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In new York, the black dandyism shines on the steps of the extravagant gala of the Met
The celebrities swept on Monday evening on the steps of the extravagant gala of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, marked this year by the presence of Kamala Harris and a tribute to the black influences on fashion, a theme that resonates in Trumpist America. The time of an evening, the steps of the prestigious museum of the 5th Avenue de Manhattan, backed by Central Park Red “most scrutinized on social networks. The event, which is used to finance the costume Institute, the fashion department of the prestigious New York museum, attracts crowds of fashionistas ready to wait for hours on the sidewalk to capture an image on their smartphone. Among the first to dazzle these “fashion Oscars”, the actress and musician Teyana Taylor posed in an infinite detail outfit: cane in hand, feather hat on her head, she wears a suit enhanced with silver chains on a curved vest with buttons, under an impressive reddish cape where roses are taking place. Diana Ross walks in front of a train several meters long where the names of her children and her grandchildren are embroidered. Comed every year, Rihanna was long overdue. But she took advantage of the evening to publish a photo of her, rounded belly, in the streets of New York, synonymous with the third child to come with A $ AP Rocky. “Thank you, thank you (…) We are really happy,” confirmed the rapper on the Met marches. The singer of the Barbados, who became a billionaire business woman, finally arrived very late, hat on the head, At the rear and mini-vintage to better highlight his plump belly. Some days after having delivered his first major speech after his defeat in the November presidential election, Kamala Harris also participated in the gala, according to a photo broadcast by the account of the Democratic Party on X. She wore a black and white silk dress drawn by the Creator of Off-White Ib Kamara, but it was not seen to show it off Steps in front of the dozens of cameras and goals massaged on each side. – Social networks – worldly, par excellence, the gala is one of the most selective events on the planet, where the place at dinner costs $ 75,000, according to figures from the New York Times. In 2025, the evening should bring in $ 31 million, unveiled the director general of Met Max Hollein. The major fashion priestess, the editor in Vogue cheffe, Anna Wintour, also made a cut event for social networks, with her theme which coincides with the great annual exposure of the costume institute. In 2025, it was an ambitious exploration of the influences of black diasporas in American fashion, like the black dandies, an aesthetic inherited from slavery that has become symbol of elegance and emancipation. “Black Lives Matter” – the theme is part of the quest for diversity of American cultural institutions, five years after the immense wave of anti -racist protest of the movement ” triggered by the death of George Floyd, killed by the police. It takes on a particular dimension when Donald Trump, returned to power, abolishes federal funds on any diversity promotion initiative. “It is obvious that this exhibition was planned many years ago and that we did not know what would happen in the political arena, but it takes on a new importance and a new reason for being,” said AFP Anna Wintour. On the steps, the complex history of black influences on fashion is revisited in all its forms. The new Rap Doechii star has an Afro cut and a large cigar to accompany a short jacket and a Louis Vuitton shorts. Actor Colman Domingo, appointed co -president of the 2025 edition, has a royal blue cape in tribute to the late André Leon Talley – the first African -American creative director at Vogue. -LeBron Package -other co -presidents of the Gala, the Formula 1 pilot Lewis Hamilton scrolls in impeccable cream suit matching his beret and brilliant diamonds, while the artist Pharrell Williams carries a short white jacket inlaid with pearls. Honorary president of the evening, the living legend of American basketball Lebron James had of a knee injury. But the sports stars, more and more present on fashion podiums, are there, from the champion of gymnastics Simone Biles to the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, including the new stars of women’s basketball, Angel Reese, Sabrina Ionescu, or Breanna Stewart.mdo-arb/
