The internet has driven itself into a meltdown, chattering over the red carpet fashions at the
Met Ball, which was held in honor of the Costume Institute’s new exhibit devoted to the genius
couturier Charles James. The celebrities in attendance wore outfits careening from the
entertainingly atrocious to the truly elegant. I loved them all, maybe because unlike at
the Oscars, no one was pretending that they just happened to toss on a ten-ton designer gown
for an otherwise serious-minded event. The Met Ball was a celebration of fashion,
in all of its glorious excess and occasional restraint.
Sarah Jessica Parker was sensational in an Oscar de la Renta – SJP always seems
genuinely knowledgeable about fashion.
The internet was a bit divided over Neal Patrick Harris and David Burtka, but I think they look
great, and what’s more, I bet that Charles James would have agreed.
A photo can never do Mr. James’ work justice, so if you can,
head to the Met.
