I've never accepted the notion that certain self-selected illuminati in New York, Paris and Milan have the slightest authority to tell us what is or isn't "fashionable". Real fashion evolves locally in real communities as expressions of beliefs, aspirations and what happens to be around.
The Met Gala is a gathering of self-important performative poseurs who, seeking status and approval, beclown themselves with costumes that would give any child nightmares. The only thing more astonishing than this parade is that anyone pays the slightest attention to it.
What a beautifully and brilliantly written assessment of what the Met Gala was meant to be and what it has recently become!!! Thank you for reminder of beauty's core connection with truth and goodness. Much appreciated!
The Gala is an affront to the upper east side. It inconveniences endangers encumbers and insults the people who live in the proximity. If the so called celebs really cared about the costume department and not having a photo op on the front steps, they would enter less conspicuously through a side entrance and not cause the traffic problems and wild crowds in front of building entrances. Even walking home on fifth id needed to be shown on every corner. Really obnoxious.
I would love if people simply stopped clicking on Met Gala stories since they have no relationship to us or to real life. Barring that, I did love to read the comments in Met Gala coverage and I don't recall reading anything positive. Everyone seemed to agree that these were hypocritical, rich people out of touch with anything that matters. You could feed a village with the money spent on these ugly and grotesque costumes (as people angrily pointed out) and this lays bare the virtue signaling of celebrities pretending to care about us commoners.
Now that I think about it, if the Met Gala educates into people to rejecting rich, posing celebrities and everything about them, then maybe it's a good thing and the more coverage, the better.
Here's what a true believer in DEI should support, especially the equity part. The most beautiful people ( many of whom have become rich and famous solely on the basis of their beauty) should be forced to mate with ugly poor people to help even out gene pools and thereby create more "equal outcomes" going forward. Why should poor ugly people not have the same opportunities in the future. What better way to even out the playing field over time.
A few days ago, out of marital loyalty, I had to endure 2.25 hours of The Devil Wears Prada II. Ghastly "fashion" for ghastly people. Reminded me of the Dream Operator scene from David Byrne's film True Stories (1986).
Great piece! Thank you! Hollywood, the media, "art" have lost their way like many other ideas in today's world. Sadly the children are watching. "Stars" in sports, Hollywood, those in public eye have a certain responsibility to the children but few care or not even thin king about it. They have become selfish, self absorbed thinking what they do or think is of some value to us. Again, sadly, there fans worship them and many are children. Nothing new only more vulgar, in your face w/shock effect. Robert Maplethorp many years ago had urine and feces on a cross and called it art. The museum agreed. Every awards show is half naked women. The Jay Los and Beyoncé and ... all promote this to young girls as something to be admired. When the Housemaid came out it was all about the cleavage of the star--- EVERYWHERE! I cringed when half naked mom let her little daughter fix the bottom of mom's dress at the Emmys. She said, "I want to be just like mom when I grow up." Or the pro
athlete making $20,000,000 per year, has 6 kids by 6 different women but he has a Bible verse on his face during the game. Yes, Christianity is the usual target whether Drag Nuns at Dodger Stadium or Pride marches carrying a large wooden cross pretending to be Jesus... A piece of bacon on a Quaran would not be shown at a museum as art.
I've never accepted the notion that certain self-selected illuminati in New York, Paris and Milan have the slightest authority to tell us what is or isn't "fashionable". Real fashion evolves locally in real communities as expressions of beliefs, aspirations and what happens to be around.
The Met Gala is a gathering of self-important performative poseurs who, seeking status and approval, beclown themselves with costumes that would give any child nightmares. The only thing more astonishing than this parade is that anyone pays the slightest attention to it.
The left hates beauty. They have subverted our arts and cultural institutions with ugly slop. Until the right invests in these areas, limousine liberals will continue to fund demoralization: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/obama-met-rubio-butterfield-patronage-audacity
Too much resentment towards what is beautiful. If you can’t possess it, mock it.
Isn’t that true of many things? Intelligence, money, athleticism, etc?
What a beautifully and brilliantly written assessment of what the Met Gala was meant to be and what it has recently become!!! Thank you for reminder of beauty's core connection with truth and goodness. Much appreciated!
The Gala is an affront to the upper east side. It inconveniences endangers encumbers and insults the people who live in the proximity. If the so called celebs really cared about the costume department and not having a photo op on the front steps, they would enter less conspicuously through a side entrance and not cause the traffic problems and wild crowds in front of building entrances. Even walking home on fifth id needed to be shown on every corner. Really obnoxious.
I would love if people simply stopped clicking on Met Gala stories since they have no relationship to us or to real life. Barring that, I did love to read the comments in Met Gala coverage and I don't recall reading anything positive. Everyone seemed to agree that these were hypocritical, rich people out of touch with anything that matters. You could feed a village with the money spent on these ugly and grotesque costumes (as people angrily pointed out) and this lays bare the virtue signaling of celebrities pretending to care about us commoners.
Now that I think about it, if the Met Gala educates into people to rejecting rich, posing celebrities and everything about them, then maybe it's a good thing and the more coverage, the better.
The inner beauty of Christ can't be captured by the outward and broken form of posturing, pride, arrogance and self worship (idolatry).
Here's what a true believer in DEI should support, especially the equity part. The most beautiful people ( many of whom have become rich and famous solely on the basis of their beauty) should be forced to mate with ugly poor people to help even out gene pools and thereby create more "equal outcomes" going forward. Why should poor ugly people not have the same opportunities in the future. What better way to even out the playing field over time.
I heartily concur!
Furthermore, they are bored and seek significance in the wrong places.
A few days ago, out of marital loyalty, I had to endure 2.25 hours of The Devil Wears Prada II. Ghastly "fashion" for ghastly people. Reminded me of the Dream Operator scene from David Byrne's film True Stories (1986).
https://www.google.com/search?q=david+byrne+true+stories+fashion+scene&rlz=1C5MACD_enUS1145US1145&oq=david+byrne+true+stories+fashion+scene&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCTEzNDM4ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f31f4e61,vid:BqCp_cmQ-IE,st:0
Great interpretation!
Well stated , Delphine.
Great piece! Thank you! Hollywood, the media, "art" have lost their way like many other ideas in today's world. Sadly the children are watching. "Stars" in sports, Hollywood, those in public eye have a certain responsibility to the children but few care or not even thin king about it. They have become selfish, self absorbed thinking what they do or think is of some value to us. Again, sadly, there fans worship them and many are children. Nothing new only more vulgar, in your face w/shock effect. Robert Maplethorp many years ago had urine and feces on a cross and called it art. The museum agreed. Every awards show is half naked women. The Jay Los and Beyoncé and ... all promote this to young girls as something to be admired. When the Housemaid came out it was all about the cleavage of the star--- EVERYWHERE! I cringed when half naked mom let her little daughter fix the bottom of mom's dress at the Emmys. She said, "I want to be just like mom when I grow up." Or the pro
athlete making $20,000,000 per year, has 6 kids by 6 different women but he has a Bible verse on his face during the game. Yes, Christianity is the usual target whether Drag Nuns at Dodger Stadium or Pride marches carrying a large wooden cross pretending to be Jesus... A piece of bacon on a Quaran would not be shown at a museum as art.