We knew this year’s Met Gala would be a disappointment even before the devastating news that broke mid-evening regarding reproductive rights and healthcare privacy. Many regular showstoppers who are often applauded for their teams’ ability to stay on theme, and their ability to pull off a look, were missing. These regulars included Zendaya and Rihanna. The Met asked its tight fundraiser guest list to “embody the grandeur—and perhaps the dichotomy—of Gilded Age New York.” This roughly 30-year period between 1870 and 1900 (with some wiggle room) wasn’t alluded to in about half of Monday night’s fashion.
I know she watching this out her window like “new money. Disgusting” #MetGala pic.twitter.com/ImFhtqBFH5
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) May 2, 2022
What’s extra frustrating about the lack of imagination comes down to the fact that HBO’s The Gilded Age came out this spring. Many straight-up chose something closer to the Golden Age of Hollywood (a.k.a. 1910 to 1960s). “Gilded” is similar to “golden,” but not close in this sense. Unless everyone chose to subvert the theme by looking like modern-day new money, mirroring the few small inroads to American nobility some experienced, this ain’t it. Regardless, we did receive a healthy serving of memes, even if the looks were lacking.
The men in Met Gala every year:#MetGala #MetGala2022 pic.twitter.com/fl302PdC23
— 🧣 WILDEST DREAMS AH AHAHAHA 🧣 (@swiftoursonggg) May 2, 2022
Some, like film critic Keyon, took notice of the few men that did decide to branch out a bit, like The Black List founder Franklin Leonard. While this was a miss for me, I appreciate Leonard at least trying to do something different and staying on theme.
Me leaving Best Buy with a 24 inch tv https://t.co/FwuHugdXEo
— HOOD VOGUE is tired of poverty (@keyon) May 2, 2022
anderson paak is giving this meme #MetGala #MetGala2022 #andersonpaak pic.twitter.com/QwCw7dPLCB
— vanessa (@bruhnessa1) May 3, 2022
Lord please don’t let them call any and everything iconic today. #MetGala2022 pic.twitter.com/hKCn0RJwRz
— Twiggy Pucci Garçon (@SimplyTwiggy) May 2, 2022
Marvel night at the Met
Because last night was the premiere for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, there were a lot of allusions to the latest Marvel film. Some chose to voice their frustrations about two fashion nights in one. However, others noted just how similar some of the guests appeared to be.
Not now #MetGala, the #DoctorStrange Multiverse of Madness red carpet premiere is going on pic.twitter.com/5qGT2YjLUL
— just tryna survive paeds (@kesleyrampersad) May 3, 2022
Singer Shawn Mendes was also compared to other Disney leading men like Prince Eric and live-action Gaston—also, for some reason, Anthony Bridgeton? It’s probably because he looks like an average white leading man. The fit is good and closer to the theme (though I see a Dandy missing a top hat and strolling stick), so I’m not ragging on him at all. In fact, more men need to make this exploration of color and form the baseline and have more fun.
Unabled to catch a break, Gigi Hadid (whose attire was a mid approach overall but definitely on the better end of the night) images were on a roll. The deep crimson of her Versace puffer parka resembled the stairs, so some took to once again referencing a 2011 image (of a man mistaken for Jason Derulo) falling at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Sorcerer Supreme Wong has left the #MetGala after seeing Amy Schumer pic.twitter.com/Tzsxx6ncBa
— Wong Updates (@WongUpdates) May 2, 2022
(via Twitter, image: Marvel Entertainment, Twitter, and Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images.)
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