Round 1 - 2022 (In America: An Anthology of Fashion / Gilded Glamour) - Match 80 of 101
Camila Mendes (AMI), left
"“Gold everything,” she laughs. Of course, not just any ol’ period-inspired gold frock would do, but only the most iconic. “It’s inspired by an electric-light dress that Alice Vanderbilt wore to a big costume ball the Vanderbilts threw in the late 1800s.” The pageantry of that ode to Thomas Edison’s recently-invented light bulb spoke to her own penchant for dramatic costume. ... The pastiche approach taken by AMI is of course not only true to the Vanderbilt inspiration, but, as Mendes points out, also representative of so many of the incredible fashions from the Gilded Age. “You’ve got the gold sequins and the texture of that. The texture of the beads and the movement of the beads,” she fawns, her matching gold makeup all a sparkle. And that movement is important not just for the look, she adds, but because, “I want to be able to dance and have fun.”" (x)
vs. Stromae (Mosaert), right
"Inspired by the Met's "Gilded Glamour" theme, the look featured wide-cut trousers, a capelet and slightly stiff collar, all details that nod to the era. "The costume was built around the vintage brooch lent by Cartier which dates from 1906," says Coralie Barbier, Stromae's wife and Mosaert's designer, of the stunning jewel affixed on his shirt. "It is such a delicate brooch, it looks like a lace ribbon. It falls perfectly on the shirt. [The suit] is also decorated with embroideries that recall the furnishings of this period."" (x)
Whose outfit was better?
Camila Mendes
Stromae
