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Missing the Met Gala This Year? Make It Your Own—From the Comfort of Home!
Of the many repercussions resulting from the outbreak of COVID-19, the cancellation of the 2020 Met Gala on May 4 is seemingly among the most superfluous, though New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art would surely disagree, as the event is its most high-profile annual fundraiser. Of course, it goes without saying that the crisis…
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It's 'About Time': The Met Gala Announces Its Theme for 2020
The first Monday in May 2020 will be a day for time-traveling—via the steps of New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The renowned museum, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, will also host its 73rd annual Met Gala with a nod to its legacy as the theme: “About Time: Fashion and Duration.”…
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Museum-Worthy: Billy Porter to Talk Camp at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
With his gender-defying style and wonderfully inventive red carpet looks, it’s safe to say Billy Porter is the reigning king of what we know as “camp.” Now, the Grammy and Tony winner and Pose star is taking his dynamism back to the Met Museum on June 23 to “discuss the concept of camp in performance…
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Nights Over Egypt: Chanel—and Pharrell—Walk Through the Met Museum's Temple of Dendur
A legendary French fashion house and an American hit-maker walk into an Egyptian temple… Okay, it kind of sounds like a setup for an off-color joke, but it’s actually a thing that happened on Monday night, as Chanel staged its Metiers d’Art 2018-19 show in the Temple of Dendur exhibit within New York City’s Metropolitan…
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‘Mother’ Comes With Another: Pat McGrath Releases New Limited Edition Collection With the Met
Another Mothership has landed: Pat McGrath—she of the decades-long career of makeup mastery and billion-dollar empire, only two years after the launch of her eponymous brand, is now releasing what is sure to be another highly coveted collection. Teaming up again with New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, McGrath (who has long held the…