spoilt it for me.

 

[StephenTJackson]

Most of the guys there from what I've seen seem to have gone more basic than normal in boring ass suits.

When Shawn Mendes is in one of the more interesting male outfits at the Met Gala, there's a problem. Because he's normally the King of the basic boring but looking good suit. I'm impressed he's pushed the boat out this year, less clothing, more accessories, it's bold for him.

Lil Nas X still smashing it for the guys though. Three outfits in one. All stunning. The Met Gala is meant for him and his extra outfits.

 

[ForeverMakingJibesWicked]

I’m looking through them again on the @everyoutfitonsatc account on Insta and so many really beautiful people look really cheap and shit

- Gemma Chan
- Gigi
- Megan Fox
- Dan Levy


How on Earth can you have all the stylists, products, designers at your fingertips and still end up looking like you’re going to your 1999 Leaver’s Ball at the local sixth form college?

 

[thegirlscout]

From my understanding the theme is the celebrate American designers (correct me if I’ve interpreted it wrong) which gives a massive scope but so many are just ugly. And what’s with everyone showing their knickers in sheer outfits?

 

[bubbadabut]

I think the 2020 theme would have been more Gala like because I agree that American designers aren’t that extravagant.

“In honor of the Met’s 150th anniversary, “About Time” took a look back at a century-and-a-half’s worth of fashion.”
Yes it’s broad but it’s more open to amazing fashion moments. I would have definitely worn a Victorian inspired dress if I was going.
The 2022 theme is a follow on to this which means more boring looks. I don’t think many people follow the theme anymore which is a shame. And the guest list is really below par. Tiktokers? At the Met Gala? Anna, no!

I really loved Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic imagination, China Through the Looking Glass (which the First Monday in May is about, I think it’s on Netflix.), Charles James: Beyond Fashion and Punk: Chaos to Couture.

Also they did an American theme back in 2010 with American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity so it just seems a bit lazy to 2 more a decade later?

What themes would you like to see?

Would love an architectural theme. I can't resist a bit of structure and art-deco in fashion.

 

[BigMavis]

Debbie Harrys choice was great, enjoyed it. I'm not feeling many of the looks tonight.
Glad you found Kim's, twitter is calling it a protest

 

[Semillon]

There is something about the Met Gala that reminds me of the Hunger Games movies… the way the rich people in the Capital dress is very Met Gala or the other way around! I know it’s to raise money for a cause (the costume section of the Met!!) and I get that it’s a “fun”event but, there is something kinda tone deaf about it as an event and it takes itself very seriously!

Kendall Jenner looked very well but am I imagining it or did Kim or Kylie or both wear a similar nakedy/bejewelled/flesh coloured thong underneath style dress to previous Met Gala (am too lazy to look for the picture, but may also have been Givenchy)?!

I think the Jenner/Kardashians decide in advance whose turn it is to be ultra glam at the event & this time it was Kendall’s turn!

 

[lupanda]

I actually like the idea for that theme. Someone tag Anna Wintour.

Push the Met forward a few weeks, hold it near halloween. Would be a blast!

 

[bubbadabut]

Just browsing through the photos again, what struck me was how bloody miserable most of them look. All rocking the surly stare, with a few welcome exceptions. Is smiling on the red carpet not the done thing anymore?!

 

[thegirlscout]

I thought Rose Leslie looked amazing. I’d be pulling up that dress all night though.

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Zoë Kravitz is quite possibly one of the most gorgeous people on Earth no matter what she wears.

She needs a more supportive bra for sure. A yellow diamond necklace would be perfect!

What are people's thoughts on AOC's dress?

A bit performative. She’s still going to an event where people are charged $30,000.

 

[yamjam]

I might be the only one here but I loved Kim's outfit! There were a lot of bold, bright and colorful looks on the carpet (which were great) but I loved that tongue-in-cheek and almost a "fk you" statement that she made with her outfit (especially given how much she's been ridiculed in the past for her Met Gala look).

 

[lupanda]

Addison Rae somehow got there after appearing in the worst film ever made, and looked like she was wearing clothes from Shein.

The guestlist needs some serious tightening up.

Whether it was still Covid restrictions limiting some A-listers or what 2022 can't have so much deadwood guests.

I read that they had to be double vaxxed to attend and that limited the guest list a lot, so that’s probably why.

 

[thegirlscout]

I think the 2020 theme would have been more Gala like because I agree that American designers aren’t that extravagant.

“In honor of the Met’s 150th anniversary, “About Time” took a look back at a century-and-a-half’s worth of fashion.”
Yes it’s broad but it’s more open to amazing fashion moments. I would have definitely worn a Victorian inspired dress if I was going.
The 2022 theme is a follow on to this which means more boring looks. I don’t think many people follow the theme anymore which is a shame. And the guest list is really below par. Tiktokers? At the Met Gala? Anna, no!

I really loved Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic imagination, China Through the Looking Glass (which the First Monday in May is about, I think it’s on Netflix.), Charles James: Beyond Fashion and Punk: Chaos to Couture.

Also they did an American theme back in 2010 with American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity so it just seems a bit lazy to 2 more a decade later?

What themes would you like to see?