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The Met Gala 2019: Notes on Camp

Full disclosure: this is only half of the outfits we wanted to show you! The Met Gala’s theme this year was Camp: Notes on Fashion, which meant celebrities donned the most color, sparkle, feathers, and volume they possibly could in their outfits. We could have gone on for pages but one, we know you have other things to do, and two, unfortunately, so do we! Hope you enjoy the annual RLS edit of the biggest fashion party of the year. . . The Event Co-Chairs Every year, Anna Wintour selects a few public figures to serve as her co-hosts for …

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Avant Garde at the Met Gala

“Just how many celebrities have the guts to wear Comme des Garçons on the red carpet?” I’m stealing that opening line from the Women’s Wear Daily coverage on the Met Ball because it was the same question I had before getting a peak at the looks Tuesday morning. This year’s Met exhibit from The Costume Institute honors Rei Kawakubo, the founder and designer of Comme des Garçons. This is only the second exhibition that covers only one living designer’s work, the last being Yves Saint Laurent in 1983. The Met Gala is the annual fundraising event for The Costume Institute, and …

Travel

I’m In a New York State of Mind

It is amazing how much one can see, do and eat during 2 days in New York! And yes, this was a work trip! Most of the stores are now at 70% off their sale merchandise. The shoe departments mostly have the cool and quirky shoes left. I fell in love with these Rupert Sanderson heels at Saks Fifth Avenue. They remind me of something Jem would wear from Jem and The Holograms, my favorite cartoon when I was little. Rupert Sanderson Ankle Strap Heel, $396.33 My favorite new discovery this trip is a barely year-old line of jewelry called Tower …

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Would you Dare to Wear Punk on Fifth Avenue? The Met Ball 2013

On May 6th, celebrities, designers, politicians gathered for the 2013 Costume Institute Gala at the Met in New York. The event is known for attracting some of the most fashionable guests each year in beautiful, over-the-top outfits. This year at the Met Ball, party goers donned safety pins, leather, spiked hair, and fishnets to celebrate the opening of the new exhibit, “Punk: Chaos to Couture.” This exhibition showcases punk from its birth in the 1970s to its influence on today’s fashions. The guests this year decided to truly take a risk; some were more rewarding than others. Here are some …