when i say i screamed at emma chamberlain’s dress!!! the color mapping, the layering of the fabric, the way it looks like moving water!!!!!
in addition, i loved odessa a’zion and tyla’s outfits, and audrey nuna’s look was a personal favorite.
i could go on and on about a lot of the looks (SZA!!!) but also some of these outfits are so upsetting, like, GET WITH THE THEME!!!
like, julianna moore?? ma’am that’s just a black gown and feather shawl. and MAYBE she’s referencing the famous painting Madam X with that one shoulder moment but it still feels so boring. even gigi hadid kind of let me down. i think it was how the undergarments kind of felt just thrown on?? i don’t know it didn’t match the style of the gown, WHICH HAD POTENTIAL!!!
Emma Chamberlain's look grew on me as the night went on lol, she really went out with a bang. Her, Eileen Gu, and Anok Yai are probably my favorites, but overall it was a disappointing year, but I guess that's kind of to be expected by now... (A met gala about costume art without a Vivienne Westwood corset in sight should also be illegal)
I also feel like you could've done a really simple, classic look and still be on theme if the references landed. But no one was referencing anything??? Like just pick a painting, art style, or technique and call it a day. But NO. Too much effort.








