NEW YORK (AP) — Style’s largest evening bought underway Monday on the Met Gala in a wet Manhattan.
That is the primary Met Gala to focus completely on Black designers, and the primary in additional than 20 years to have a menswear theme. This yr’s theme is predicated on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s spring exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
Among the many hosts are Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo and A$AP Rocky. LeBron James was made honorary chair however is not going to attend due to a knee harm.
The visitor record consists of about 450 folks from tech, sports activities, artwork, leisure and extra.
Vogue’s Anna Wintour is the gala’s mastermind. The gala raises the majority of the finances for the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute.
Rain fell within the metropolis as company started strolling the purple carpet.
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Choir sings Motown basic on the carpet
A choir of tuxedo-dressed males added some liveliness to the carpet erupting within the basic “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
Vogue host LaLa Anthony and others cheered on the choir.
On the backside of the carpet, Anna Wintour beamed on the choir as Colman Domingo danced in place.
Teyana Taylor was among the many early arrivals.
Host Pharrell Williams wears jacket with hundreds of pearls
Pharrell Williams’ jacket consists of 15,000 pearls and took 400 hours to assemble, a consultant with him confirmed.
Williams is Louis Vuitton’s males’s inventive director and a gala co-chair.
