Met Galas, he’s been to a few. But James Corden, schmoozing at this year’s cocktail reception, looked around and pronounced that this might be his favorite yet. "Classy," he explained. "It just feels really classy." The TV host waved his arm around the room, taking in the hundreds of guests who’d followed the sartorial instructions – "gilded glamour" — and came in the best Gilded Age finery they could muster.
Elegant gowns, shimmering with gold. Classic black and white.Tails and even some tophats. Headpieces and bustles and perhaps the accessory of the night: the tiara, sported by none other than Vogue’s Anna Wintour, who runs the gala, wearing a family heirloom.
Even allowing for creativity, this was not the night for artfully ripped jeans. Blake Lively attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion." (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Of course, take one letter off "classy" and you have "class," with all the tricky implications of channeling an era that saw the creation of excessive wealth and income inequality in the United States.
Some guests wrestled with that thought as they pondered the meaning of the evening. Others pointed out, accurately, that the gala funds the Met’s Costume Institute, allowing for exhibits such "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," which opens this week and seeks to uncover unsung heroes and untold stories in American fashion history, especially women, and women of color.
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