Set to take place on Monday the 6th May, the highly-anticipated 2019 Met Gala is fast-approaching. Following on from 2018?s ?Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination?, this year?s theme for celebrities to take inspiration from is ?Camp: Notes on Fashion?. We?re predicting over exaggerated styles and over-the-top accessories.
As we can imagine, diamond-encrusted Papal tiaras and draping dresses are carefully designed and timely to create. Before we sit back and enjoy the costumes of this year?s event, read on as we review some of the most iconic Met Gala outfits and explore the designers and creation of the dresses.
Rihanna and Guo Pei in 2015
Before Rihanna stepped onto the Met Gala red carpet wearing that iconic yellow cape, Chinese Guo Pei had been creating couture for more than 30 years. In fact, this exact masterpiece had been designed for a 2012 show in China and it had been at in Guo?s studio until it was snapped up by Rihanna for the big event. Weighing 25kg with a 16ft train, this look wasn?t an easy one to pull off. In fact, when it was first presented in China, the model made it only halfway down the catwalk before the show had to be paused so she could remove the garment and head backstage!
Fitting for the ?China: Through The Looking Glass? theme, the fur-trimmed cape featured over 50,000 hours? worth of hand embroidery and took two whole years to make. Describing her inspiration behind the design, Pei said, ?When I had this design in mind, I [was t...