The judgment of the pillar of world fashion Tom Ford it comes concise and severe to the ears of journalists and onlookers.
“Il Met Gala it has become a masquerade party. It was once an event for very chic people, who wore beautiful dresses ".
This is a criticism that particularly affects i increasingly spectacular and baroque looks sported mainly by actors and singers; a radical change from the outfits that appeared in the past at the MET Gala, an event that the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York organizes every year in May together with the Costume Institute, the museum's department dedicated to fashion and costume.
“In the past” continues the designer, “there was never a need to dress up as a burger, nor to get in a van because you couldn't sit down, as you were wearing a chandelier”.
Tom Ford with this statement clearly refers to the international pop star Katy Perry who in 2019 (the year whose theme of the evening was Camp fashion in its most bizarre, out of place and grotesque form) showed up at the event dressed first as a chandelier and then as a hamburger.
This edition will be held on May 2nd and the chosen theme is the Gilded Age, or the so-called American "golden age": the required dress code is Gilded glamor, with the specific instruction to wear a white tie and, therefore, present yourself at the maximum formality.
