If you have not just come from Mars, you might have seen the celebrity pictures from the 2021 edition of The Met Gala. Social media is now full of pictures and other information associated with the event. Since the broadcast of the MTV Video Music Awards, social networking websites have been rife with glamorous or excessively showy stuff. As media people, we love to cover fashion events, but something seems over-calculated and empty about the combination of social media and high fashion. Nevertheless, there are exceptions to the above-mentioned.
There is an element of commerce and art in couture. However, it appears sad that couture is more about showing superiority over others and marketing as compared to creative expression. It even appears insensitive for many people, especially as they can barely settle their bills at the time of a fatal pandemic. The Met Gala was put off to September 2021 because of the pandemic. It made for a great interspersion with New York Fashion Week as well as a fitting start to film awards season.
There could be big rewards if a celebrity look from The Gala becomes a hit. For instance, it could get that celebrity noticed while increasing the number of their followers and contributing to new endorsement agreements for them. Have you failed to notice the hits, like the looks of Iman and Debbie Harry, and the misses, such as the blanket of Rakim Athelaston Mayers, from the event? If so, you would be glad to know that it is possible to stream the event on Twitter or the website of Vogue. There is plenty of Met Gala content on Instagram as well.
Amanda Gorman and Billie Eilish were the co-chairs for The Met Gala, and there were other people to represent Los Angeles at the event. For instance, what could be more bizarre than Kim Kardashian covered from head to toe in an all-black outfit at the annual event? One wondered what statement Kim Kardashian was trying to make through her Met Gala act. Was it her way of making a statement about mask use in the pandemic, the Taliban or even the dark aspect of fame?
According to many people, an outfit like what Kim Kardashian wore at the event is reminiscent of a fancy dress competition in schools. Nevertheless, many celebrities tried their best to embody the theme of the 2021 Met Gala: ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’. In doing so, those celebs put up a better show as compared to what they did in the previous edition of the event.
