They’re making a vow to wow. Rather than rice, fashion fanatics are showering Hollywood’s most haute with praise for transforming the red carpet of the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival into a chichi bridal aisle. Stealing the spotlight from the marquee movies premiering at this year’s fête along the French Riviera, celebrated starlets such as … Read more
Impeccable tailoring, deconstructed suiting, and microscopic attention to detail? It can only be Thom Browne. Browne, who launched his eponymous menswear label in 2003, branched into womenswear years later with a bold declaration: “There is no dividing line between men’s and women’s fashion, it’s always just a matter of cut.” Now, wearing the designer is … Read more
Call the pup-arazzi. Sixteen dogs looked quite fetching in their high-end designer wear on Monday for the inaugural Pet Gala, reimagining the best looks from this year’s Met Gala. And while Zendaya and Jennifer Lopez might have stolen the show as co-hosts of the Met Gala, Kimba and Daffodil stole everyone’s hearts. Daffodil, a Pomeranian, … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? Van Cleef & Arpels makes Fifth Avenue bloom, two new … Read more
Doja Cat’s Met Gala couture is getting some extra “Attention” from an unlikely fan: Ikea. The Grammy winner was photographed leaving the The Mark Hotel in New York City on Monday evening wearing two bath towels — one as a dress and another balanced atop her head — ahead of her ascent up the Met’s iconic staircase. … Read more
Hugh Jackman fans spotted some “sad” details in the star’s snap he posted to Instagram ahead of the Met Gala. Since 2004, Jackman had attended the Met Gala with his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, six times. However, after being there together in 2022 and 2023, the actor posed alone on the red carpet this year having … Read more
On fashion’s biggest night out, you can count on a second look. As the stars poured out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Monday night, the coveted Met Gala after-parties were just getting started across the Big Apple, from the Boom Boom Room to Casa Cipriani, where A-listers debuted yet another outfit change of the… … Read more
It took grit to wear a dress made of sand up the Met steps — and a few helping hands. Tyla’s show-stopping Balmain gown made of sand, which required her to be carried step-by-step towards the museum’s doors on Monday evening, needed some post-carpet tailoring. The dress’ structured bodice was custom-made for the 22-year-old “Water” singer … Read more
Oh, she means business. Voguish vixens and bespoke blokes sizzled at the 2024 Met Gala on Monday. From Kim Kardashian’s waist-erasing corset from Maison Margiela by John Galliano to NBA baller Ben Simmons toting a Flavor Flav-esque clock bag while wearing Thom Browne, big names celebrated the Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” in … Read more
The stars found themselves out of their element at this year’s Met — more like Wet — Gala. On the first Monday in May, Hollywood favorites turned out in droves to ascend the museum’s iconic staircase, this year making a splash on the carpet with avant garde wet looks — and a bit of nudity. “Everyone … Read more
It wouldn’t be the Met Gala without the memes. Social media users had a field day poking fun at the biggest stars in Hollywood who attended the annual fashion event in New York City on Monday. This year’s Met Gala dress code was “The Garden of Time” by J.G. Ballard, prompting the celebrities to take … 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
From Team Taylor to Team Kim. Lana Del Rey appeared to pick a side in the feud between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian — at least for one night — at the 2024 Met Gala on Monday. The “Born to Die” singer, 38, was memorably featured on the song “Snow on the Beach” from Swift’s 10th studio … Read more
Take a second look! Punctuating the Met Gala festivities with a fashion feat that’s virtually never been accomplished, Zendaya made a second appearance on the red carpet in the same night, this time wearing a 1996 Givenchy gown by John Galliano and a flower headpiece by Philip Treacy which was part of Alexander McQueen’s spring/summer … Read more
Angel Reese spent her 22nd birthday glammed up at the Met Gala in Manhattan. The WNBA superstar was wearing a dress by 16Arlington and was the center of attention as she walked out of the Mark Hotel to flashing cameras and screaming fans on her way to the prestigious New York City event. She posed … 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
She looks absolutely smashing. Lauren Sanchez, 54, arrived for her first-ever Met Gala in a “shattered glass” gown from Oscar de la Renta, with a black, velvet bodice and a skirt and train covered in reflective shards that mimic a floral pattern, an ode to the theme “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” Sanchez, the fiancee of … Read more
Ben Simmons came ready to play this time. The oft-injured Nets point guard arrived at the 2024 Met Gala on Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a Thom Browne-designed outfit. Simmons wore a suit and carried a briefcase that had a clock on it, rounding out the fit with black dress shoes. The … Read more