Snapchat is an awfully wonderful app that not only allows people to send a plethora of self portraits and convey their message across in 40 words or less, it allows users to have an idea of what is happening around the world daily. For example, users are able to see other snapchat users' life from around the world. In other words, snapchat provides a 'live' coverage on the daily happenings around the world as well as special events like the recent election in the UK and and the infamous music festival, Coachella.
Apart from attending tuition classes right returning home from school, I always check my snapchat app to see what will be in store for me to discover that day. Last tuesday, I checked my snapchat as usual and there it was, the live coverage from this year's Met Gala. Excited would be an understatement to describe my feelings at that moment. Pieces and pieces of beautifully designed outfits worn by influential people flashed before my eyes and at that moment, after waiting for so long, I was satisfied.
Okay, so what is a Met Gala?
The Met Gala is fomerly known as the Costume Institute Gala aka the Met Ball. It is a annual fundraising gala for the benefit of Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City that serves as an opening celebration for the Institute's annual fashion exhibit. The Gala is widely regarded as one of the most exclusive social events in New York and one of the biggest fundraising nights in the city with nine million dollars raised in 2013 and a record of 12 million dollars the following year. The Met has been held since 1946 and is attended by personalities from the arts, fashion, high-society, film and music. It is considered to be the fashion industry's premier annual red carpet event and the outfits there are widely photographed, reviewed, critiqued and emulated. I admire the people who show up at such events because it must take a lot of effort to prep yourself physically and mentally to show up at an event only to be judged.
This year's Met Gala's theme is China: Through the Looking Glass. However, in my opinion, most designers misinterpreted the the theme wrongly. Most of the guests who showed up at the event did not match with this years theme. I felt rather shocked and disappointed (Beyonce and Miley ya). For example, have a look at Lady Gaga's dress. Yes, it is a kimono. Kimonos are from JAPAN, not China. As a designer of a major label, shouldn't you research more on what China, one of the world's top leading country's culture is like?
And of course the winner of the night, THE iconic yellow dress worn by Rihanna which took 20 months to construct.
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| Guo Pei |
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