Anna Wintour Reportedly Had Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Over for Dinner
Has Kim Kardashian finally, finally gotten Vogue‘s stamp of approval?
Met Ball
Monday May 6th, 2013
Sunday May 5th, 2013
All the Met Ball Gossip, Miley Cyrus’s Bare Bottom in V, and All the Scoop on The Great Gatsby Costumes
You Know That Rumor About Lady Gaga Returning a Semen-Stained Gown? Yeah, it’s really not that crazy. Turns out PRs have a ton of other horror stories about items returned in questionable condition.
Which Designers Are Bringing Whom to the Met Ball? Who’s dressing Jennifer Lawrence? And where will John Galliano be? We’ve got the scoop.
The Great Gatsby Is Finally Hitting Screens: Be sure to read our interview with the Gatsby costume and set designer, Catherine Martin. We have tons of pictures, too.
Friday May 3rd, 2013
Fantasy Dressing the Met Ball Guests
The Met Ball is like the Oscars for the fashion industry: all the best people in all the best dresses.
This year’s theme, punk, presents an interesting conundrum: will people go all out, liberty spikes and Givenchy nose rings and all, or just throw some studs on a Chanel suit and call it pseudo-punk?
We’re hoping for the former, and so in the spirit of going the distance, we’ve picked out our favorite punk fashions and paired them with Met Ball regulars like Anna Wintour and Julianne Moore and some fantasy guests (Bjork, anyone?).
Click through to see the looks we want to see on the red carpet, and let us know what you’re hoping for in the comments.
Wednesday May 1st, 2013
The Punk Way Vs. the Runway
Ever since punk emerged in the mid ’70s, fashion has been ripping it off inspired by it–I mean, famous punk venue CBGB is a John Varvatos store now; it’s sort of the perfect metaphor for the evolution of punk style. In fact, showcasing that relationship is the whole point of the Met Institute’s upcoming exhibit, Punk: Chaos to Couture.
But not all punks are exactly thrilled to see their subculture’s gear pop up on a runway–or a fashion museum exhibit.
Tuesday April 30th, 2013
Trash and Vaudeville’s Jimmy Webb Talks ‘Real Deal’ Punk and Met Prep
As Vogue and the Costume Institute prepare to merge punk and high fashion at the Met next week, we couldn’t help but wonder what NYC’s real punks think of it all: How authentically punk can something organized by Vogue and The Met really be?
When you think of NYC’s still-living true punk institutions–pretty much only one place comes to mind (and has withstood the East Village/Bowery’s drastic transformation): Trash & Vaudeville, which opened on St. Mark’s Place 37 years as a one-stop shop for all things punk and rock & roll–from creepers to Dr. Martens to rock t-shirts to super tight jeans to studded leather vests. Everyone from The Ramones to Bruce Springsteen to Madonna to Iggy Pop to Debbie Harry was a regular–and many of them still are.
If there is a living embodiment of Trash & Vaudeville, it’s the store’s buyer, manager and (unofficial) face Jimmy Webb, who’s worked there since he was a 16-year-old runaway and has become a bit of a legend in his own right. Here’s what he had to say about the Costume Institute exhibit and punk today.
Monday April 29th, 2013
Moda Operandi Makes Met Gala Red Carpet Shoppable
For the first time ever, fashion enthusiasts with deep pockets will be able to shop the designs worn on the red carpet at the Met Gala.
What that means is if you see, on one of the four websites live streaming the Met Gala arrivals at 7 p.m. on the night of May 6 (ModaOperandi.com, Vogue.com, Samsung.com or MetMuseum.org), say, Lena Dunham wearing a Wes Gordon number that strikes your fancy, you’ll be to buy it the next day on Moda Operandi.
Friday April 26th, 2013
If Fashion Folks Really Went Punk for the Met Ball
As you’re no doubt aware, the theme of this year’s Costume Institute exhibit at the Met will be ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture.’ And that means that come May 6, the night of the Met Ball, fashion’s finest will have to do their very best punk impressions. While we highly, highly doubt we’ll see anyone sporting Read more →
Thursday April 25th, 2013
Met Gala Red Carpet To Be Live Streamed Again With New Behind-the-Scenes Features
Great news fashion fans (and fans of unintentionally funny photogs): The Met Gala red carpet will be livestreaming again this year.
This year’s red carpet will be hosted by Vogue‘s own William Norwich and model Hilary Rhoda
Wednesday April 24th, 2013
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Reportedly Attending Met Ball
Is the feud that never really existed between Anna Wintour and Kim Kardashian over?
Tuesday April 16th, 2013
Moda Operandi Offering a High Fashion Punk Capsule Collection Just in Time for the Met Ball
To coincide with Costume Institute’s upcoming “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit Moda Operandi has tapped 12 high fashion designers and brands to create a limited edition punk-inspired capsule collection–that’ll ring in at luxury price points no doubt.
Friday March 15th, 2013
Allison Williams Is Already Planning What She’ll Wear to the Met Ball
Sometimes, life really does imitate art.
So what would Marnie wear if she wanted to look punk?
Thursday September 13th, 2012
Rooney Mara and Riccardo Tisci to Host Gala for Met’s New Punk-Themed Costume Institute Exhibit
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has chosen the last day of fashion week to reveal one of next year’s biggest fashion events: The Costume Institute’s annual spring exhibition.
