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Time of India
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
What happens to Met Gala outfits after the red carpet event?
Met Gala, formally known as the Costume Institute Benefit, is an annual haute couture fundraising festival organised for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fashion's biggest night is hosted on the first Monday of May every year, marking the opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit hosted in Manhattan. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The 2025 Met Gala will be held on May 5 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York with the theme being, "Tailored for You." Interested viewers can watch the event on online platforms such as at Vogue's official YouTube channel from 6 p.m. EST. Following the dress code, some of the most popular celebrities across the globe will be gracing the famed steps of the museum in their fashionable best to pose in front of thousands of cameras. Over the years of Met Gala history, we have seen some extravagant outfits worn by celebrities be it Rihanna's fur-trimmed cape by Guo Pei in 2015 or Lana Del Ray's veiled wall of thorns piece by Alexander McQueen. But, have you ever wondered what happened to these one-of-a-kind custom pieces after they have been worn at the gala? Here's the truth about what happens to the Met Gala outfits after the red carpet event. A part of history Image credits: Getty Images Many of these bespoke ensembles become a vital part of the fashion history. The most striking and relevant outfits find a home in the permanent collection of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In some cases, the outfits may be donated to other museums as well for their exhibitions. Fashion archives Image credits: Getty Images It may be unknown to many that the price for the Met Gala tickets of many celebrities is paid for by the brand they wear on the red carpet. Some of the world's top designers and fashion houses create custom pieces for celebrities that become the talk of the town and thus, they end up keeping these pieces in their own fashion archives. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now They serve as symbols of the fashion prowess and vision of these masterful creators, substantiating their ability to innovate and create. Celebrity abode Image credits: Getty Images While this is a rare occurrence, it is not unthinkable. Many celebrities end up buying their Met Gala outfits to include in their wardrobes as one of their iconic fashion moments. These can be repeated in future events or later on, be sold at auctions at whopping prices. Repurposed or recycled Image credits: Getty Images Celebrities who walk the sustainable and eco-friendly path, usually opt to repurpose or recycle their outfits into more wearable costumes that they can make use of in the future. This allows them to still carry the name of the brand on the ensemble but make it more appropriate for occasions other than the Met Gala. Memorable gifts Image credits: Getty Images In the Met Gala, which celebrity wore which designer is an intriguing question. While some celebrities approach designers and pay for their fits, sometimes it's vice versa and in extremely rare occasions both make a call for not making the process a financial transaction but rather building a personal bond. This helps the celebrity in sporting the popular brand and the brand gets to feed off their fame. In such cases, it so happens that fashion houses end up gifting the bespoke creation to the celebrities as a gesture of forging a long-lasting relationship, but it may depend on the kind of equation they end up sharing.
Telegraph
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Anna Wintour says Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are fashion's most influential couple. This is why
The (fashion) queen has spoken. Dame Anna Wintour, the long-time editor-in-chief of American Vogue, has decreed that the pop star Rihanna and her boyfriend of five years, rapper A$AP Rocky, are the most influential celebrity couple when it comes to fashion. Speaking to Entertainment Tonigh t, she waxed lyrical about the twosome, saying, 'They're very talented, they're very brilliant, I think they have wonderful values, and they have an enormous amount of style.' While you might know who Rihanna is (and remember the wet summer when her single Umbrella topped the charts for 10 weeks during a particularly extreme case of pathetic fallacy), her partner and father of her two children, Rza and Riot, might be less familiar to you. But much like his girlfriend, A$AP Rocky (real name Rakim Athelaston Mayers) is renowned for being one of the most influential and stylish musicians of his generation, whose every sartorial move is followed closely by fans. Case in point: Rocky is one of a handful of men who Wintour has chosen to help her pull off this year's Met Gala, the annual soirée which takes place at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to fête the Costume Institute's upcoming exhibition. Taking on the theme of 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style', Rocky was an obvious choice for the role (his fellow co-chairs include F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, musician and Louis Vuitton designer Pharrell Williams and actor Colman Domingo), with the showcase and gala celebrating, in Vogue's words, 'the importance of clothing and style to the formation of black identities in the Atlantic diaspora'. Since they first got together in 2020, Rocky and Rihanna have amplified each other's star appeal, not least because of their shared passion for fashion. After all, there's nothing the industry loves more than his-and-hers style, especially when it's provocative and cutting-edge (rather than, say… Canadian tuxedos à la Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears, circa 2001). And actually, what's so refreshing about Rihanna and Rocky is that they don't always go for a matchy-matchy vibe, instead allowing each other's individual styles to shine through. Bursting onto the music scene with her debut single Pon de Replay back in 2005, Rihanna really became a fashion darling in the 2010s, most notably with a series of viral looks worn to the Met Gala. Two standouts include her 2014 naked dress by Stella McCartney, which ushered in an era of bold sheer styles, plus her much-referenced 2015 Guo Pei gown with its canary-yellow hue and logic-defying train. She's redefined pregnancy dressing, proudly showcasing her bare bump (whether it's a midriff-baring crop top or a sheer Alaïa gown), and even makes an effort to be photographed in head-to-toe designer looks on date night with Rocky (see: last year's red Comme des Garçons moment in New York). And while she's been on hiatus from her music for the best part of a decade (rumours of a new album crop up every now and then), Rihanna is also known today as a businesswoman. In fact, her Fenty beauty brand is widely regarded as one of the most successful celebrity-backed brands ever, changing the way the industry thought about the availability of make-up in different skin tones (something she followed up with her Savage x Fenty lingerie line, which started with inclusive nude underwear). She even briefly dipped her toe into the world of high fashion design, becoming the first black woman to own a fashion brand at the prestigious luxury conglomerate LVMH (fellow brands in its stable include Dior, Celine and Givenchy), though that shuttered in 2021. Rock,y meanwhile, has won fashion plaudits of his own. Since 2014, he's been dubbed the best-dressed man in hip hop, regularly seen wearing Gucci, Balenciaga and Loewe, and often taking sartorial risks (triple denim, anyone?). He's fronted campaigns for Bottega Veneta, sat front row at Miu Miu, and last summer launched a collection at Paris Fashion Week, dubbed 'American Sabotage'. According to talent agent Dan Comrie, who has worked on music and fashion partnerships at agencies including Keep, Elite Model Management and Next, it's the fact that their lives are so intertwined with one another that makes them particularly influential. 'Rihanna is barely seen without her husband and children, and since her first pregnancy they've been committed to displaying a unified front and a refreshingly normal view of family life, from Christmas card pictures to hanging out going for dinner,' he explains. 'Her attendance at [Rocky's] recent court case solidified them as fashion's most fashionable family in music but also showed something very real about them.' Their shared interest in cutting-edge fashion has also cemented them as a couple to watch. 'Rihanna and [Rocky] have constantly been adopters of new designers at a very early stage, showing their credibility as fashion icons and an understanding around the necessity to support new designers,' adds Comrie. 'Together they created distinct templates around genuine street culture – not empty streetwear tropes – which became global.'
