The State of Black Tie: Your Observations

[Faux Brummell]

It’s the Met Gala, so “suitable” is relative. This ensemble is from the same event.

This is a little off the beaten path, but is that dress really suitable for evening? I have no idea how women's dresses are ranked, except for very generally, but that colour strikes me as very odd.

 

[The Chai]

I thought met gala was white tie for the men?

 

[Faux Brummell]

They have a different theme every year, I remember they did white tie once. This year, not so much.

I thought met gala was white tie for the men?

 

[Texasmade]

2021 met gala
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Remember back in the old SF days there was this big argument about shoulder divots...

 

[Nobilis Animus]

Remember back in the old SF days there was this big argument about shoulder divots...

There was no argument. Reasonable people were pointing out that they're in bad taste - the others were just disagreeing. ?

 

[am55]

 

[VegasRebel]

Also from the MET:

 

[Sreezy36]

They have a different theme every year, I remember they did white tie once. This year, not so much.

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Yeah, it appears that every year MET has a different theme. The themes are essentially open to interpretation by the individual guests. That probably explains the variety of expressive clothing choices.

 

[upr_crust]

Yeah, it appears that every year MET has a different theme. The themes are essentially open to interpretation by the individual guests. That probably explains the variety of expressive clothing choices.

Quite correct. The Met's own explanation of the exhibition's theme:

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/in-america

One year, Anna Wintour made the request that all the men wear white tie, but not this year. As I remember, some men did white tie properly, and some did some very ugly reinterpretations of it that year.

 

[Zerase]

One year, Anna Wintour made the request that all the men wear white tie, but not this year. As I remember, some men did white tie properly, and some did some very ugly reinterpretations of it that year.

There are no reinterpretations of white tie. White tie is white tie.

 

[Duke Santos]

The theme for this year must have been, Zoolander III

 

[Nobilis Animus]

So it's kind of like a public costume party, but minus the fun games.

 

[upr_crust]

There are no reinterpretations of white tie. White tie is white tie.

Tell that to whomever put Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka into these outfits that year:

 

[Duke Santos]

Tell that to whomever put Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka into these outfits that year:

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Damn, you're right. I can't believe they're wearing derbies.

 

[upr_crust]

Damn, you're right. I can't believe they're wearing derbies.

Seeing the shoes now answers the question of which fashion criminal perpetrated these crimes - the derbies are definitely Thom Browne.