Tickets for the event purportedly cost $30,000, and the event itself costs $3.5 million to produce. If conservative Catholics are to be fuming at any aspect of the gala, it should be the vast amounts of money that circulate it. Whether the costume at hand was an example of divine artistry made with intricate care or one expressing an explicit gaudiness and mockery, all the subjects on the red carpet were using their vestments as direct displays of wealth and social power-just like the Church. The Catholic Church has been constantly ridiculed throughout history for using art as a rather ostentatious means to illustrate its power and great wealth. The regal display of wealth was one of the origins of the Protestant Reformation hundreds of years ago, yet the debate lives on today. However controversial the theme was, one thing is for sure: Art is integral to the identity of the Catholic Church. From mitres to halos to veils inspired by the works of Michelangelo (Ariana Grande’s dress was taken from The Last Judgment ) and his Renaissance counterparts, the red carpet was an avant-garde metropolis beaming with fashion ranging from intricately beautiful to pretentiously mocking. The red carpet at the Met Gala was a unique one.
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The Catholic Church gave the event full support, but where should it draw the line when it comes to its red carpet caricature? The extravagant fundraising event’s 2018 theme was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” While some who walked the red carpet donning high fashion garnered approval and admiration (Blake Lively’s dress seemingly won the whole country over in an instant), others quickly raised eyebrows. This year’s theme, however, was the most controversial yet. This year's celebrity co-chairs - who will follow on the heels of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds - are yet to be announced.įunding for this year's event comes from Chanel and Fendi, as well as from Karl Lagerfeld and Condé Nast.Celebrities always show up in full force to the annual Met Gala, and 2018 was no different. The benefit serves as The Costume Institute's main source of funding for its exhibitions, publications and other operations. Other notable recent themes include "Camp: Notes on Fashion" (2019), "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" (2018) and "China Through the Looking Glass" (2015). This past year's theme, "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion," focused on American fashion throughout the decades. Themes are intended to guide attendees' fashion choices. The Gala operates on an invitation-only basis, bringing celebrities, influencers and media personalities from around the globe. The pieces will also be accompanied by Lagerfeld's sketches.
"This immersive exhibition will unpack his singular artistic practice, inviting the public to experience an essential part of Lagerfeld's boundless imagination and passion for innovation," Max Hollein, a director at The Met, said in a press release.
The Met's exhibition will showcase approximately 150 garments from Lagerfeld's time as creative director at several iconic, high-fashion retailers, including Chloé, Fendi and Chanel, as well as from his eponymous label. Lagerfeld died that same year at the age of 85. His final collection - following a nearly seven-decade career - was released in 2019. Lagerfeld spent the majority of his life in the fashion world, with his first designs debuting in the 1950s.
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