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2021: In America A Lexicon of Fashion

The first Met Gala "after" the pandemic. I don't know about y'all, but I had completely scrubbed this from my memory. The only look that rung a bell was Lil Nas X and his multi-part reveal. Everything else: new as a daisy to me!

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Iman in Dolce & Gabbana and Harris Reed

Goddamn!!!

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Lupita Nyong'o in Versace

Solid second place for Lupita. Elegant dress in an on-theme material, tasteful jewelry, set off by exactly the kind of innovative hairstyle we've come to expect from her. 8.5/10.

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Debbie Harry in Zac Posen

Is wearing a shredded-up American flag cliché or punk? Is it a subversive commentary on jingoistic nationalism, or a hollow gesture which only pretends to criticize the status quo, whilst in fact conforming to it? Well, nice dress, anyhow.

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Mj Rodriguez in Thom Browne

*gif of Marge holding a potato saying 'I just think it's neat'*

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Tessa Thompson in Iris van Herpen

As much as I've gotten tired of this yeehaw shit—chiefly due to over-exposure, because once something becomes vaguely popular in the underground we have retread it endlessly across every vector of culture, for 5 years MINIMUM—wearing an Iris van Herpen minidress with hybrid moto/western boots and a cowboy hat is actually really, really cool.

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Carey Mulligan in Valentino

This year's "Pretty but Not Very Exciting" winner: Carey Mulligan's "Revenge Barbie" gown, which got horribly washed out on the red carpet, but looks quite nice in the correct lighting.

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Bee Carrozzini in Valentino

Bee Carrozzini (née Shaffer) has attended every Met Gala since 2005, because she is Anna Wintour's daughter. This is the first year that I saw her look and said "oh, that's not bad!". So congrats to her on that!