Da’Vine Joy Randolph in custom GAP denim by Zac Posen at the 2024 Met Gala
Met Gala / Met Ball 🔮✨Okay so i LOVE this. We have reached the late 90s early 00s era of the garden and I am living. Beautiful construction, she looks great. I'm also getting a little Tudor, Catherine the Great, Henry the VII hints. I'll get over the orange hair with dress. I would have preferred a "cowgirl copper," but she looks AMAZING and this is so creative. Have we seen things like this before? probably, but this is the final boss. or at least one of them
It also feels very robe à la française-y to me, with the vertical seams that resemble stays' boning channels, the sleeve ruffles and the square skirt. To which I say, FINALLY. 'The garden of time' (the short story), with the angry mob approaching the noble couple's seemingly perfect home, away from the people and from reality, does remind me of the French Revolution - and one could call Marie Antoinette a sleeping beauty who changed the course of fashion during her time. I was eagerly waiting for someone to reference 18th century fashion and none other than Zac Posen delivered! It made me so happy 😭
I’m not sure if you’re familiar with Cheyney McKnight (of Not Your Mama’s History), but she did a really fun denim look inspired by the Gala a few years ago and I immediately wondered if that was part of the inspiration for this look.