It’s the first Monday in May — cue the couture chaos. Fashion’s biggest night is back, and the 2025 Met Gala promises to deliver another dazzling, drama-filled parade of style. The annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute isn’t just a fancy fundraiser — it’s a full-blown cultural spectacle, where celebrities compete … Read more
For the last decade, no matter the theme — flamboyant “Camp,” “Heavenly Bodies,” “Manus x Machina” — many ladies at the Metropolitan Museum’s annual Costume Institute Ball (aka the Met Gala) have displayed more skin than fabric. Emily Ratajkowski, Janelle Monae, Kim Kardashian, Lily James, Zoe Kravitz, Amanda Seyfried, Kendall Jenner, Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez … Read more
A ticket to paradise. Julia Roberts journeyed to the Great White Way on Tuesday to attend a preview of her pal George Clooney’s Broadway debut in “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which looked more like an opening night than a mere preview. The “Erin Brockovich” star, 57, was not the only marquee name who turned … Read more
Anna Wintour is getting candid on the misconceptions surrounding her persona. “I don’t really think about it,” the Vogue editor-in-chief, 75, told BBC on Tuesday about the rumors. “What I’m really interested in is the creative aspect of my job.” Wintour touched on how her fashion sense, iconic blonde bob, dark sunglasses and cool demeanor has … Read more
Next spring’s Met Gala could be canceled. Coiffed brows furrowed and tongues were wagging throughout fashiondom after Vogue revealed the selection of what some found to be a potentially problematic theme for 2025’s event. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, the magazine stated in an Instagram post, “will take the Black dandy as its subject, examining the … Read more
A battle between icons. Anna Wintour and Naomi Campbell kicked off a feud when the “Vogue” editor, 74, shaded the British supermodel, 54, for allegedly being late to Fashion Row’s Fashion Show and Style Awards in Harlem, New York, on Tuesday night. Wintour took the stage to present the Fashion Icon Award to Campbell, but she was clearly ticked … Read more
Much like wearing white after Labor Day, a sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” is a godawful idea. But Disney is reportedly in talks to crank another out nearly 20 years after Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt starred in the 2006 millennial classic about an evil editrix at a Vogue-like magazine. Why can’t … Read more
A few years ago, a well-known Broadway producer stood outside the Carlyle Hotel — fuming. He had just won a coveted Tony Award, and yet the big shot was appalled to discover that he was not on the door list for the hottest afterparty in town. Meanwhile, the cast of his play was inside the … Read more
Even the Kardashians can’t control traffic. During the Season 5 premiere of Hulu’s “The Kardashians” on Thursday, Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner get caught in traffic heading to the Victoria Beckham show at Paris Fashion Week that Kendall Jenner is walking in. “We are in this crush of traffic. We know we’re gonna be late. … Read more
Florals for spring may be groundbreaking, but some flowering plants are not. On Monday, the Met Gala 2024 celebrated the debut of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” with the theme “Garden of Time.” But Vogue’s global editorial director Anna Wintour recently revealed — somewhat ironically this year, considering the … Read more
Sorry, they’ll be no Rih-awakening tonight. Although fans held their breath in anticipation for Rihanna’s Met Gala red carpet arrival, it seems the sultry singer has been struck with the flu. Although Rihanna reportedly skipped the Met Gala due to the flu, AI-wise fans created a fake picture of her on the red carpet. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP … Read more
She waisted no time shining — but what’s under that sweater? Always above the curve, Kim Kardashian cut her curvy frame in a ski-tight, corseted Margiela number by John Galliano for the 2024 Met Gala red carpet. Commanding all eyes at the exclusive extravaganza, the Skims siren, 43, sent pupils popping in a waist-cinching, floor-length silver … Read more
Anna Wintour took one look at Marie Antoinette and said, “hold my cake.” At a moment with widespread protests against the government, and trendy calls to “eat the rich,” the Queen of Condé Naste decided the theme of her annual Met Gala should be a short story about wealthy people staving off mobs of plebians. … Read more
That “crazy little girl” from the Bronx is in full bloom, baby. As co-chair of the 2024 Met Gala, Jennifer Lopez, 54, sent tongues wagging in a “true couture creation” by Schiaparelli that took “about 800 hours” of work and featured 2.5 million bugle beads. “I wanted to be perfect for the Sleeping Beauties [theme],” … Read more
Here’s some fashion Euphoria for ya. Giving couture addicts a dopamine hit, Zendaya, 27, stunned in Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano as co-chair of the 2024 Met Gala. Pat McGrath decked out her face in heavy, albeit haute eye makeup and a deep red lip. Entrusting her luxe look to A-list stylist Law Roach, 45, the “Euphoria” … Read more
Like true love’s kiss to a fairy-tale princess, fashion is waking things up. Resurrecting centuries-old finery via artificial intelligence and sensory simulation, the 2024 Costume Institute exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — entitled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” — isn’t just a sight to behold. It’s also to be felt, heard and sniffed. Bolton … Read more
We hope you got your beauty sleep — the biggest night in fashion is finally here. The Met Gala, held on the first Monday in May at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, fundraises for the Costume Institute and marks the opening of its spring 2024 exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” However, the charity event is more … Read more
The guest list for Monday’s Met Gala is like Vogue magazine come to life: Sydney Sweeney, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Gisele Bündchen, Kendall Jenner, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift are all expected for the photo call on the Metropolitan Museum’s iconic stairs. But one star is bigger than all the others For it is queen … Read more
Forget boring office buildings with little-to-no coffee offerings, endless floors of beige cubicles and monotonous, marble-clad lobbies. Commercial landlords are wooing major tenants and their work-from-home-loving employees back to the office with unprecedented amenities — from golf simulators and rock-climbing walls to gourmet food and transcendental meditation rooms. With Manhattan vacancies at a record 21%, building owners … Read more
John Galliano set trends in fashion — and cancel culture. The once A-list designer sprung to fame in the 1980s with his eponymous line that earned him fans including Rihanna, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Kate Moss and Natalie Portman, along with stints at Givenchy and Dior. But he was blacklisted in 2011 after he was … Read more