Who Needs The Met Gala?
Awards, Criticisms, and Hopes
After reading the brilliant LJ Templin’s My Own Private Oscars Ceremony last March, I immediately realized I’d have to create a similar silly structure for arbitrary awards.
Awards are below, and paid subscribers get some additional Met criticism (hi paid subscribers!). Enjoy:
Best Dressed (Womenswear): Taylor Russell in Loewe
Best Dressed (Menswear): Jeff Goldblum in Prada (duh)
Best Dressed Without Regards to Theme: Anon Yai in Swarovski
Made Me Personally Very Excited: Amelia Gray in Undercover
Most Underrated Outfit: Little Simz in… Burberry?
Most Confusing Branding exercise: Michael Shannon holding his Balenciaga Lays Bag
Largest Gap Between Commitment to Outfit and Media Exposure: Usher
Littlest Guy: Cole Escola in Thom Browne
Fanciest: Barry Keoghan in Burberry
Gayest (complimentary): Andrew Scott
Gayest (derogatory): Sam Smith
Best Hat: Hamish Bowles
Best Accessory (Non Hat): Mike Faist’s Loewe Beet
Most Likely to Ignite Nerdy Google Searches: Will Welch in Evan Kinori. Google it.
Most Chaotic Picture: Radhika Jones
Would’ve been a Marked Improvement from Red Carpet Looks if not for the Standards of the Met Gala: Greta Gerwig in Chloe
Most Spotted by Ben Leaving the Plaza: Ben Platt
