A Hundred Years From Now Dear Heart

Here’s the thing: the Met Gala is an event that’s specifically about the celebration of fashion and artistry. It’s literally a fundraiser for the Met’s Costume Institute.

As such, when guests are invited they’re expected to join in the celebration by dressing according to the year’s theme - the same theme as the Institute exhibit - with their own unique, creative take on it.

When men (or women, for that matter) show up to this event wearing a very plain, conventional garment, it’s disrespectful to not only the spirit of the event, but more importantly the art being presented and the artists who have spent significant time and effort creating it. If you were an academic invited to speak at a prestigious conference and you showed up unprepared it would be disrespectful to the other speakers and attendees, as well as the people who invited you. The idea is the same here except that the point is to be creative and dress well. It’s not about being comfortable or not, it’s that they (or more likely their stylists) are lazy.

No one is demanding that they don a beaded catsuit with wings, or put on high heels, or spend three hours in hair and makeup - although it’s great when they do! All that’s being asked is to be a little bit creative and join in the celebration of the art.

And there are so many ways to do that - without having to sacrifice physical/mental/emotional comfort! That’s the entire point of fashion; creativity can be expressed in any number of ways while still retaining function.

Look at that - tuxedo-style garments that haven’t done away with traditionally “masculine” elements or comfort, but which have at least attempted to meet the theme of the art being celebrated!

And as for personal advocacies (a weird, reaching point to bring up in the first place, imo) - for a theme such as this year’s, which is so closely related to the histories and cultures of PoC and LGBT artists, why would an advocate not be excited to join in and explore outside of the box a bit to lift that culture up and celebrate it??

In conclusion: There’s no reason that a tuxedo can’t be elevated to something more creative that fits a theme, without even having to be uncomfortable or wild - y'all are just lazy and boring.

i like to think of star wars set on earth in the 70s. 

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arya stark: has a close bond to her direwolf - the living sigil of house stark. nymeria has formed her own massive pack of wolves. like her bond human she is committed to her pack. arya is a powerful warg able to maintain the bond despite years of separation and an ocean between them. she also uses her skinchanging abilities on cats. the northern magic is strong in her blood.

arya stark: is the only stark child to get ned stark’s “the pack survives” speech its her main motivator is life. she values her family, friends and community above all else. arya feels it is her responsibility to protect and provide for her people. she prioritizes their needs above her own. she remembers ned’s lessons about the man who passe the setence should swing the sword too

arya stark: is the stark closest to winterfells smallfolk. she cherishes them and listens to what they say just like ned taught his heir. his words were to know your people and let them know you “dont ask them to die for a stranger” again, arya is the only living stark child to recall this lesson. the smallfolk affectionately called her arya underfoot. they knew her very well. to arya needle is winterfalls grey walls and the laughter of its people.

arya stark: also has a notable connection to the northern army and lords. she served roose bolton and was kept prisoner in harrenhal same as robett glover. arya helps feels free him and his men. arya gives mercy to dying northern at the stoney sept too in the form of one last drink of water but she is able to watch as they are ultimately killed for their crimes. 

arya stark: has lived the life of a servant and member of the lower class. she has done all the manual labor that the upper class take for granted like cooking, cleaning, serving, and mending clothes. she understands the burden of these duties because she has experienced them first hand. 

arya stark: has keen observational skills, can speak multiple languages, is good with mathematics, is stated to be more suited to running a household than her older sister, can detect when people are lying, has learned to carefully conceal her own thoughts and feelings 

arya stark: is very concerned with the pursuit of justice often for crimes that are ignored or even encouraged by the ruling class (torture, murder and rape - usually against the smallfolk) she even challenged the crown prince when he was harming mycah. arya acted as a ruler should on the banks of the trident by protecting an innocent. 

arya stark: is a pragmatic, compassionate, determined and brave girl. she acts decisively and boldly. she uses “the true seeing” to accurately assess situations and remembers exactly how things happened. she does not make a habit of hiding from the truth. 

arya stark: thinks winterfell is “arya’s place” and desperately wants to return. in grrm’s own words that is what shes always wanted. she is tired of running and craves a safe, stable community with her pack