singer and designer Pharrell Williams is one of the co-chairs of the next conference in New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Charity DinnerThe museum announced Wednesday that the project will explore race relations in the context of fashion.
rapper ASAP Lokiactors and playwrights Coleman Domingo and Formula 1 racing driver. lewis hamilton will co-host major events in the fashion industry, hosted by Anna Wintoureditor-in-chief of Vogue magazine.
basketball legend LeBron James will serve as honorary chairman.
The blockbuster night and its corresponding museum exhibition at the Metropolitan Costume Institute will take place five years after a massive anti-racist uprising. black lives matter The movement prompted many cultural institutions in the United States to grapple with issues of race and diversity.
The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition, titled “Super Slim: Tailoring Black Style,” will focus on the style of Black men black dandyismcomplex history.
The exhibition and themes are inspired by guest curator Monica Miller’s book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identities.
The Met says dandyism was a style imposed on black people in Europe in the 18th century, when well-dressed “dandy” servants became a trend.
The concept has also developed throughout history and the diaspora as Black people use style as a means of creativity, expression, and identity building.
Announcing the exhibition and theme on Wednesday, Williams, one of the show’s co-sponsors and creative director of men’s wear at Louis Vuitton, stressed the importance of celebrating a culture born from the dark origins of slavery.
“As an artist who was truly born and raised in the shadow of the African diaspora’s expansion into the country, having an exhibition that celebrates black dandyism and the African diaspora is truly a full-circle moment for me,” via Victoria said Genia Williams.
“This is indeed a dream.”
Not only did the Black diaspora survive the horrors of slavery, he said, “but we brought music, culture, beauty and a universal language across oceans and across four centuries.”
The Met Gala, traditionally held on the first Monday in May, was first held in 1948 and has been an exclusive event for New York’s high society for decades.
Wintour, the high priestess of American fashion, took over the show in the 1990s and turned the party into a fashion show for the rich and famous.
It’s a fundraiser for the Costume Institute and a social media extravaganza where stars dress up and compete to create the biggest spectacle.
According to the New York Times, a seat at the 2024 dinner will cost $75,000 and a full table will cost $350,000. Last year’s version took in about $22 million.
