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Pardoned by President Donald Trump, many Jan. 6 rioters are working to capitalize on the attention through podcasts, speaking ...
Met Gala co-chair Colman Domingo led the way for Latinx celebrities to shine at the annual arts fundraiser in N.Y.C. Notable ...
The singer co-hosted the Vogue livestream in a three-piece pinstripe suit and cape packed with symbolic detailing.
Met Gala was all about self-expression and the contributions Black people have made to high fashion. Which celebrities nailed the theme?
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The Oscar-nominated actor wore a historically inspired Valentino robe to the Met steps, followed by Zoot Suit tailoring.
and the Los Angeles City Council even debated banning the style in 1943 after the Zoot Suit Riots. (How street fashion sparked a WWII race riot in Los Angeles.) The short film Slumflower—a ...
Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter calls it "a full circle moment" as she reclaims history at the 2025 Met Gala.
The Met Gala theme and dress code are inspired by the 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black ...
"It's garments of protest. It's the garments of freedom," Carter said."When you think about the zoot suit riots of the 1940s, you're looking at Black and Latino men who were attacked just for ...
"It's garments of protest. It's the garments of freedom," Carter said."When you think about the zoot suit riots of the 1940s, you're looking at Black and Latino men who were attacked just for ...
In 1943, servicemen and police officers attacked Black, Mexican and Filipino men in what was labeled the Zoot Suit Riots. The zoot suit lives on today in the gender-fluid designs of Willy Chavarria.