Nothing says you've made it in fashion world quite like an invite to the Met Gala. Over the years, the annual ball—which raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute—has become a place for the world's biggest trendsetters to have fun with fashion and show off their daring style. From Rihanna's yellow Guo Pei robe that spawned hundreds of omelet memes to Kim Kardashian's head-turning faceless Balenciaga bodysuit, many celebrity looks have been cemented as iconic fashion moments on its red carpet. And though stars like Sarah Jessica Parker and Beyoncé are considered Met Gala regulars who consistently raise the bar in style these...
- 5/1/2022
- E! Online
When fashion meets art. There's nothing quite as magical as the Met Gala. It's the one night where celebrities, socialites and fashion powerhouses align to bring the glitz and the glamour to the red carpet. Newsflash: Being basic and subtle is not part of the dress code! The Met Gala is an ultra-exclusive playground for stars to spread their peacock wings and show off larger-than-life designs created by the industry's top designers. You're guaranteed to see a parade of unbelievable pieces worthy of display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Case in point: Rihanna's dreamy haute couture ensemble by Guo Pei that cemented its place in fashion history. The songstress (and newly...
- 9/9/2021
- E! Online
The Oscar race for animated feature is between Pixar’s Black-led “Soul” and Cartoon Saloon’s hand-drawn Irish folktale, “Wolfwalkers” (co-produced by Apple Original Films). Both led Asifa-Hollywood’s prestigious Annie Awards, but the momentum is with “Soul.”
The other nominees include Pixar’s first fantasy, “Onward,” and two entries from Netflix: “Over the Moon,” the gorgeous musical fantasy about the Chinese Moon Goddess from Disney legend Glen Keane (Oscar winner for the “Dear Basketball” short), and Aardman’s “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.”
With director/chief creative officer Pete Docter at the helm, Pixar accomplished its most ambitious film yet by contrasting gritty New York City with the ethereal Great Before. That’s the pre-birth training center where aspiring jazz pianist Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) finds himself after eluding death in The Great Beyond. He teams up with risk averse new soul, 22 (Tina Fey), on a journey...
The other nominees include Pixar’s first fantasy, “Onward,” and two entries from Netflix: “Over the Moon,” the gorgeous musical fantasy about the Chinese Moon Goddess from Disney legend Glen Keane (Oscar winner for the “Dear Basketball” short), and Aardman’s “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.”
With director/chief creative officer Pete Docter at the helm, Pixar accomplished its most ambitious film yet by contrasting gritty New York City with the ethereal Great Before. That’s the pre-birth training center where aspiring jazz pianist Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) finds himself after eluding death in The Great Beyond. He teams up with risk averse new soul, 22 (Tina Fey), on a journey...
- 4/19/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The most important decision that Glen Keane made as director of “Over the Moon,” Netflix’s exquisite update of the ancient Chinese Moon Goddess fable, was going with Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver as the animation studio. And he did so primarily because of their Oscar-winning work on “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
“We really benefited by them having just done ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’” Keane said. “They were approaching the subtlety in animation, celebrating a realism in that acting that really was just the best. I built on that whole team’s performance. We leaned heavily into drawing on ‘Over the Moon.'”
In “Over the Moon,” the Disney legend faced his most daunting challenge yet because the level of detail in the character animation was very new to him. But he was immediately drawn to Fei Fei (Cathy Ang), the 12-year-old girl obsessed with building a rocket to the enchanting...
“We really benefited by them having just done ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’” Keane said. “They were approaching the subtlety in animation, celebrating a realism in that acting that really was just the best. I built on that whole team’s performance. We leaned heavily into drawing on ‘Over the Moon.'”
In “Over the Moon,” the Disney legend faced his most daunting challenge yet because the level of detail in the character animation was very new to him. But he was immediately drawn to Fei Fei (Cathy Ang), the 12-year-old girl obsessed with building a rocket to the enchanting...
- 3/1/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Chinese designer Guo Pei was the woman responsible for Rihanna’s 2015 Met Gala dress that left fans with the indelible image of her imperial yellow gown against the backdrop of the red carpet.
So it seems only fitting that director Glen Keane would bring Pei on board to create the costumes for the moon goddess Chang’e (voiced by Phillipa Soo of “Hamilton”) in the animated feature “Over the Moon,” now streaming on Netflix. Meeting Chang’e is the focus of a young girl named Fei Fei (Cathy Ang), whose mother has recently died. Fei Fei builds a rocket ship to meet the goddess, who has powers of reincarnation.
Whether Pei is designing for animation or real people, her goal is to “express the emotion behind the design,” she says. For Chang’e, the signature color was red, which in China symbolizes happiness and good fortune. Here, the designer breaks...
So it seems only fitting that director Glen Keane would bring Pei on board to create the costumes for the moon goddess Chang’e (voiced by Phillipa Soo of “Hamilton”) in the animated feature “Over the Moon,” now streaming on Netflix. Meeting Chang’e is the focus of a young girl named Fei Fei (Cathy Ang), whose mother has recently died. Fei Fei builds a rocket ship to meet the goddess, who has powers of reincarnation.
Whether Pei is designing for animation or real people, her goal is to “express the emotion behind the design,” she says. For Chang’e, the signature color was red, which in China symbolizes happiness and good fortune. Here, the designer breaks...
- 10/28/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has dropped the final trailer for “Over the Moon” (streaming October 23) in celebration of the Autumn Moon Festival in China. Directed by Disney legend and Oscar winner Glen Keane (“Dear Basketball”), the eye-popping animated musical reworks the ancient Chinese Moon Goddess fable as an “Oz”-like fantasy.
To promote the trailer on Monday, regional cover artists, and “Over the Moon” voice actor Ken Jeong teased separate installments on Twitter as the moon rose across their respective countries.
The co-production with Pearl Studio (“Abominable”) was animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks, with Oscar winner John Kahrs (“Paperman”) serving as co-director, and Oscar winner Gennie Rim (“Dear Basketball”) producing with Pearl’s Peilin Chou.
In “Over the Moon” (scripted by the late Audrey Wells of “The Hate U Give”), 13-year-old Fei Fei (Cathy Ang), builds a rocket to the moon to meet the legendary goddess, Chang’e (Phillipa Soo of “Moana” and...
To promote the trailer on Monday, regional cover artists, and “Over the Moon” voice actor Ken Jeong teased separate installments on Twitter as the moon rose across their respective countries.
The co-production with Pearl Studio (“Abominable”) was animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks, with Oscar winner John Kahrs (“Paperman”) serving as co-director, and Oscar winner Gennie Rim (“Dear Basketball”) producing with Pearl’s Peilin Chou.
In “Over the Moon” (scripted by the late Audrey Wells of “The Hate U Give”), 13-year-old Fei Fei (Cathy Ang), builds a rocket to the moon to meet the legendary goddess, Chang’e (Phillipa Soo of “Moana” and...
- 9/22/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Netflix dropped the first trailer Tuesday for its upcoming animated feature, “Over the Moon” (coming in the fall), a wondrous update of the Chinese Moon Goddess fable, directed by former Disney legend and Oscar winner Glen Keane (“Dear Basketball”). The co-production with Pearl Studio (“Abominable”) was animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks, with Oscar winner John Kahrs serving as co-director, Oscar winner Gennie Rim (“Dear Basketball”) producing with Pearl’s Peilin Chou.
In “Over the Moon” (scripted by the late Audrey Wells of “The Hate U Give”), 13-year-old Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) builds a rocket to the moon to meet the legendary goddess, Chang’e (Phillipa Soo of “Moana” and “Hamilton”). But her journey on Lunaria (production designed by Céline Desrumaux of “The Little Prince”) forces her to embrace change. Original songs were composed by Christopher Curtis (“Chaplin: The Musica”), Marjorie Duffield, and Helen Park (“Kpop”), and the score was by “Gravity” Oscar winner Steven Price.
In “Over the Moon” (scripted by the late Audrey Wells of “The Hate U Give”), 13-year-old Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) builds a rocket to the moon to meet the legendary goddess, Chang’e (Phillipa Soo of “Moana” and “Hamilton”). But her journey on Lunaria (production designed by Céline Desrumaux of “The Little Prince”) forces her to embrace change. Original songs were composed by Christopher Curtis (“Chaplin: The Musica”), Marjorie Duffield, and Helen Park (“Kpop”), and the score was by “Gravity” Oscar winner Steven Price.
- 6/23/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Thompson on Hollywood
Netflix dropped the first trailer Tuesday for its upcoming animated feature, “Over the Moon” (coming in the fall), a wondrous update of the Chinese Moon Goddess fable, directed by former Disney legend and Oscar winner Glen Keane (“Dear Basketball”). The co-production with Pearl Studio (“Abominable”) was animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks, with Oscar winner John Kahrs serving as co-director, Oscar winner Gennie Rim (“Dear Basketball”) producing with Pearl’s Peilin Chou.
In “Over the Moon” (scripted by the late Audrey Wells of “The Hate U Give”), 13-year-old Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) builds a rocket to the moon to meet the legendary goddess, Chang’e (Phillipa Soo of “Moana” and “Hamilton”). But her journey on Lunaria (production designed by Céline Desrumaux of “The Little Prince”) forces her to embrace change. Original songs were composed by Christopher Curtis (“Chaplin: The Musica”), Marjorie Duffield, and Helen Park (“Kpop”), and the score was by “Gravity” Oscar winner Steven Price.
In “Over the Moon” (scripted by the late Audrey Wells of “The Hate U Give”), 13-year-old Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) builds a rocket to the moon to meet the legendary goddess, Chang’e (Phillipa Soo of “Moana” and “Hamilton”). But her journey on Lunaria (production designed by Céline Desrumaux of “The Little Prince”) forces her to embrace change. Original songs were composed by Christopher Curtis (“Chaplin: The Musica”), Marjorie Duffield, and Helen Park (“Kpop”), and the score was by “Gravity” Oscar winner Steven Price.
- 6/23/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
However you slice the foreign-language film Oscar, it remains bound by rules and regulations that ensure it can never be fully representative of world cinema: in 2018, as global film production grows ever more complex and multinational, the one-film-per-country submission system looks a little quaint, excluding numerous outstanding titles that fall both within and beyond the borders of their ostensible places of origin.
To the Academy’s credit, it hasn’t turned a blind eye to the imperfections of its eligibility requirements — and one relatively recent tweak to the rules, in particular, has dramatically broadened countries’ submission options, dragging the category at least partially into the age of globalization.
Up until 2005, antiquated Academy rules stipulated that a film had to be in the official language of the country submitting it — a snag that kept many strong films from traveling filmmakers out of the running, and reached a head when Michael Haneke...
To the Academy’s credit, it hasn’t turned a blind eye to the imperfections of its eligibility requirements — and one relatively recent tweak to the rules, in particular, has dramatically broadened countries’ submission options, dragging the category at least partially into the age of globalization.
Up until 2005, antiquated Academy rules stipulated that a film had to be in the official language of the country submitting it — a snag that kept many strong films from traveling filmmakers out of the running, and reached a head when Michael Haneke...
- 12/6/2018
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
For countries in the English-speaking world, entries into the foreign-language Oscar race offer a chance to reflect on the complexity of their own cultures or examine their place in the wider world.
After digging into its colonial past last year in Francois Girard’s Quebec-set “Hochelaga, Land of Souls,” Canada enters the Oscar race with Sophie Dupuis’ “Family First.” Set in a gritty working-class neighborhood, Dupuis’ low-budget feature debut is about a Montreal family bound together by a life of crime. Canada, which took home the foreign-language Oscar in 2003 with Denys Arcand’s “The Barbarian Invasions,” has scored four nominations and three shortlist spots in the past 12 years.
Australia landed its first nomination in 2016 with “Tanna,” a Nauvhal-language romance about two young lovers defying local mores that was the first film ever shot on the island of Vanuatu. This year’s submission for the foreign-language race, “Jirga,” follows a former...
After digging into its colonial past last year in Francois Girard’s Quebec-set “Hochelaga, Land of Souls,” Canada enters the Oscar race with Sophie Dupuis’ “Family First.” Set in a gritty working-class neighborhood, Dupuis’ low-budget feature debut is about a Montreal family bound together by a life of crime. Canada, which took home the foreign-language Oscar in 2003 with Denys Arcand’s “The Barbarian Invasions,” has scored four nominations and three shortlist spots in the past 12 years.
Australia landed its first nomination in 2016 with “Tanna,” a Nauvhal-language romance about two young lovers defying local mores that was the first film ever shot on the island of Vanuatu. This year’s submission for the foreign-language race, “Jirga,” follows a former...
- 11/8/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Of all the fashion designers who have been given the biographic documentary treatment in the last decade, perhaps none feel as appropriate for the cinema than the late Lee Alexander McQueen. There have been many designers whose work is in a way cinematic – including others from 2018 alone like Guo Pei (Yellow is Forbidden) and Vivienne Westwood, although the success of those films vary – McQueen the man is such a vividly big personality, even in his quiet and introspective moments, that a film about him is naturally going to boast a more broad appeal and intense fascination.
In McQueen we witness the boy who rose from working class roots in London’s East End buying fabrics with his government dole money to working on dozens of fashion lines a year for a variety of brands and world famous fashion houses.
Seen through personal tapes and footage from his increasingly elaborate and astonishingly striking runway shows,...
In McQueen we witness the boy who rose from working class roots in London’s East End buying fabrics with his government dole money to working on dozens of fashion lines a year for a variety of brands and world famous fashion houses.
Seen through personal tapes and footage from his increasingly elaborate and astonishingly striking runway shows,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Stars came out in force last week to support amfAR's 25th annual amfAR Gala Cannes at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France, during the Cannes International Film Festival.
Sting Performs At 25th annual amfAR Gala Cannes
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The event’s legendary live auction surpassed last year’s total with items like the Carine Roitfeld curated fashion show collection fetching as much $1.7 million; a Pierce Brosnan original painting, which sold for $1.4 million; a fully restored and upgraded 1964 S3 Bentley Convertible from Byrnes Motor Trust Restorations (Bmt), introduced by Heidi Klum and Benicio Del Toro, which sold for over $800,000; and a Joe Bradley painting which brought in nearly $1 million. Sculptures by Ai Wei Wei and Bernar Venet each received bids exceeding $500,000, and a McLaren Silver 570S Spider brought in $650,000. The black-tie event was presented by Bold Films and Chopard.
The unforgettable evening featured four spectacular performances by...
Sting Performs At 25th annual amfAR Gala Cannes
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The event’s legendary live auction surpassed last year’s total with items like the Carine Roitfeld curated fashion show collection fetching as much $1.7 million; a Pierce Brosnan original painting, which sold for $1.4 million; a fully restored and upgraded 1964 S3 Bentley Convertible from Byrnes Motor Trust Restorations (Bmt), introduced by Heidi Klum and Benicio Del Toro, which sold for over $800,000; and a Joe Bradley painting which brought in nearly $1 million. Sculptures by Ai Wei Wei and Bernar Venet each received bids exceeding $500,000, and a McLaren Silver 570S Spider brought in $650,000. The black-tie event was presented by Bold Films and Chopard.
The unforgettable evening featured four spectacular performances by...
- 5/21/2018
- Look to the Stars
On the Met Gala red carpet, which celebrates creativity, design and fashion, celebrities are expected to wow. However, in order to make an impact that has the world talking when the event is over (Think: Rihanna's yellow Guo Pei robe from 2015), celebrities have to take a major risk. You have to wear something that no one has seen before. With hours spent in fittings, the pressure is on the star, their stylist and the designer (chosen by Anna Wintour) to pick a museum exhibit-worthy gown that hugs the celeb's curves in all of the right ways, sparks conversation and aligns to the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" theme. If an A-lister really does it right, it's a...
- 5/7/2018
- E! Online
Watching the 2018 Met Gala red carpet just got a little bit easier. The biggest night in fashion is never televised, but that doesn't mean that you can't see your favorite stars making their way up The Metropolitan Museum of Art's iconic stairs in haute couture thanks to social media. To stream the red carpet, you're best bet is to follow along with Vogue on Instagram Live and Vogue Snapchat Our Stories — which features exclusive content from Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing and don't forget to use the custom lens designed by famed makeup artist Pat McGrath. According to the publication, viewers can expect exclusive interviews and red carpet coverage as it happens in real time. The brand's Instagram stories will also be providing behind-the-scenes footage from the annual fundraiser. A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine) on May 2, 2018 at 10:51am Pdt E! News will also be providing coverage, starting at 6:30 p.
- 5/7/2018
- by Anna Quintana
- Life and Style
Rihanna knows how to rock the Met Gala like no one else! For more than a decade, the always-stylish singer has made headlines for her bold, beautiful and sometimes risky looks at fashion's biggest night of the year. We're talking seven wildly different looks from a bevy of designers. From a simple, long sleeve black Tom Ford gown to a structured Dolce & Gabbana suit, Ri-Ri loves to switch it up. And who could forget that sweeping yellow Guo Pei look, which Rihanna followed up with an avant-garde floral Commes des Garçons dress?! Seriously, so much style to gag over. Look back at Ri-Ri's past Met Gala looks above and vote for your all-time favorite below in our poll! To see which look...
- 4/30/2018
- E! Online
Carmen Dell’Orefice: "The thing about Guo Pei is that she is the purest child. She doesn't envy. Her love is so pure. That's what makes her artistry just unique." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
When I commented to Pietra Brettkelly at the Tribeca Film Festival world premiere of Yellow Is Forbidden, about her very creative use of a film about Balenciaga that Guo Pei admired, the director gave credit to her "extraordinary" editor Nicolas Chaudeurge. Carmen Dell’Orefice followed up from the stage with her personal feelings for Guo Pei and what makes her artistry unique.
Guo Pei evening gown - China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Rihanna, in 2015, wore a yellow cape gown designed by Guo Pei to Anna Wintour's Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the exhibition China: Through the Looking Glass,...
When I commented to Pietra Brettkelly at the Tribeca Film Festival world premiere of Yellow Is Forbidden, about her very creative use of a film about Balenciaga that Guo Pei admired, the director gave credit to her "extraordinary" editor Nicolas Chaudeurge. Carmen Dell’Orefice followed up from the stage with her personal feelings for Guo Pei and what makes her artistry unique.
Guo Pei evening gown - China: Through the Looking Glass Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Rihanna, in 2015, wore a yellow cape gown designed by Guo Pei to Anna Wintour's Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the exhibition China: Through the Looking Glass,...
- 4/24/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Slate includes pair of Tribeca premieres.
Andrew Herwitz’s The Film Sales Company has boarded worldwide sales rights to Daniel J. Clark’s Behind The Curve ahead of its world premiere at Hot Docs next week.
The film takes an unprecedented look at Flat Earthers, who believe there is a centuries-long conspiracy to suppress the truth that the Earth is flat.
“Daniel Clark has revealed that unlike some conspiracy theorists who may seem like oddballs who spend their time in dark rooms with tin foil hats, the community of Flat Earthers are a heterogeneous, articulate, passionate and good humoured community...
Andrew Herwitz’s The Film Sales Company has boarded worldwide sales rights to Daniel J. Clark’s Behind The Curve ahead of its world premiere at Hot Docs next week.
The film takes an unprecedented look at Flat Earthers, who believe there is a centuries-long conspiracy to suppress the truth that the Earth is flat.
“Daniel Clark has revealed that unlike some conspiracy theorists who may seem like oddballs who spend their time in dark rooms with tin foil hats, the community of Flat Earthers are a heterogeneous, articulate, passionate and good humoured community...
- 4/23/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Rihanna did it. The Barbadian pop singer sparked an off- and online frenzy when she wore a 55-pound yellow dress constructed of gold thread and fox fur on the 2015 Met Gala red carpet. Soon after all heads turned, the spotlight shifted to the gown’s creator — Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei, the subject of a compelling and stimulating new documentary by New Zealand filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly (A Flickering Truth).
Born to Communist Party parents in 1967, Guo grew up during the Cultural Revolution and came of age in its aftermath as Maoism was dismantled. Her rise in ...
Born to Communist Party parents in 1967, Guo grew up during the Cultural Revolution and came of age in its aftermath as Maoism was dismantled. Her rise in ...
- 4/23/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Rihanna did it. The Barbadian pop singer sparked an off- and online frenzy when she wore a 55-pound yellow dress constructed of gold thread and fox fur on the 2015 Met Gala red carpet. Soon after all heads turned, the spotlight shifted to the gown’s creator — Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei, the subject of a compelling and stimulating new documentary by New Zealand filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly (A Flickering Truth).
Born to Communist Party parents in 1967, Guo grew up during the Cultural Revolution and came of age in its aftermath as Maoism was dismantled. Her rise in ...
Born to Communist Party parents in 1967, Guo grew up during the Cultural Revolution and came of age in its aftermath as Maoism was dismantled. Her rise in ...
- 4/23/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For many of their fans, Drake and Rihanna are the Sam and Diane of our generation. For those too young to fully comprehend that reference, allow us to put it in more millennial-friendly terms you might understand — there’s about as much ‘ship hype around these two finally (and officially) getting together as there is around Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow’s seemingly inevitable union. While the duo have had their dalliances in the past, stoking rumors with nights out on the town, congratulatory billboards, and proclamations of love at award show ceremonies, it seems that for now at least this on-again,...
- 8/23/2017
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
When it comes to the Met Gala, Rihanna does not mess around. Year after year, the pop star shows up and consistently kills it on the red carpet, following the exhibit’s theme to a T in a brand new custom couture confection that packs a major punch. So, of course, this year’s Comme des Garçons-themed gala was no exception, with the bad gal showing up in a floral Comme des Garçons ensemble truly befitting her red carpet royalty status.
To fete Rei Kawakubo’s otherworldly designs on Monday, the pop star opted for something appropriately statement-making: a huge...
To fete Rei Kawakubo’s otherworldly designs on Monday, the pop star opted for something appropriately statement-making: a huge...
- 5/2/2017
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Which red carpet is your favorite?
If you said the Academy Awards or MTV Video Music Awards, that's cute, but you're wrong. Your favorite red carpet is the Met Gala, because it's the only red carpet that matters. It's an occasion to see stars wearing ensembles they could never get away with at any other awards show or black-tie event -- for better or worse.
As we prepare for this year's event -- and all the looks inspired by the theme, "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between" -- look back on 20 of the most outrageous fashion choices that could only happen at the Met Gala.
Watch: Met Gala Documentary, ‘The First Monday in May,’ Goes Inside the Super Bowl of Fashion
1. Madonna in Givenchy (2016)
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In the ever-present debate between showing T or A, the Material Girl chooses...both, giving you Regina George in the front and butt cheeks in the back.
2. Kanye West...
If you said the Academy Awards or MTV Video Music Awards, that's cute, but you're wrong. Your favorite red carpet is the Met Gala, because it's the only red carpet that matters. It's an occasion to see stars wearing ensembles they could never get away with at any other awards show or black-tie event -- for better or worse.
As we prepare for this year's event -- and all the looks inspired by the theme, "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between" -- look back on 20 of the most outrageous fashion choices that could only happen at the Met Gala.
Watch: Met Gala Documentary, ‘The First Monday in May,’ Goes Inside the Super Bowl of Fashion
1. Madonna in Givenchy (2016)
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In the ever-present debate between showing T or A, the Material Girl chooses...both, giving you Regina George in the front and butt cheeks in the back.
2. Kanye West...
- 5/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Rihanna‘s show-stopping 2015 dress from Chinese designer Guo Pei took two years to make and just two minutes to become a meme. Headdresses are becoming standard for Sarah Jessica Parker‘s Met Gala looks, but she took it to new heights (literally) in 2015 with a hat by designer Philip Treacy. No matter how long you stare, Solange’s form-defying Giles dress from the 2015 Met Gala will never be less confusing. In 2004, model and actress Amber Valletta threw it back to the 18th century with a Marie Antoinette-inspired gown from John Galliano, topping it off with a powdered wig. Galliano himself accompanied Charlize Theron on.
- 5/2/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The most hotly anticipated fashion event of the year is taking place at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday. (Sorry, Oscars.) The annual Met Gala has easily become one of the hottest tickets anywhere, the star-packed red carpet now the place for celebrities—and the designers they choose to wear—to have a major Moment for the world to see. Joining Vogue editor in chief and reigning taste-maker Anna Wintour among the co-chairs this year is Taylor Swift, always a glamorous one on the red carpet, and Idris Elba. (Rumor has it, the actor looks rather handsome in a tux...) Design houses ranging from Balmain to Chanel, Michael Kors to Marchesa and Givenchy to Guo Pei, work...
- 4/29/2016
- E! Online
"The Met Ball is the Super Bowl of social fashion events," Andre Leon Talley explains in The First Monday in May, the new documentary that opened this year's Tribeca Film Fest that focuses on the opening party for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute show. This insider's look by director Andrew Rossi (Page One: Inside the New York Times) focuses on the star-studded affair during the museum's 2015 exhibition, China: Through the Looking Glass, which ignited a million memes around celebrity guests' unusual red carpet attire. The documentary opens in select theaters this weekend.
- 4/15/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Wong Kar Wai, Artistic Director of China: Through the Looking Glass says in Andrew Rossi's grand The First Monday in May: "The only way to move forward is not forgetting your past." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Patti Smith, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Hanks, Tina Fey and Idina Menzel will be in conversation with Ethan Hawke, Jay McInerney, John Oliver, Damian Holbrook and Marc Platt respectively, in the inaugural Tribeca Talks: Storytellers at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
Opium perfume bottle drawings by Yves Saint Laurent in China: Through the Looking Glass Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The First Monday In May, Andrew Rossi's insightful look at the exhibition and gala for The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute China: Through the Looking Glass, features Andrew Bolton, Anna Wintour, Baz Luhrmann, André Leon Talley, Harold Koda, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Riccardo Tisci, Guo Pei, Thomas Campbell, Maxwell K.
Patti Smith, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Hanks, Tina Fey and Idina Menzel will be in conversation with Ethan Hawke, Jay McInerney, John Oliver, Damian Holbrook and Marc Platt respectively, in the inaugural Tribeca Talks: Storytellers at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
Opium perfume bottle drawings by Yves Saint Laurent in China: Through the Looking Glass Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The First Monday In May, Andrew Rossi's insightful look at the exhibition and gala for The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute China: Through the Looking Glass, features Andrew Bolton, Anna Wintour, Baz Luhrmann, André Leon Talley, Harold Koda, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Riccardo Tisci, Guo Pei, Thomas Campbell, Maxwell K.
- 4/8/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
As one of the most fashionable pop stars on the planet, Rihanna constantly raises the bar with her red carpet choices.
And this week the “Umbrella” singer announced she’s the cover girl for Vogue’s annual Met Gala issue, thanks to her stunning gown from Chinese haute couture designer Guo Pei.
Rihanna posted the snapshot to her Instagram account, letting her fans know, “Wow!!! I am very honored to have this image selected for the new cover of @voguemagazine!! #metgala2015 #art #fashion #Vogue.” Of course, Ri-Ri’s choice in designer fit seamlessly with the evening’s theme “China: Through The Looking Glass.”...
And this week the “Umbrella” singer announced she’s the cover girl for Vogue’s annual Met Gala issue, thanks to her stunning gown from Chinese haute couture designer Guo Pei.
Rihanna posted the snapshot to her Instagram account, letting her fans know, “Wow!!! I am very honored to have this image selected for the new cover of @voguemagazine!! #metgala2015 #art #fashion #Vogue.” Of course, Ri-Ri’s choice in designer fit seamlessly with the evening’s theme “China: Through The Looking Glass.”...
- 5/12/2015
- GossipCenter
Fashion’s elite made their way to New York this week in honor of one of the most spectacular events of the year, the Met Gala. Beyoncé reigned supreme in a show-stopping barely there Givenchy Couture gown, Rihanna was captivating in a canary yellow fur-trimmed and beautifully embroidered Guo Pei coat, Kim Kardashian looked stunning in a white lace beaded Cavalli gown, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was a vision in Versace, and Gigi Hadid was ravishing in a red Dvf piece. Click through as we rehash the magnificent looks from the week in fashion.
- 5/8/2015
- Vanity Fair
Rihanna’s show-stopping, yellow Guo Pei creation was arguably the hit of Monday niht’s Met Gala, and it also inspired a wave of Internet memes. What Rihanna’s Met Gala Dress Looked Like Rihanna’s one of a kind cape-like gown shut down the Met Gala red carpet, literally. The dress required a team of aids to help […]
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- 5/7/2015
- by Olivia Truffaut
- Uinterview
Rihanna's Met Gala outfit got a lot of attention last night, as it should. While it may not come as a huge surprise that her extremely massive yellow robe took quite some time to create, it may have taken even longer than you think. During an interview with Vogue's André Leon Talley on the red carpet, RiRi revealed that not only did her robe take years to make (yes, that's plural), but it was all stitched together by one woman—designer Guo Pei. "It's a miracle how it happened actually," she tells Talley. "I saw this beautiful beast on the Internet. I was looking through, you know, researching Chinese couture...It's handmade by one Chinese woman. It took two years to make...
- 5/6/2015
- E! Online
We came, we saw and, well, unhinged our jaws (...you did see Beyoncé, right?). The 2015 Met Gala has come and gone, and along with it a good few retrospectives. But the only recap we think you really need is the one where you see those gorgeous gowns in action from every angle. We've put together a crop of GIFs that show some of our favorite dresses from last night and, yes—the back views are quite...compelling. 1. Queen Bey: It's the naked dress of all naked dresses really, and a last-to-walk-the-red-carpet look that pretty much crushed the Met Gala. All hail. 2. Rihanna: The star's stunning Guo Pei robes made a heart-stopping red carpet moment. 3. Kim Kardashian: Mrs. West...
- 5/5/2015
- E! Online
That's a wrap! While the 2015 Met Gala may now be behind us, we've still got plenty on our minds—like Rihanna's unforgettable Guo Pei robe (it took four train handlers to carry!), or Beyoncé's jaw-dropping entrance just as the red carpet wrapped (one hour late!). Not surprisingly (since the event was Anna Wintour-approved), the gala was a well-oiled fashion machine. And that means meticulously planning and excruciating attention to detail—oh, and apparently a massive amount of foliage. As for the woman responsible for fashion's most extravagant night out? That's none other than Vogue's Director of...
- 5/5/2015
- E! Online
By now we're all well aware that Beyoncé is full of surprises, but Queen Bey took things to an entirely new level when she showed up to the Met Gala in NYC on Monday well after the reporters and photographers had begun leaving the red carpet. She shared a photo of herself on Instagram with the unassuming caption, "Met Gala 2015," before posting more shots to her personal blog - this particular snap was the most liked photo of the evening! Beyoncé wore a sheer, bejeweled Givenchy dress with a high ponytail, and she looked to be posing in a backstage area of the Met. She later hit the red carpet with Jay Z and looked fierce as ever while posing for photographers (who likely had to run back to their positions after initially packing up to leave). Before she made her arrival, her sister, Solange, posed for photos in a dramatic Giles minidress,...
- 5/5/2015
- by Brittney-Stephens
- Popsugar.com
Rihanna made a grand entrance at the 2015 Met Gala in a bright yellow dress with the longest train of the night. Rihanna’s Met Gala Look For this year’s Met Gala theme, China: Through the Looking Glass, Rihanna sought out Chinese couture and found the romantic yellow haute couture gown by Chinese designer Guo Pei while doing some […]
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- 5/5/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
After the show it's the after-party! Hollywood's most stylish stars from the 2015 Met Gala kept the party going into the wee hours and hit up some sweet soirees all over town. Robert Pattinson and Kate Hudson were spotted catching up at Michael Kors' late night bash at the Mark Hotel. Everyone from Katie Holmes, Keri Russell, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to a well-behaved Solange Knowles were also photographed letting loose inside. Apparently on-again couple Katy Perry and John Mayer were spotted arriving to and leaving the same soiree within minutes of each other last night ... and, according to Us Magazine, were seen sharing "many passionate kisses and holding hands" once inside. Meanwhile, Kendall and Kylie Jenner were snapped leaving Rihanna's post-Met party, both showing off their toned tummies in crop tops. Kendall changed out her side-boob-baring Calvin Klein gown and into a snakeskin top and orange leather skirt. Her...
- 5/5/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Rihanna really was the belle of the ball on Monday at the Met Gala in New York. Wearing a bright yellow Guo Pei haute couture gown with a very long embroidered train, the singer stole the show on New York’s most stylish night. The theme of this year’s event for Anna Wintour’s annual museum fundraiser was “China: Through the Looking Glass,” as Hollywood stars were joined by Wall Street executives and Silicon Valley billionaires at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While fashionistas such as Anne Hathaway, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Lawrence pulled out all the style...
- 5/5/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Most major red carpets are competitive by nature—stars trying to best each other in couture—but the 2015 Met Gala was an all-out style showdown. Call it a really fancy (and somewhat friendly) fight night. Quite a few celebs went for shock and awe with naked dresses, which to be fair, totally works. Here's looking at you (all of you, that is) Kim Kardashian, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jennifer Lopez. Meanwhile, others knew the real way to make a statement was to sport supersize accessories (Well played, Sarah Jessica Parker). Then, of course, there was Rihanna, who actually shut down the carpet so she and her massive Guo Pei train—complete with four handlers—could get up the...
- 5/5/2015
- E! Online
Rihanna made quite the impression on the Met Gala tonight. The Barbados beauty was one of the last celebs to arrive on the red carpet, and boy, did she make an entrance. RiRi, who has always been one to make risky fashion choices, showed up wearing a striking, yellow Guo Pei robe that was practically the size of a baseball diamond. Between the color, the size and the way it floated up the stairs, her look inspired the Internet to cook up (literally) with some absolutely wonderful memes to illustrate what her robe resembles. Omelete, anyone? Check out some of the worldwide web's creations below: nullnullnullnullnull...
- 5/5/2015
- E! Online
Rihanna made a grand entrance as she arrived at the Met Gala in NYC on Monday night in an expansive gown. The singer honored the evening's China: Through the Looking Glass theme by wearing a dramatic design by Chinese couturier Guo Pei. Her massive, mustard-yellow, fur-trimmed cape almost completely engulfed the red-carpeted steps as she made her way into the ball. Rihanna was one of several musicians invited to this year's gala; Miley Cyrus, Cher, and Katy Perry were also in attendance, and Fka Twigs brought Robert Pattinson as her date to the black-tie bash.
- 5/5/2015
- by Lindsay-Miller
- Popsugar.com
First came cupcake couture, now we have canary-yellow chic! Just when we thought Rihanna's 2015 Grammys Giambattista Valli gown was the most voluminous look she could muster—well, tonight happens: The star took to the 2015 Met Gala in a striking, yellow Guo Pei robe (we're still not sure what, if anything, is underneath) that needed four (read: four) trained handlers to carry across the red carpet and up the Met stairs. The printed number is fur-trimmed and dramatic, and paired perfectly with Rihanna's crystal-embellished headpiece (also by Guo Pei), Cartier jewelry and Christian Louboutin heels. This elaborate (to say the least) look begs more than a few questions: Are the...
- 5/5/2015
- E! Online
The Super Bowl of fashion is here! No, not the Oscars ... the annual Met Gala, where only the most stylish stars show off some killer couture on the red carpet. The theme of this year's event is China: Through the Looking Glass, emphasizing how the country's fashion has influenced style around the world. Jennifer Lawrence, Gong Li ("Memoirs of a Geisha"), Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, Wendi Murdoch, and Vogue's Anna Wintour all serve as co-chairs for this year's big night. J-Law was one of the first to hit the red carpet, wearing a poppy-covered Dior dress that showed off a hint of her tight tummy. The "Hunger Games" star wore her hair up and sported a pink lip for the event. Sarah Jessica Parker arrived shortly after, going all out with the drama by wearing a show-stopping headpiece from Philip Treacy. As for her equally-dramatic dress, she reportedly designed it...
- 5/5/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
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