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versacherries · 15 days

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"the garden of time", met gala theme explained

Inspired by a short story written by J.G. Ballard in 1962, a story set in the XIX century about a count and countess who live in a large beautiful villa full of flowers, where everyday they can see an army or 'mob' approaching their villa from the safety of their balcony. Each evening as the army grows closer, the count plucks a flower from their garden made of crystals, which in turn, pushes the mob back. We discover that the crystal flowers reverse space and time. But they only have a few left in the garden. The outcome of the story becomes inevitable, hence why the story is often seen as a metaphor for evolution and the endless cycle of creation and destruction. One night they run out of flowers, and they're faced with the mob entering their villa. As the villa is being ambushed, we find out there's two stone figures resembling the count and countess, hidden by a large bush full of thorns and roses, that go untouched by water, fire, air, and people around, and seemingly remain there through space and time.

Also known as "sleeping beauties; reawakening fashion", 2024's met gala theme is not to be confused with disney princesses, or a garden tea party (thought I could see the majority of attendees being literal about it).

2024's met gala theme is about garments that have been used and preserved over time. Just like in the story, fashion historians have tried to fight back time, people, and natural elements to preserve the fabric of such pieces. I can see thierry mugler's 1982 and saint laurent's ss1999 collection being present.

We can expect to see iconic gowns from fashion history that are too fragile to be worn again. "Sleeping Beauties", garments that have remained untouched since they were last worn. Lots of vintage pieces, archive pulls, and sustainability all around.

moschino ss18

While I expect to see pieces related to the natural elements, we can't ignore the darker side of the book. I can see some guests taking a darker route and alluring to the inevitable doom that is time. They could reference hollywood's obsession with beauty and how time takes it away from you. Or they could go as far as referencing the current state of the world and how human destruction is inevitable. I could see a lot of the newer Maison Margiela collections, or archive pulls from Alexander Mcqueen, as he tends to relate nature with more obscure themes.

Needless to say, I'm excited for tomorrow's gala. Could be one for the books.

for reference:

haute le mode yt video

theitcouture on twitter

artisanal ss24 maison margiela

harper's bazar article

#met gala #2024 met gala #the garden of time #met gala theme #met gala theme explained #haute couture #alexander mcqueen #maison margiela #sleeping beauties reawakening fashion #J.G. Ballard #the garden of time met gala #versacherries

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fiapple · 1 year

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Okay, because I literally had no clue what this year's theme was until tonight, here's a few articles on why this year's met gala is especially fucked up.

(If you were unaware, this year’s theme is Karl Lagerfeld & his work.)

Trigger warnings for the articles include: racism (specifically mentions of blackface & yellowface), nazism & discussion of the holocaust, islamophobia, xenophobia, misogyny, fatphobia, & healthism.

TLDR: Lagerfeld was born to nazis who willfully avoided punishment, became an accomplice in said avoidance by never disavowing their nazi ties, put models in both black face & yellowface, made repeated atrocious comments about fat women, compared muslim immigrants to nazis, & a whole lot more.

In short, fuck the met gala.

#karl lagerfeld #met gala #met gala 2023 #met gala theme #articles #ask to tag

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sennamaticart · 13 days

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Tiffany and Stinky have made it to the MET Gala Red Carpet! Same as the last Two Years

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emmellas · 12 days

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so basically what we're saying is emily's exquisite 2012 met gala look (by lanvin) would've ate that theme DOWN this year right down to the crystalline, melancholic florals, the latter element really brought out with the burgundy coat (also reveals the color of the flowers' base to be the same)- she declined her invitation this year to focus on work and family and i love that for her but anyway look at this queen being best dressed for the 2024 met when she didn't even attend ... iconic if you ask me !!

#emma stone #emily stone #lanvin #met gala 2024 #met gala #anna wintour #fashion #garden of time #met gala theme #emma stone met gala #high fashion

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bellzsad · 13 days

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i actually LOVE this years met gala !! i adore the theme, it’s just so adorable and the fits that came out of it? HELLOO they are beautiful like did you see dove cameron, zendaya, elle fanning’s, etc. outfits? drop dead gorgeous i cannot

#met gala #met gala 2024 #the met #the met gala #dove cameron #elle fanning #zendaya #garden theme #met theme #met gala theme #random shit #lana del rey

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rosabie · 1 year

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Met Gala night

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dgct2 · 1 year

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Pedro Pascal reveals his shorts under his red coat at the Met Gala 2023. x

#pedro pascal #pedropascaledit #his slutty knee #met gala #met gala theme #met gala 2023 #karl lagerfeld #my gifs

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diary-of-a-homicidal-pigeon · 1 year

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I heard Blake Lively isn’t coming to the Met Gala because they showed her what the carpet looked like and she knew it was too ugly to work with

#met gala #blake lively #met gala 2023 #gala looks #met gala theme #red carpet #fashion #You know #because she and the carpet always match #met gala carpet

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auntymurda · 4 months

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🎱🗡️🩸throwback to 2022 when I made a horror-gyaru met gala theme party using ai/midjourney.

sn: I am no longer an ai girlie because of all the controversy about it, but I’m still attached to all the cool ass photos I made w/ ai before it became an issue :(

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luckydiorxoxo · 6 months

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MET GALA 2024 THEME IS OUT

#met gala #met gala theme

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sapherin · 1 year

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I think if Bunni went to the Met Gala she would have no choice but to eat imo

#original art #bunni #met gala 2023 #met gala theme #original character #oc art #oc fashion

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infestedguest · 1 year

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One of the many problems with the 2023 met gala theme that, while definitely not the worst issue with it, still bugs me, and I haven’t seen anybody mention it yet, is that they already had a Chanel themed gala in 2005.

“But it’s not technically the same thi-“ It’s functionally identical, and frankly that’s the least of the reasons they should’ve picked literally anything else.

Also having the theme for a costume ball being attended by celebrities be a popular designer fashion brand is literally the most infuriatingly boring idea ever.

#met gala #met gala theme #met gala 2023 #anna talking about stuff

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thisismecryingagain · 1 year

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hello, quick reminder before my feed is filled with met gala pictures, Karl Lagerfeld who is being celebrated this year is a know misogynist and xenophobe. he's also very fatphobic. so please try and be kind and try not to further glorify him.

#met gala 2023 #met gala theme

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stacys-mom-has-got-it-goin-on · 12 days

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“I feel like death. Or like the afterlife or like, or haunting, like something that veers on like hope, but not horror…Like, like ghosts-ish acceptable, paranormal acceptable, not zombie.”

#quotes #ariana grande #met gala #met gala theme #death #afterlife #haunting #hope #horror #ghosts #paranormal #zombie

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shaadiwish · 12 days

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The Met Gala 2024 witnessed some hit-and-miss when it came to looks. But what we absolutely loved was the fact that some of our Indian divas graced the green carpet with utmost panache and style. From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, we spotted 5 Indians who were shining brighter diamonds on the Met Gala 2024 green carpet.

#2024 Met Gala #Alia Bhatt #Anna Wintour #Celebrities At Met Gala #Celebs At Met Gala #isha ambani #Met Gala #Met Gala 2024 #Met Gala 2024 Theme #Met Gala Event #Met Gala Invitations #Met Gala Theme #Met Gala Tickets #Mona Patel #Natasha Poonawalla #Sudha Reddy #Theme For Met Gala 2024 #shaadiwish

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louisegluckpdf · 18 days

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the irony of this year's met gala theme being based on a short story about cloistered, decadently-dressed aristocracy desperately pillaging the natural resources at their disposal to hold the advancing tide of the restless underclass at bay is honestly baffling

#like. did the people who picked the theme read the story? what's going on here #not to say that the met gala is like. an oppressive force or whatever #but it is a manifestation of oppressive forces i would say!

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