Met Gala is one of the biggest events after Oscar where a lot of celebrities are expected to do their stunning appearances. This year the museum presents Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between exhibition which inspires H&M to design unique looks for a lot of Celebrities.
Nicki Minaj, Future, Ashley Graham, Joe Jonas, Jourdan Dunn, Sasha Lane and Stella Maxwell wore H&M creations 2017 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit.
A sheer tulle gown with a long train in raw-edged silk taffeta, featuring extravagant black vinyl roses trapped at the hem and beneath the train, wore singer Nicki Minaj. The dress was held by an off-the-shoulder silk duchesse kimono top, its leather Obi belt featuring a mask of the face of Kawakubo. The train was decorated with rays of black and red, with one red Swarovski crystal ray extending to the front.
Rapper Future was dressed in a slim-fitted black tail-coat made from organic silk, TENCEL® and wool, its back embellished with a hand-embroidered black skull with a red Swarowski crystal heart. He wore it with a dark navy shirt in organic silk and a bow tie.
Model Ashley Graham wore a corset dress influenced by Kawakubo’s interest in revealing the inner workings of garments. The dress had an off-white corset was subtly deconstructed, while a long red silk skirt was boned and fastened by hook-and-eyes. Both pieces were decorated with exuberant ruffles of dark red silk organza.
Model Jourdan Dunn wore a body-skimming dress that played with the theme of deconstructing and subverting traditional garments. A top of off-white silk taffeta shirting appeared as if falling off a calico bodice, its skirt of deconstructed navy pinstripe suiting that was cut asymmetrically and into bows.
A sheer net-like structured dress, wore actress Sasha Lane, embellished with various sizes of polka dots, one of Kawakubo’s key motifs. The sheer upper body was embellished with black Swarovski crystals while the skirt had playful dots in tactile materials such as raffia and velvet.
A deep red slim fit suit in Italian double-silk satin with black stripe and lapels, wore singer Joe Jonas.
Model Stella Maxwell wore a sheer organic silk chiffon dress covered in strands of pearls. Beginning as a necklace that draped the open back, the pearls crossed the chest and formed the lines of a crinoline into the dress, before falling free to play around the body.
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