The rain in New York did not stop the models and celebrities from strutting their stuff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala last night. The opening of the exhibit, 'The Model as Muse' has been one of the most anticipated and glamorous fashion events of the year with dinner seats costing $7,500 to start; no recession here. The exhibit is a refreshing twist because not only does it pay homage to the designer, but it showcases models and their critical contribution to the fashion industry, Models have faced plenty of criticism this past decade with their questionable stick-thin figures and the lack of colored models on the runways. An important acknowledgment in the chronological history of fashion showcases Beverly Johnson, the first black Vogue cover girl, in 1974.
Marc Jacobs, however, insisted that model scrutiny and the 'celebrity status' that some models endured has taken away from what fashion is all about; the clothes. “It was hard to sort of overcome the bigness of some of those personalities, or to bring those personalities sort of down, you know?” Mr. Jacobs said. “Now fashion is about looking at the clothes and not the girls.” Funny, wasn't Marc Jacobs the designer who brought the Queen of headlines Kate Moss to the gala as his date? Oh those designers!
The above photos are my favorite pieces of the evening: Rihanna in Dolce and Gabbana, Kate Beckinsale in Marchesa, Anne Hathaway in Marc Jacobs and Mary-Kate Olsen in Christian Lacroix Couture.
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