272: On the 2026 Met Gala

Summary

Every Outfit Podcast: Episode 272 – On the 2026 Met Gala

Date: May 8, 2026
Hosts: Chelsea Fairless & Lauren Groney
Summary by Section with Timestamps

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Episode Overview

In their signature irreverent, obsessive style, Chelsea and Lauren deliver the fifth annual Every Outfit audio-only Met Gala red carpet review. The 2026 event, themed "Fashion is Art," skewered the tech billionaires underwriting the gala, dissected trends and misses on the red carpet, and provided a best-and-worst-dressed rundown peppered with authentic, hilarious commentary, substantive cultural criticism, and the hosts’ encyclopedic knowledge of both art history and fashion.

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I. Met Gala Context & Sponsor Discourse

[01:25–05:34]

• Chelsea and Lauren open by acknowledging that, despite ongoing controversy over the event's increasingly problematic sponsors (Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, etc.), they remain "Met Gala historians" who can't quite quit their annual coverage.
• They highlight activist protests—including clever stunts like fake "Met Gala VIP toilet" signage referencing Amazon worker conditions.
• Annual funds raised by the Met Gala have hit record highs: "$31 million last year, $42 million this year" (Lauren, [05:10]), suggesting that tech billionaire sponsorship is a grating, but likely unshakable, fixture.

Memorable Quotes:

• "Maybe we'll protest when it's like the Sackler Monsanto year." (Chelsea, [03:09])
• "This might be our most toxic trait, but we love the Met Gala." (Lauren, [02:51])

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II. First Impressions: The 2026 "Fashion is Art" Theme

[05:37–07:56]

• The guest list felt less overwhelming and more tightly curated, with fewer “who’s that?” attendees.
• While the theme seemed to call for boundary-pushing, avant-garde designer tributes (Schiaparelli, Hussein Chalayan), most looks leaned into literal art history or florals rather than fashion as high art.
• Art references felt increasingly obscure, skipping over obvious nods like the Mondrian dress for more esoteric allusions.

Memorable Quotes:

• "I guess, foolishly, I assumed people would be wearing outfits that were a nod to fashion designers who push the boundaries...but mostly, it felt like an art history class." (Lauren, [05:59])
• "There were a lot of statue people... referencing classical marble statues." (Chelsea, [07:48])

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III. Standout Looks: Best Dressed Picks

[08:31–25:37]

Heidi Klum – Statue Prosthetics by Mike Morito

[08:31–10:51]

• Wore a full marble-statue ensemble, “not even a yassified statue,” but “adding 100 pounds of solid marble.”
• Artistry praised; admired for embracing unrecognizability and anti-hotness.
• "At the Met Gala, everyone's number one goal is looking hot, and this bitch rocks up dressed as a statue..." (Chelsea, [09:24])
• “This is up there with the worm” (Chelsea, [10:35], referencing Klum’s legendary past costumes).

Kim Kardashian – Custom Allen Jones by Whitaker Malem

[12:37–17:59]

• "MVP" for her Alan Jones original, surpassing her own camp look.
• Look’s provenance/meaning detailed: crafted by artists for McQueen, tied to pop art/fetish iconography, and situated in personal rivalry with Bianca Censori.
• "No, bitch. Like, I am a one of one Alan Jones original and you are a bootleg." (Chelsea, [14:54])
• Behind-the-scenes notes: Alan Jones wanted Kim to dye her hair black ("He wanted it to be the jet-black Alan Jones girl hair" – Chelsea, [16:55]).

Sarah Paulson – Fecal Matter/Tulle and Dollar Bill Mask

[18:01–20:55]

• From “The 1%” collection; ball gown with wearable dollar-bill eye mask—nod to “eat the rich” discourse.
• Sparked controversy but praised for honest engagement with the art/politics/fashion nexus.
• "If you're going to wear an outfit where the subtext is eat the rich, you probably shouldn't go to the Met Gala..." (Chelsea, [18:35])

Other Notable Favorites:

• Zoe Kravitz in Saint Laurent: "No one does a naked dress better than Zoe Kravitz." (Lauren, [22:59])
• Paloma Elsesser in Bureau of Imagination for eBay: Gown built from vintage 1920-40s dresses, painted to resemble a canvas—a compelling retrofit of wearable art. ([23:28])
• Kendall Jenner in Gap Studio by Zac Posen: Nike statue inspiration, coined "model as art," appreciated for wit and restraint. (Lauren, [24:48])

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IV. Art History and Iconic References

[27:03–37:57]

Madame X – Multiple Homages

• Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Claire Foy, both in Schiaparelli: Differentiated approaches and speculation about exclusivity deals.
• Lauren Sánchez’s blue dress critiqued: "If you're going to reference the Madame X painting...why is the dress blue, and why isn't your hair in an updo?" (Lauren, [27:56])

Other Art Inspirations:

• Hunter Schafer in Prada: Interpreted the child in a Gustav Klimt painting ("Most faithful interpretation of a piece of art" – Lauren [30:52])
• Tessa Thompson & Alexi Ashe: Yves Klein blue references; the latter in Phoebe Philo-era Céline.
• Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent: YSL’s 1969 collection with Claude Lalanne breastplate—modernized in Klein blue.
• Rachel Ziegler in Prabal Gurung: Referenced “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey” painting.
• Sabrina Carpenter in Dior by Jonathan Anderson: Dress of literal film strips, referencing the 1954 film “Sabrina.”

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V. Menswear Highlights & Other Standouts

[39:01–46:05]

• Troye Sivan (Mapplethorpe reference), Patrick Schwarzenegger, Bill Skarsgård, Luke Evans (Tom of Finland/Peter Marino): Multiple Mapplethorpe/leather allusions, pushing boundaries.
• Jeremy Pope in vintage Vivienne Westwood (styled by Law Roach): "Holy Grail vintage item," pearl-muscled corset, voted best-dressed menswear.
• Hudson Williams (Balenciaga): Periwinkle matador suit debated as bold yet flawed.

Notable Quote:

• "The matador is so central to the Balenciaga DNA and it’s like one of the few things Demna never fucked with." (Chelsea, [43:24])

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VI. The Most Insane Gimmicks at the Met Gala

[48:06–55:39]

• Madonna in Saint Laurent: Referenced Leonora Carrington’s “Temptation of St. Anthony,” featuring an elaborate ship hat (crafted by Gaultier). Chelsea questions if Saint Laurent was best-suited to realize Madonna's theatrical vision.
• Bad Bunny in Zara: Transformed into an old man with "aging body" makeup (Lauren: "You have to put on old makeup." [51:14])
• Katy Perry: Packed look including fencing mask, grill, six fingers (AI reference), tarot cards, singed train; described as "a lot of look" but lacking overall focus.
• Janelle Monáe (Christian Siriano): Unanimously deemed "not sparking joy" for her mechanical dress.
• Charli XCX (YSL), Naomi Watts (Dior): Critiqued for bland, theme-adjacent attire.

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VII. The Divas & Icon Moments

[54:37–65:27]

• Stevie Nicks in Galliano for Zara: "There is always a woman of a certain age that you don’t expect to be there... I'll take what I can get." (Chelsea, [55:01])
• Nicole Kidman (Chanel, co-chair): Justifies red as an art statement ("...embrace the way in which red has been used in art..." [56:30]); Chelsea: "Whatever, Nicole, who cares? You look major." [56:34]
• Margot Robbie (Chanel), Lena Dunham (Valentino), Cardi B (Marc Jacobs), Rihanna (Margiela), Cher (Burberry), Beyoncé (Robert Wun inside, Balmain outside), Teyana Taylor (Tom Ford/Heider Ackermann): All thoroughly appraised.
• Rihanna: "Her level of fashion literacy is unmatched... she's always a step above." (Lauren, [61:10])

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VIII. The It Girls: Theme Resistance & Style Consistency

[65:27–71:55]

• It girls "never care about the theme"—an emblem of effortlessness and trendsetting aloofness.
• Marc Jacobs was the unofficial it-girl designer: Anna Wyant, Rachel Sennott (John Baldessari reference), Kate Moss, Zoe Kravitz, Imaan Hammam, Alexa Chung (Jonathan Anderson water lily dress for Dior, Monet vibes).
• Lily-Rose Depp (Chanel): "Edwardian painting with Instagram face." (Lauren, [70:38])
• Anok Yai (Balenciaga): Best glam of the night; Madonna painting–esque “crying statue.”

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IX. Worst Dressed Picks & Philosophy

[72:32–80:16]

1. Blake Lively in archival Versace: "A 2006-era dress is an archival dress?...Up there with 'I just settled my lawsuit.'" (Lauren, [73:03])
2. Odessa A'zion (Valentino): Over-the-top; the perils of showing "tits out" and no pants identified as a festering red carpet pitfall.
3. Hudson Williams (Balenciaga): Ambitious but a "matador meets Black Swan" experiment gone awry.
4. Alyssa Liu (Louis Vuitton): "I don't think we need to be making her look more girly and palatable. I think we should lean into the fact that she's like a little freak. And that’s cool." (Chelsea, [76:13])
5. Emily Blunt (Ashy Studio): Criticized so harshly even her fan accounts refused to post.
6. Doja Cat (Saint Laurent): Victim of the "sketch fucked" phenomenon; failed to deliver her usual memorable Met flair.

Philosophy:

• "The worst dressed isn't the worst dressed. It is an honor... It's better to be worst dressed than to be so boring that we don't even think to talk about you." (Chelsea, [75:23])

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X. Closing Thoughts & Notable Quotes

[80:16–81:03]

• Lauren prepares to recover from her ill-timed laser procedure; Chelsea jokes: "Is your baby just, like, crying uncontrollably? Like, who is this monster? That's not my mommy. Not the mama." (Chelsea, [80:35])
• Anticipation for next year’s first video episode.
• Final take: Despite its problematic undercurrents, the Met Gala remains a rich vein for fashion critique, pop culture moments, and the kind of chaotic, referential, and deeply subjective commentary that Chelsea and Lauren have perfected over the years.

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Notable Quotes and Highs/Lows

• "If you're going to wear an outfit where the subtext is eat the rich, you probably shouldn't go to the Met Gala..." (Chelsea on Sarah Paulson, [18:35])
• "No, bitch. I am a one of one Alan Jones original and you are a bootleg." (Chelsea on Kim Kardashian vs. Bianca Censori, [14:54])
• "There is always a woman of a certain age that you don't expect to be there at the Met Gala... I'll take what I can get." (Chelsea, [55:01])
• "It's better to be worst dressed than to be so boring that we don't even think to talk about you." (Chelsea, [75:23])
• "To be cool is to not care." (Lauren on it girls, [65:53])
• "She is someone that has modified her body in extreme ways. And I think it's cool that she has a sense of humor and is down to clown and wear this insane outfit." (Chelsea on Cardi B, [60:40])
• “We love the Met Gala. This might be our most toxic trait.” (Lauren, [02:51])

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XI. Structure:

Best Dressed rundown (Heidi Klum, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Paulson, and more)
Art/Reference Deep-Dive (Madame X, Mapplethorpe, Erté, Monet, etc.)
Menswear Standouts (Jeremy Pope lauded, others critiqued)
Most “Insane Gimmicks” (Madonna, Katy Perry, Janelle Monae—theatrical attempts)
The Divas (Stevie Nicks, Nicole Kidman, Cher, Rihanna, Beyoncé, et al.) It Girls (statement that “being off-theme IS the point!”) Worst Dressed (with meta-commentary about why being worst dressed can become iconic)

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For Further Listening

The podcast is a goldmine for fans who relish fashion critique, cultural context, and sly humor. While Chelsea and Lauren’s preferences—and dislikes—are highly personal, their analysis always grounds itself in deep knowledge of the past, unpredictable taste, and delight in the spectacle, the questionable choices, and the rare flashes of true originality on fashion's biggest stage.

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[Chelsea Fairless]

Fashion has changed. No, it hasn't.

[Lauren Groney]

Hi, I'm Lauren Groney.

[Chelsea Fairless]

And I'm Chelsea Fairless.

[Lauren Groney]

And welcome back to the Every Outfit podcast and our 5th annual audio only Met Gala red carpet review as God intended it to be.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Wow. This is the end of the road for us, Lauren. The last year.

[Lauren Groney]

Which is why I decided to get a laser procedure done the day of the Met.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Guys, you can't see her right now, but Lauren's face does resemble beef carpaccio.

[Lauren Groney]

That's right. In the words of Samantha Jones, honey, I got a little something done.

[Chelsea Fairless]

This isn't fair though, because you've gotten all of this laser shit because we have to be on camera soon. I've never even gotten a facial. Like, I am not like a skin person. I have skin, but I guess I just don't do anything to take care of it like a normal woman who cares about their appearance. Somewhat.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, it's because you took the Isabel Rossellini. Death becomes her substance.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Assume I wish.

[Lauren Groney]

You do look ageless, Chelsea. You don't need these pesky lasers that I've gotten. Done. You did not suffer from adult acne in your 20s.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Oh, I missed your adult acne era. When did that happen? And more importantly, what foundation did you use?

[Lauren Groney]

I just put a bag over my head and hoped for the best.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay, we are here to talk about the Met.

[Lauren Groney]

Actually, I'm boycotting Chelsea, so I won't be participating in this episode.

[Chelsea Fairless]

We should be boycotting, but we're not.

[Lauren Groney]

This might be our most toxic trait, but we love the Met Gala. I don't want to say we don't care who's hosting, because we'll be talking about it every year, but I'm sure we'll have a line at some point, because let's be honest, this isn't going in a great direction of who is underwriting the Met Gala year to year.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Maybe we'll protest when it's like the Sackler Monsanto year.

[Lauren Groney]

Oh, that one for sure. We'll be sitting that one out. But we have to be honest. As Met Gala historians, evil tech companies have been the corporate sponsor for, like, the last 10 to 12 years.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. And this isn't even the first time that Jeff Bezos has sponsored the Met Gala. And of course, we should all be critical of Amazon's business practices and their close ties with our increasingly sinister elected officials. But that said, we still have to talk about the Met Gala.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. And a lot of focus on the Bezos, which is completely understandable. But I do want to bring to the Fuckettes attention that last night there were many evil tech companies that bought tables. Meta was there. OpenAI was there. Snapchat was there.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I wonder who was at the OpenAI table.

[Lauren Groney]

I just want to shout out a couple of forms of brilliant activist protests that were going on in the city. There was, of course, the group Everyone Hates a Lawn that was plastering all of these posters around New York. They were also responsible for leaving, what was it, 300 tiny bottles of urine at the Metropolitan Museum.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Were they tiny bottles or were they just like regular water bottles?

[Lauren Groney]

They looked like the type of bottles that you would take a shot of ginger or something with.

[Chelsea Fairless]

So not the bottle that an Amazon employee would piss in?

[Lauren Groney]

No, see, that was my favorite bit of protest art. Which was who? The Metropolitan Museum. A sign, a very legit street sign that said Met Gala VIP toilet, which were just large empty water bottles. Which is, of course a reference to the fact that Amazon workers often have to piss in water bottles because they are not given adequate breaks.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Don't love that. But love these resourceful protesters.

[Lauren Groney]

I unfortunately think that the evil tech billionaire corporate sponsors is a tradition that will continue because this year was the highest grossing year of the Met. G. I'm sure Chelsea are like, no, wait, last year was the highest grossing year. You are correct. They outpaced the year before. Last year, the met gala grossed 31 million. This year they raised 42 million great.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I hope the people that work there can get raises. Just saying.

[Lauren Groney]

I unfortunately don't think that will be happening.

[Chelsea Fairless]

So, generally, what do you think about this year?

[Lauren Groney]

Well, generally, I thought that this year was less overwhelming than the past two years. So that's a plus for us as people that have to quickly get our thoughts out and review the show.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I'm not exactly sure why. I feel like there might have been slightly fewer people this year.

[Lauren Groney]

It felt like less who's.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah.

[Lauren Groney]

But given that the red carpet theme was fashion is art, I guess, foolishly, I assume that people would be wearing outfits that were a nod to fashion designers who push the boundaries of fashion as an art form. Your Hussein Shalayans, your Victor and Rolfs, your Elsa Schiaparelli, who. Schiaparelli did dress a few people, which we will get into in a little bit. But mostly, it felt like an art history class.

[Chelsea Fairless]

See, while there were a lot of art history references, I thought there would be more obvious ones, I guess you could say. I feel like the references are getting more obscure every single Met Gala.

[Lauren Groney]

We have noted this the past few years that there are things that seem like obvious references, and I think because they're so obvious that people don't do them. Like, given the fact that Saint Laurent was the designer sponsor for the event, I think we figured that someone dressed by Saint Laurent would be in the Mondrian dress.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, it's kind of crazy that they didn't do that.

[Lauren Groney]

I feel like they could have bullied Connor Story into wearing the Mondrian dress.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I feel like he's a little too ripped. I feel like we need, like, a twink like Troye Sivan in that. That would have been great.

[Lauren Groney]

But, yeah, for me, it just felt like fashion is art and art is florals.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. I actually don't want flowers, I think because of the Garden of Time Met Gala from a couple years ago. Was that the one before last?

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah, I believe that was the I want to do a Galliano retrospective. And I was told no. So I got to figure out a theme really quickly.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Right.

[Lauren Groney]

That was the year, of course. But, you know, it was concerning at times when I was watching the Vogue live stream that if I had it on mute, depending on who was on the red carpet, I could not confidently tell you what the theme was.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, There were a lot of statue people, though.

[Lauren Groney]

Oh, yeah. No. Fashion is art. And art is fake hands and arms.

[Chelsea Fairless]

There were fake hands and arms. There were a lot of people whose looks were referencing classical marble statues where it looked like Cloth was draped over the body of the person in the statue. That I think was the most common visual gag. And this sort of like, Venus d' Amelio type women, I think Kylie Jenner being the most prominent example of that.

[Lauren Groney]

Yet no one committed to the no arms.

[Chelsea Fairless]

That's true. No one pulled a Eva Green in the Dreamers and just got rid of the arms altogether.

[Lauren Groney]

Don't tempt Heidi Klum. That was the only way that she could commit to the bit anymore.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay, can we just get into our favorite straight away? Because I'm going to make a case for Heidi Klum. I know a lot of people are hating on Heidi Klum. A lot of people thought that Heidi Klum was really gimmicky and that she wasn't chic, and obviously Tom Ford felt that way. But I also love how weird this look is. And I can't help but admire the sheer artistry of the prosthetics. The artist that she works with is this guy named Mike Morito who does all of her Halloween stuff.

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[Lauren Groney]

I believe he did Bad Bunny's prosthetics for the evening as well.

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[Lauren Groney]

making Colin Farrell look like Richard Kind in the Batman.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Oh, wow.

[Lauren Groney]

I agree with you, Chelsea. I know a people said that this look was too much, and to those

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people, I say maybe everyone else didn't try hard enough.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I also love that at the Met Gala, everyone's number one goal is looking hot, and this bitch rocks up dressed as a statue and not even like a yassified statue. She's like, I am adding 100 pounds of solid marble to my body.

[Lauren Groney]

However, ironically, she might have been one of the few people who could actually sit down and eat. Because I don't know if you saw this interview, but I think it was the Ashley Graham Cara Delevingne interview where she's like, actually, I know I look really hard, but I'm really soft. Like, touch me. And then she practiced sitting down.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I love that. And not only is she not trying to look hot, she looks unrecognizable.

[Lauren Groney]

Can I request something of, let's say, the Vogue livestream?

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[Chelsea Fairless]

I would love that.

[Lauren Groney]

I truly spent seven minutes staring at who I learned was Heidi Klum being like, who the fuck is that? What is that?

[Chelsea Fairless]

She's seriously so cool for that. Other people are starving themselves to go to the Met Gala. And this is what she's doing. Respect.

[Lauren Groney]

And she's put in the work with those Halloween parties, which I feel like don't get as much coverage as they used to.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Well, her Halloween looks are so legendary. This is up there with the worm, I think. I don't think anything will ever top the worm that she dressed as for Halloween. And if you've never seen it, guys, you're in for a treat. Just. Just Google Heidi Klum Worm. This was a close second.

[Lauren Groney]

It was.

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[Chelsea Fairless]

She's the mvp. She loves doing the research. She loves the history. Her and Sarah Jessica Parker. But unfortunately, Sarah Jessica Parker did not attend this year.

[Lauren Groney]

I know. That was my. You posted this tweet where someone was like, we need to have one person there who is in it for the exhibition only.

[Chelsea Fairless]

That is sjp. It's not the same without her.

[Lauren Groney]

So Kim Kardashian was in Alan Jones. I'm really glad I did not place a bet on polymarket about what Kim would be wearing, because if I had, I would have bet, you know, probably everything, everything that every outfit has on the fact that she would be wearing something from Hussein Shalayan's Fall Winter 2000 collection, namely the table skirt, which would have been incredible. And Kim did say, you're never going to be able to guess what I will be wearing. And she was correct.

[Chelsea Fairless]

She was corre could have never seen this coming. Although we should have seen this coming because she is the ultimate Alan Jones girl. She looks like that. It's a little confusing, but this piece that she wore is a collaboration with Alan Jones, but it was fabricated by these gays named Whitaker Mallum, who I actually name checked on last week's episode of the podcast, because we were talking about fetish fashion. I was talking about how they also do this stuff for Alexander McQueen and for Dilara, and they did this, and it's major.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, I didn't think she would be wearing Alan Jones just for the fact that Bianca Censori during her performance art piece in Seoul, Korea, that we talked about in a recent VIP episode, her

[Chelsea Fairless]

performance piece, which was called Bio Pop, if anyone cares, featured her version of

[Lauren Groney]

the Alan Jones fetish women chairs that were other women dressed up to look like Bianca Censori. So I just assume that Kim Kardashian wasn't going to venture in there, seeing that her ex husband's current wife recently referenced Alan Jones. But it does feel like quite the move to be like, oh, you're referencing Alan Jones. Guess what? I'm getting the real Alan Jones to make a dress for me.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Oh, that's exactly what it is. The Bianca Censori piece was a pastiche of many Alan Jones references. And Alan Jones is someone that has been copied to death, most famously by Stanley Kubrick, who ripped off his furniture for Clockwork Orange. So it is very funny for Kim to come in and be like, no, bitch. Like, I am a one of one Alan Jones original and you are a bootleg.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, this piece that came out today from Perfect magazine, I think the inflection point was that Kim Kardashian saw this shoot that Nadia Lee Cohen did where Nadia Lee Cohen was wearing Alan Jones pieces, and it was inspired by a lot of Alan Jones artwork. And that seems to be the starting point of this look.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, she did that recently for Perfect magazine. But there are a lot of Alan Jones themed fashion editorials. There was one in Pop magazine where Kate Moss wore a very similar piece to what Kim ended up wearing also. I don't know if it was the same issue, but they also did like a really insane shoot with Devin Aoki wearing those pieces. Also, I don't know if you remember, there was a really dark period for Interview magazine when Fabian Baron took it over for that period of time where Kylie Jenner did a whole, like, Alan Jones cover shoot.

[Lauren Groney]

Right, right.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It's a played out fashion magazine reference, but we've never seen it on the red carpet in this way before.

[Lauren Groney]

And I think it was one of her most successful Met Gala looks.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Totally. You sent me the Vogue behind the scenes video which featured Kim and Alan Jones. It was super cute. He also, like, walked out of the Mark Hotel with her when she was like getting papped, getting into the car, going to the Met Gala. But he was saying in the video that he wanted her to dye her hair. He didn't like the fact that it was this honey blonde color. He wanted it to be the jet black Alan Jones girl hair. And I wonder if she didn't do that because of Bianca.

[Lauren Groney]

That's possible. Because in that video you see her talking about. Because of course, Kim does a full fledged photo shoot prior to the Met the weekend before.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Shot by Nadia Lee Cohen.

[Lauren Groney]

Yes. Who did the creative direction and as I previously said, I think inspired this entire look with her own photo shoot. But Kim was wearing a slightly darker wig and she talked about her process with the mechal of doing these weekend before photo shoots as these, like, final fittings. That helps really hone in the look because from there she wanted. Or she had Chris Appleton dye her

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wig, which gave it a much more Barbarella look.

[Lauren Groney]

Totally.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Which was cool. But it also made it look more like the Kate Moss Devin Aoki pop magazine images that I was referencing.

[Lauren Groney]

So I guess Bianca, it's now in your corner. I think now you have to marry Alan Jones. I think this is where it goes. And then Kim has to kill Alan Jones. I don't know how this escalates.

[Chelsea Fairless]

No one is killing Ellen Jones.

[Lauren Groney]

Okay, what were some of your other favorite looks?

[Chelsea Fairless]

Controversial choice, but I loved Sarah Paulson in Mattia Fikale, AKA Fecal Matter. She wore a tattered looking tulle ball gown with a mask shaped like a dollar bill that covered her eyes, which, like completely obscured her eyes, which also would have been perfect for the Punk Met Gala for sure.

[Lauren Groney]

And this was from their Fall Winter 2026 collection, which was titled the One Percent, which was a collection about the topic focus on money and wealth indicators that the 1% has.

[Chelsea Fairless]

But the general response to this look was negative. Everyone was like, if you're going to wear an outfit where the subtext is eat the rich, you probably shouldn't go to the Met Gala to begin with.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, my favorite version of that was seeing people be like, that's rich. For someone who paid a hundred thousand dollars for a ticket to wear something mocking the 1%. And it's like, oh, she didn't pay $100,000. She was invited.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, she was invited. This is also the same stuff that people were saying about AOC's tax the rich look. Although I would say this is a little less contrived than that because she's wearing clothes that were just in their last fashion show. Like, she's not wearing some crazy custom look. The dress was in that show, the mask was in that show.

[Lauren Groney]

Oh, so you're saying it's more sustainable than AOC's tax the rich?

[Chelsea Fairless]

No, I'm just saying that from the jump, I don't think her look was conce conceived of as a political statement. Of course it is a political statement, but I think it makes sense for her. I think it looks cool. I think it's cool that she wore a young, up and coming designer.

[Lauren Groney]

I agree. I think you're damned if you do, damned if you don't. And this was really the only political statement we saw on the red carpet.

[Chelsea Fairless]

She also looks like herself, which at the Met Gala, a lot of people don't, you know, they look like they're in freakish costumes. She looks like a normal woman. She probably took the mask off when she got inside and just looked like normal Sarah Paulson.

[Lauren Groney]

I do like that. As she's matured on the red carpet, she has really adopted, I mean, her and her stylist, Carla Welch, it seems like they are in constant conversation with each other. But this very bulbous silhouette on her,

[Chelsea Fairless]

it's more just like a full skirt.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Like she loves like a sort of mid century look like that, which I think is cool. And also I feel like this look works on multiple levels because sure, there's this sort of Eat the Rich Bezos met gala aspect of it. But also like when you consider the dollar bill, it's also very like Duchampian when you consider that, like, they've taken this dollar bill out of its normal context and like, decided that it's art or whatever.

[Lauren Groney]

And that's why she's on our best dress list.

[Chelsea Fairless]

She's representing the avant garde artists with that look.

[Lauren Groney]

And that's right, Fuckettes. We're starting at the top this episode. We're starting with best Dressed and you got it. We're ending with worst dressed.

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[Lauren Groney]

Maybe a controversial pick because I didn't see a lot of people talking about her, but Zoe Kravitz and Sailor Wrong. Is it on theme? I don't know and I don't care. I think she looks great.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I think it's on theme when you Consider the body element of the theme. Definitely. It's a sheer lace gown. Like, it's about showcasing her body.

[Lauren Groney]

And no one does a naked dress better than Zoe Kravitz, who is usually dressed by Saint Laurent. And I feel like she wore a version of a naked dress a couple years ago when she went with Channing Tatum. And, you know, it featured a basque waist, this dress, and that allowed her to hide her left hand, because I don't know if you know the rumors, Chelsea, but she's rumored to be engaged to Harry Styles, so that allowed her to hide her left hand.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Actually, he's the person that should have worn the Mondrian dress. That seems like something he'd do.

[Lauren Groney]

Okay, who else did I like? Paloma and Francesco Resso, who's the former creative director of Marnie. He now has a new line, Bureau of Imagination. I think Paloma also gets the award for the most convoluted explanation of her outfit.

[Chelsea Fairless]

No, it's so true. And there is always someone at the Met Gala that has this outfit, and this time it's her because it's like Francesco Riso's new line, Bureau of Imagination for ebay.

[Lauren Groney]

Oh, well, see, I knew that the gown was sourced from ebay. And when I say gown, I mean this was a gown that was built from multiple vintage pieces from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s that were purchased from ebay that were then disassembled, reassembled, and painted to make her look like a canvas.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I think that he is a good choice for this Met Gala because he's one of the few designers that has always been into sort of like, wearable art and upcycling and making things that can't be mass produced in that way. But they cited Cy Twombly and Anna Mendieta, RIP Queen, as influences.

[Lauren Groney]

I think if we're going to have gowns that look like paintings, this was the most successful, at least in my opinion.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, I agree. I think it was good.

[Lauren Groney]

But I would say the most successful interpretation of a model as art, as a statue would be Kendall Jenner in Gap Studio. And I am aware that this may make me a basic bitch for having Kendall Jenner on my best dress list, but I don't care.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Oh, I thought you were a basic bitch because you have Gap on your best dressed list.

[Lauren Groney]

Gap Studio.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Excuse you Designed by Zac Posen, a true master of the gown. I can't believe he used to be Lena Dunham's babysitter.

[Lauren Groney]

And look at him now, just twisting up Gap White T shirts and putting them on Kendall Jenner. Of course. The Kendall Jenner's look took inspiration from the famous Nike statue in the Louvre. Again, she didn't commit to the bit of not having arms, but whatever. She also didn't commit to having wings, which were only seen inside in a photograph, I assume because they were too unwieldy.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay, but what do you think of the other Kardashians?

[Lauren Groney]

So Kylie and Schiaparelli.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I think it was quite good, but also predictable.

[Lauren Groney]

I was gonna say I don't dislike it, but I wanted to like it more.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It's just exactly what I would have expected her to wear. Some Venus d' Amelio adjacent thing.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah, I saw people online saying that it was an homage to that Man Ray photo of Elsa Schiaparelli where her head is above a statue. But I don't know. I don't see the vision. Exactly.

[Chelsea Fairless]

This is exactly what I'm saying. The references are getting so esoteric. It's like, oh, you're not familiar with this cave drawing?

[Lauren Groney]

You know who I'm gonna assume didn't have a reference? Kris Jenner.

[Chelsea Fairless]

But she looked good.

[Lauren Groney]

Oh, she was in Dolce. Her date was David Geffen. Mentally, Chris is already on a yacht in Portofino.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Totally. And she's also instantly debunking all the rumors that her facelift has, like, fallen.

[Lauren Groney]

Oh, she immediately went on Chloe's podcast. I think that's why she made Chloe get a podcast, is, like, in case we need to comment on stuff immediately.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Kris looked really good.

[Lauren Groney]

She looked great, as always. I do think it was probably Kim's night.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Oh, for sure. It's always Kim's night. When has it ever been anyone else's night?

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. Fair. All right. We alluded to this earlier, but I have to say, if there was a theme for last night, it was art history. Not even AP Art History. Intro to Art History.

[Chelsea Fairless]

So we got many versions of the Madame X painting by John Singer Sargent, most notably Lauren Sanchez Bezos. Everyone is hating, but I kind of respect her choice. Not because I think it looks incredible, but she could have shown up dressed like Kylie Jenner or Beyonce, and everyone would have been like, ew. I think toning it down was a wise PR move for her.

[Lauren Groney]

I just think it's a lazy reference. Like, in regards to Lauren Sanchez Bezos. I get it. It's, you know, Madame X was this portrait of a nouveau riche wife that was considered vulgar and scandalized the world. And we've now interpreted this dress on the woman who has scandalized the Met Gala. But my issue with the dress, in trying to reference the John Singer Sargent Madame X painting is, why is the dress blue? And why isn't your hair in an updo?

[Chelsea Fairless]

True. Really? Why is the dress blue? The dress is Schiaparelli, by the way.

[Lauren Groney]

And the rumor is that she paid some kind of exclusivity fee to Schiaparelli. I don't know how true this is, but it does make sense, because I'm surprised that Schiaparelli didn't have more of a presence on the red carpet, given the theme.

[Chelsea Fairless]

What do you mean? They dress Kylie, they dress two people. Right.

[Lauren Groney]

I feel like in past years they've dressed more, so it's just interesting. But he only dressed two people for the Met Gala.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I don't know. I think Lauren Sanchez can't really win and no one wants her to, and that's really what it's about. But in terms of her fashion instincts, like, she is a girl that is into Versace and Dolce. She wants to look like Sofia Vergara or like Catherine Zeta Jones. Like, she's not like a Kim Kardashian who wants to sort of, like, dip in and out of the avant garde in that way. So I think that this is just who she is and this is how she wants to look.

[Lauren Groney]

Absolutely. And she was styled by Law Roach, which, if you go on his social media, you wouldn't know because he has not posted a photo of her.

[Chelsea Fairless]

That's crazy, because Claire Foy also dressed like Madame X, which means that this is the second year that Law Roach has had a client that has had a twin at the Met Gala. Because if you'll remember, this happened last year with Zendaya and Anna Sawai.

[Lauren Groney]

That's right. Someone pulled out because Law Roach, this was the first year he attended the Met Gala on his own. And someone reposted the moment on the red carpet from last year where he thought he saw Zendaya, but it was Anna Sawai. And he was just sort of like, oh, my God, they're in the same thing. Which, before we move on, can we get into the articles, of which there were multiple. I read over the weekend of people, quote, unquote, boycotting the Met Gala just because they weren't attending this year, Zendaya being one of them.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay, I hate this whole discourse because unless someone comes out and says, I am not going to the Met Gala this year because of Jeff Bezos, they are not boycotting.

[Lauren Groney]

Which seemingly the only one who did that this year would be New York City Mayor Zoran Mandani.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Respect to him.

[Lauren Groney]

But I just found it funny that people were giving Zendaya her flowers of like, you go, girl. Boycott the Met gal. It's like, okay. But her longtime stylist and really good friend is going to and has been the image architect for Lauren Sanchez Bezos. So, like, if you're mad at Lauren Sanchez.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay, don't normalize the use of image architect.

[Lauren Groney]

That's what you're mad about in this string of words.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I'm just saying. Come on.

[Lauren Groney]

Okay, moving on. We have Hunter Schaeffer as that little

[Chelsea Fairless]

girl in that Gustav Klimt painting in Prada. So fun, so specific. Totally different than everyone else. The girl in the painting really looks like Hunter.

[Lauren Groney]

I know. I mean, this is not an award show. At least not yet. But if we had an award for the most faithful interpretation of a piece of art, I would say that it goes to Hunter Schaeffer.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Totally. Although she wasn't in, like, a literal version of the dress. It was totally deconstructed. And it was Prada. Did we mention that?

[Lauren Groney]

It's Prada.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It's Prada. Also, I love that she, like, steps on the red carpet kind of giggly, like, with the confidence of a little girl, which was, like, very cute to me. Love her.

[Lauren Groney]

Very anti. What we've seen on this season of Euphoria.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Well, she looks incredible on this season of Euphoria, though. That's a conversation for another time.

[Lauren Groney]

Next week we'll get into it.

[Chelsea Fairless]

So we got many Eves Klein references. We got Tessa Thompson in Valentino. That was cool. Very literal, but successful, I would say.

[Lauren Groney]

She was in Eve's Klein. Blue was her gown.

[Chelsea Fairless]

She looked like a paint splatter. And her hand was covered in paint also. And then we got Seth Meyer's wife, Alexi Ash. She looks cool as fuck. Who's this girl?

[Lauren Groney]

Let me go into the. The recesses of my mind. I believe she is or was a lawyer. She is a complete normie. And, you know, sometimes a plus one has the best look.

[Chelsea Fairless]

This plus one is wearing a Phoebe Philo era Celine dress. That is an Eve's Klein reference as well. Incredible piece. Nice to see something that I feel like is probably in the exhibition on the carpet.

[Lauren Groney]

And it's so surprising because it's a really good reference and can't even call it an archival piece because I think it's from the 2017 collection. But, like, it makes you feel like, oh, this is a bitch who has taste. Like, this dress might as well, have been in her closet.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, she might have had it already. That's the best way to look. And then we got Hailey Bieber in Yves Saint Laurent, referencing a look from Yves St. Laurent's fall winter 1969 collection that was a collaboration with Claude Lalanne, the furniture designer.

[Lauren Groney]

Primarily the amount of work that 3D artists and mold people had for this year's Met Gala.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It was so good, though. And in the original YSL look, the blue is not that Yves Klein blue, but they made it Yves Klein blue, which I think is better on Haley and feels fresher, less dusty.

[Lauren Groney]

Yes. And they molded the breastplate to Hailey Bieber's body, and it's a. A little bit longer than the original breastplate piece that they are referencing from the 1969 collection. But, you know, she looks good in Saint Laurent. She does well at the Met. The look is very inoffensive.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I think it was very chic. Although I'm sad that she didn't come

[Lauren Groney]

with Justin Bieber, who was, I have to assume because he wasn't attending, boycotting the Met Gala. Same with Timmy, who was just in Midtown watching the Knicks game. But he too was boycotting the Met Gala.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Absolutely.

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the promo code outfit. So I thought a surprisingly strong look was from the actress Rachel Ziegler, who was referencing the painting the Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche. She was in Prabul Garrong. This is likely a reference to backlash that she has faced, I guess, for being too woke of a Snow White is what the Internet explained to me.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Wow.

[Lauren Groney]

She too has faced persecution just like Lady Jane Grey. So I enjoyed that reference.

[Chelsea Fairless]

The painting that it's referencing is amazing. For me, this was a look where I'm kind of like, I wish it looked more like the painting. Which is a thought I had about a bunch of people.

[Lauren Groney]

In what sense did you want her to be with an executioner?

[Chelsea Fairless]

No, I'm just saying the blindfold was thicker. Like, you know, they made choices.

[Lauren Groney]

This is what I love about G'. Chall.

[Chelsea Fairless]

You're like. And what I hate about you also.

[Lauren Groney]

That's what I said on the inside.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay. Who else should we talk about? Oh, we have a ton of Erte people.

[Lauren Groney]

Did not see that coming.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Didn't see it coming either. But makes sense. It's an artist like Alan Jones that is more fashion focused than most. We saw Sam Smith in a pretty insane Christian Cohen look, which I think worked for them. Yeah, we got Dre Hemingway in Valentino, a batshit look from one of their recent couture collections. Kind of wish it was on a crazier person.

[Lauren Groney]

I mean, did her portrayal of Daryl Hannah not prove that she can play batshit if need be, she can play

[Chelsea Fairless]

batshit, but she is not batshit.

[Lauren Groney]

She's not. But, you know, the look is crazy, but it's also giving Harlequin clown.

[Chelsea Fairless]

True, but I feel like it's too crazy to wear if you're not crazy. Like, Sam Smith could have worn this.

[Lauren Groney]

I do see what you're saying, but

[Chelsea Fairless]

like, Natasha Lyonne could have worn this.

[Lauren Groney]

Natasha Lyonne. Not at the Met gala, I assume, because she's also boycotting. She's definitely boycotting or making her pro AI film or whatever that is.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I must have missed that. Sabrina Carpenter also did an Arte reference, a really cool one that Was an illustration of this woman in a dress that was just made of film strips.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah, there were a lot of references going on because, yeah, the silhouette was inspired by Erte, but a. It was a Dior dress that she collaborated with Jonathan Anderson on. And the film strips are not from a silent film, as you might imagine. It's from the 1954 film Sabrina.

[Chelsea Fairless]

So cute. I love that.

[Lauren Groney]

Couldn't have been very comfortable to sit in, which is probably why she changed for her performance.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Well, she needed a new performance look anyway. I don't know. I loved the film strip dress. I feel like it's more fun than most people were willing to go this year. A lot of people want to look glamorous, look sexy, whatever. They're not trying to look fun. And she was trying to look fun. Her and Heidi Klum and Rachel Sennett.

[Lauren Groney]

Not very colorful, though. Her performance outfit, which was evidently a spring, summer 2018 Versace dress that was referencing the iconic 1991 Gianni Versace pop art collection. Very colorful.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Right from that amazing fashion show where they brought back all the supermodels. And, yeah, I loved that. See, this is the kind of thing that I thought there would be more of dresses like this or like, very literal art history references. Like, we all know Warhol, Marilyn, for sure.

[Lauren Groney]

And I think that's why people probably didn't grab those references.

[Chelsea Fairless]

There were, however, many people who dressed like Robert Mapplethorpe.

[Lauren Groney]

Again, I'm glad I was not making bets on polymarket, because I could have

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never guessed that so many people would

[Lauren Groney]

not just be referencing Mapplethorpe at times. Like in Troye Sivan's case, just straight up dressing up like Robert Mapplethorpe.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I think Troye Sivan had the most undeniably Mapplethorpe look, because even though it was kind of kookier and it involved fur and stuff, like, he copied the hair, this very specific hair, from, like, a very famous Mapplethorpe self portrait completely. And that, I think, was really cool.

[Lauren Groney]

Now, do we have confirmation that that is what Patrick Schwarzenegger was going for or is just our best guess?

[Chelsea Fairless]

That's my best guess. What I'm basing this on is a very famous self portrait of him where he is wearing a leather jacket, and under that he's wearing a black suit, white shirt, and a black tie. And all of these looks that we're talking about are some configuration of that Patrick Schwarzenegger wore public school. This is a very interesting outfit to wear for a straight man.

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I don't know if you're watching the Vogue live stream. But bizarre to see him on the Met Gala red carpet, because I feel like I was waterboarded every commercial break with his Eli Lilly ad. Now just the company's going by Lily, which was somehow trying to explain to us how, like, health and fashion and Vogue are all tied together.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I must have muted that every single time.

[Lauren Groney]

Very wise.

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[Lauren Groney]

Tom Brown. Tom Brown look, which also had the

[Chelsea Fairless]

combination of a sort of shiny or, like, I don't know if it was leather or vinyl jacket with the suit underneath. This is the Pennywise, right?

[Lauren Groney]

He is the Pennywise. Correct.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Sorry, Pennywise. Sorry. I'm a little loopy from looking at all of these photos.

[Lauren Groney]

So someone else who was not doing Mapplethorpe, but maybe the ultimate leather daddy was Luke Evans's Tom of Finland, who I incorrectly thought was dressed up as Peter Marino at first.

[Chelsea Fairless]

See, now that the Met Gala is all about celebrities and not about industry ins. We don't get Peter Marino at the Met Gala anymore. Like, we've lost these people, and that sucks. But I loved that. I thought it was fun. He was wearing Palomo, Spain. It was fun to see the classical leather daddy look in, like, a dark brown leather instead of the classic black. I liked that.

[Lauren Groney]

But, you know, he didn't really commit to the bit because a Tom of Finland look with no bulge.

[Chelsea Fairless]

That's true. If someone's going to be Tom of Finland, it should be Marc Jacobs boyfriend, because he's very Tom of Finland.

[Lauren Groney]

Very true. Shall we get into what I think was the strongest menswear look of the night, which was Jeremy Pope in vintage Vivienne Westwood. I agree. This was an incredible look styled by Law Roach.

[Chelsea Fairless]

This was a piece that is probably in the exhibition, or should be, if it's not a real Holy Grail kind of vintage item, which, I don't know, is it original or did they remake it for him?

[Lauren Groney]

The Law Roach posts I saw because Law Roach posted about styling Jeremy Pope. Still no post about Lauren Sanchez Bezos, but there's still time.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Maybe he doesn't feel like getting cyberbullied today. Lauren.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, I'm doing my part, but Law Roach did say that this was an archival piece. And I really did think we would see more people on the red carpet doing stuff like this, because to me, this gets to the heart of fashion being works of art themselves. Because this is not just an archival Vivienne Westwood piece piece, but it is made by the renowned corset maker Mr. Pearl.

[Chelsea Fairless]

And it's made out of pearls.

[Lauren Groney]

Also layers and layers of pearls to give the appearance of bulging muscles.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Very, very cool. Good for him.

[Lauren Groney]

You know what wasn't very, very cool? I gotta say, Hudson Williams in Balenciaga,

[Chelsea Fairless]

you don't co sign on a periwinkle matador suit that involves a crop top. What's wrong with you?

[Lauren Groney]

In his defense, one, the look was inspired by an archival bolero that Cristobal Balenciaga wore. And I did see the original sketch and then I saw a photo of how it looked on him. And sometimes you get fucked by the sketch. I see the vision in the sketch. It did not come out. In person though.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Something happened. There was a disjunct that is often the case. The matador is so central to the Balenciaga DNA and it's like one of the few things that, like, Demna never fucked with. So I understand why they're bringing it back now. But yeah, I agree. I think there is just a better way to do this. Although I love him and I love that he said on the Vogue livestream that his glam was inspired by Black Swan.

[Lauren Groney]

I did not see that.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Also, Connor's story was there in St. Laurent. A very restrained look.

[Lauren Groney]

I thought, well, his body is a work of art, so.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. And I'm surprised that he didn't whore himself out a little bit more because even at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, he had this Saint Laurent look where we saw his full chest. Like he was wearing a completely sheer shirt with, like a fur stole.

[Lauren Groney]

It was about those guns.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It's cool of him for doing something that was more subdued. But the guns, I mean, incredible. The guns, the look, incredible.

[Lauren Groney]

You know, I think Hudson was doing too much. Connor, I think we were saying not enough. Could have done a little bit more.

[Chelsea Fairless]

He could have. But I also appreciate the fact that he looked chic and normal and not like a freak parading around naked for all of our amusements.

[Lauren Groney]

What did you think of Colman Domingo and Valentino?

[Chelsea Fairless]

I'm into it. I liked it. This is a real outlier look. Truly. No one else chose to dress like this. Yeah.

[Lauren Groney]

On the red carpet, Colman Domingo said that it was inspired by Basquiat. Although before I heard that, you would have assumed that the patchwork pattern would have been inspired by, like a Picasso harlequin painting or something.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. Or any classical representation of a Harlequin. Perrault. I don't know the difference between these clowns, but the one with the diamond outfit.

[Lauren Groney]

Yes. However, I did see someone pulled Basquiat's 1984 painting Pez Dispenser. And the vibrant colors do match Coleman Domingo's ensemble.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay, that makes sense. Nothing else about this reads Basquiat at all.

[Lauren Groney]

No. Also, before moving on, can I just give an honorable mention to Alessandra McKelly, whose date was Donatella Versace, and that felt extremely gay. Gay.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It does feel gay. It's also nice to see the titans of the Italian fashion industry, like, hobnobbing with each other and supporting each other. Like, it's so cute that she came to the Gucci show and Demna dressed her. It's cute that she went to the Met Gala with Alessandro. I like it.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, she's like Versace. You push me out, I'm just gonna go to all the other Italian houses. How does that make you feel?

[Chelsea Fairless]

But she was wearing Versace still, right? He didn't dress her.

[Lauren Groney]

Her? I don't know.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Actually, I think she was wearing Versace, but I might be wrong.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, if she was not dressed by Versace, that would be quite the gimmick, which I think it's time to get into the most insane gimmicks we saw at the Met Gala.

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[Chelsea Fairless]

We already talked about Heidi Klum. She obviously falls into this category. I'm really excited to talk to you about Madonna because this look was a whole thing. She was referencing this painting by Leonora Carrington called the temptation of St Anthony. She collaborated with Saint Laurent to bring her vision to life.

[Lauren Groney]

Where do you want to start? You want to start with the ship hat?

[Chelsea Fairless]

Was Saint Laurent up to the task of recreating this, or is that an Alessandro McKelly thing?

[Lauren Groney]

Now, that's. That's interesting.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I kind of think it was a great idea, but maybe the wrong fashion designer to actually execute it is my hot take. As much as I love Madonna and I love the reference, I love the artist. And it's also very specific to Madonna because this is someone whose work inspired the Bedtime Story music video. I'm sure she. She owns several pieces by this artist. I would imagine. Knowing Madonna.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. For those who don't know, Madonna is a major art collector. So why do you think Alessandra McKelly might have designed this more accurately?

[Chelsea Fairless]

Because I think the spectacle of it was cool. But I don't think, like, do you remember what Madonna was wearing? Because I don't.

[Lauren Groney]

I know there was a huge hat and then.

[Chelsea Fairless]

But what she was physically wearing, like, of course we remember the hat, but, like. Like, it's hard because, like, the painting. If you look at the painting, it's basically this woman's head wearing this, like, very dramatic hat that's shaped like a ship. Her head's sticking out of the middle of a giant piece of fabric that is her dress. And there are women around her entire perimeter holding up the edges of the dress. They reinterpreted this painting so that instead of Madonna wearing this giant dress, it was more like a train attached to a black outfit bit, with girls in slip dresses holding parts of the train.

[Lauren Groney]

Right. And they were in very Pale pastel color dresses where in the painting they're much more jewel toned.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, they were in, like, existing Saint Laurent pieces, which is not what I take issue with. It's more just like I feel like this is like a Alessandro Michelli, like, costume design situation more than, like, an Anthony Vaccarello slip dress situation.

[Lauren Groney]

I don't disagree. You also sent me a great video where Jennifer Tilly posted that she has the same hat and had been waiting for the appropriate moment to wear it.

[Chelsea Fairless]

The hat, that was Gaultier Couture. Actually, the hat's amazing. But also, none of this is very Saint Laurent in terms of, like, their brand and what they're into. It's very Valentino.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. It's very clear that Madonna brought this reference to the house. So we had a lot of gimmicks. I would say up there with Heidi Klum would be Bad Bunny, who chose to be old.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I guess the aging body is relevant to the theme, but also would have worked for that Garden of Time Met Gala could have been old then there

[Lauren Groney]

were a lot of looks that could have been good for the Garden of Time.

[Chelsea Fairless]

He was wearing Zara. He had a big bow, which was apparently a Charles James reference. So this makes sense. Now. If you are wearing Zara, you have to do something. You can't just wear Zara.

[Lauren Groney]

You have to put on old makeup.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, you have to put on old makeup.

[Lauren Groney]

And then we have someone I was not expecting to see on the red carpet. One Ms. Katy Perry made an appearance at the Met Gala this year.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yes. Katy wore a fencing mask, a grill, six fingers, tarot cards, and a burn train.

[Lauren Groney]

Is now a good time to mention that Tatiana no longer styles Katie?

[Chelsea Fairless]

This is perfect. They parted ways amicably. There's no drama. But I am excited to talk about Katy Perry again on the podcast. Although I'm warning you guys, I'm not going to be a bitch. I like her, but I will talk about this outfit.

[Lauren Groney]

It's a lot of look.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It's very her in the sense that she loves a bit. She loves a stunt, she loves an Easter egg. But I feel like the overall message was unclear because of all these disparate things.

[Lauren Groney]

I understand most of the references, especially the six finger glove thing, which is a reference to people creating AI images of Kat the past couple of years when she's not been at the Met Gala. That made people think she was, which

[Chelsea Fairless]

always pissed off Tat because she was like, I would never put her in that.

[Lauren Groney]

But I'm a little confused about the Tarot cards.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Don't look at me.

[Lauren Groney]

Okay.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I don't know. For me, I would rather see her in a really good art history reference than, like, make a statement about AI, Especially because so much of her Persona historically has been about surrealism. Right. The whipped cream tits, pop art, stuff like that. I think it would be cool if she owned it.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. I think the grill takes away from that, like, one of these things. I needed her to not have the grill or not have the tarot cards. I'm fine with the singed train and the mask and, of course, the gloves, which I think is maybe the most successful idea in this look.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, I agree. The gloves. I understand the thought process behind the gloves.

[Lauren Groney]

Okay. Speaking of a lot of look, Janelle Monae in what I can only describe as a mechanical dress by Christian Siriano.

[Chelsea Fairless]

This did not spark joy. Yes. The fact that it is a mechanical dress that moves is impressive in theory, but, like, is it impressive if the dress is ugly?

[Lauren Groney]

Well, this was my point to you earlier of Janelle Monae is a perfect example of a time I looked at the red carpet livestream, and I was like. Like, is this the confusing ex machina year? What was it? Yeah, totally manus ex machina, but also

[Chelsea Fairless]

the Garden of Time year. It makes me think, like, did he want to do this for her then? And they were just, like, saving it for some reason.

[Lauren Groney]

I love that Christian Siriano is like, I dress 70 celebrities a year. Okay? I got to work smarter, not harder.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I did like the gown he did for Sinead Burke, though. That was good. But this, I can't with this.

[Lauren Groney]

Another person who looked like they were dressed for the Garden of Time Met Gala. And it brings me no pleasure to say this, but Charli XCX in a

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rather boring YSL dress.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, it was unoffensive. Like, she looked nice but not interesting for the Met Gala. And, yes, I agree to Garden of

[Lauren Groney]

Time, as was Naomi Watts and Dior.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Angela Bassett in Probable, though, was the really egregious one, and I just think she deserves better. Speaking of divas, we have so many divas to discuss.

[Lauren Groney]

Chelsea, how are you doing? Because Stevie Nicks made Would it be her first appearance at the Met Gala?

[Chelsea Fairless]

It was her first appearance, and this is why I love the Met Gala, because there is always a woman of a certain age that you don't expect to be there. Like, some years, it's like Whoopi Goldberg. Other years, it's Bette Midler.

[Lauren Groney]

This year, Stevie Nicks in Galliano for Zara.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I'll take It. I'll take what I can get.

[Lauren Groney]

And she was there to perform with Sabrina Carpenter. Is that the reason she was there?

[Chelsea Fairless]

And I guess so. And to do Spawn for Zara. They must have paid her.

[Lauren Groney]

Again, as you said. I'll take it.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I'll take it. This I think is cool because I don't think of John Galliano and Stevie Nicks as having a ton in common, but they do because they're both interested in historical fashion. They love a petticoat, they love a hoop skirt, they love an overcoat, they love a top hat. Like they love that shit. So it's fun seeing them sort of come together with their common interests.

[Lauren Groney]

Do you think she could be the COVID girl for the first Galliano for a Zara collaboration?

[Chelsea Fairless]

I wouldn't be mad, but I don't think that this has anything to do with what that will look like.

[Lauren Groney]

No. This is a one of one for Stevie Nicks look and I'm sure it was a thrill for John Galliano.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I'm sure. I like this a lot because again, the surprise factor is there. Like it's not a full on gimmick like some of the people we just talked about. But it is because it's such an unexpected pairing.

[Lauren Groney]

What was not unexpected would be Nicole Kidman, who was a co chair at the Met Gala in Chanel. What was unexpected was her reasoning of how her Chanel ensemble was on theme, which was the very first interview I saw on the Vogue live stream that really set the tone I felt. She said fashion is art. And I wanted something red because I

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[Chelsea Fairless]

Whatever, Nicole, who cares? You look major. This is how I wish people dressed at the Oscars.

[Lauren Groney]

We did get some of that. Speaking of that idea, Margot Robbie was there in a very Oscars worthy dress.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Boring for the Met Gala, but good for the Oscars or okay for the Oscars.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah, she was in a nude gown. I thought it kind of washed her out.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, I didn't love that. But Nicole looked amazing. And it's such a timeless look. Like you could imagine that dress on Diana Ross or Marlena Dietrich or a number of icons throughout history. But it looked perfect on Nicole and the shade of red in particular was just stunning, gorgeous.

[Lauren Groney]

And.

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[Lauren Groney]

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[Chelsea Fairless]

I agree. We also got a sort of parallel look from Lena Dunham in Valentino. I think our girl looked great.

[Lauren Groney]

She did. And I was surprised to find out that her inspiration was one of my favorite paintings, which is Artemisia Gentileschi's painting Judas Slaying holofernes, which Alessandra McKelley. I think she more had an idea of a Renaissance painting. Maybe she'd have a sword. And Alessandra McKelly was inspired by the blood spatter instead.

[Chelsea Fairless]

And what it turned into was some sort of, like, Bob Mackie fantasy where she kind of actually looked like how Kylie and Kendall dressed during the camp gala. Like, she looked like one of them them. But I thought it was cool. And it also looked kind of punk because I love that. Like, she's wearing this very extravagant dress. She's wearing Valentino rock stud heels.

[Lauren Groney]

That was unfortunate to witness, but it's

[Chelsea Fairless]

looking perfect in punk because, like, she's out here with just, like, an exposed, pale, bruised, like, Courtney Love leg in this outfit. No hosiery, no spray tan, no bullshit. I'm into it. I looked at that leg. I was like, oh, that's like, my leg. That's a real woman's leg.

[Lauren Groney]

It's aspirational because it's so real.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It's aspirational because she's like, I can't be fudged to put makeup on my leg. That's cool. I'm into it.

[Lauren Groney]

So I have a question for you. Did Anna Wintour just wear the same outfit that she wore for the camp year but just change the color?

[Chelsea Fairless]

It seems that she did.

[Lauren Groney]

So the camp year, she wore a Chanel dress and cape in pink, which matched the red carpet. And then this year, she was in a pale green version, which seemingly also matched the carpet. So is that what she's going by?

[Chelsea Fairless]

I think it's cool that she repeated a Met Gala look. The camp one was my favorite thing she's ever worn at the Met Gala, so this one is now my second favorite, I guess. I think it's cool. She knows what she likes, she knows what looks good on her. Say what you want about Anna, but she has more established personal style, more consistent style than 99% of the people that go to the Met Gala. Always.

[Lauren Groney]

That's true. That's why she can repeat a look.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay. I also want to talk about Cardi B in Marc Jacobs, said to be inspired by a Hans Belmer sculpture.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. I would imagine that for many, this would be a worst dress pick, but I think it actually is one of the more successful looks that interpreted the theme of the exhibition more than the red carpet. Because the exhibition, if you've seen photos, there's a lot of body exploration.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. I thought that we would see more looks that overtly addressed body modification. I thought at least some person would wear the comme des garcon lumps and bumps. But this was like the closest that we got to that. That was Cardi B. But it was also very campy. It was very. What was the monster from the substance that she turned into by the end.

[Lauren Groney]

The end monster. Yeah.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Whatever that was, it was very that and just a funny look and self aware for Cardi. Right. She is someone that has modified her body in extreme ways. And I think it's cool that she has a sense of humor and is down to clown and wear this insane outfit.

[Lauren Groney]

It, as I said, one of the more successful looks at the Mech alum. Another very successful look, of course, Rihanna in Margiela.

[Chelsea Fairless]

This, to your point, is one of the better sort of contemporary examples of fashion that verges on fine art.

[Lauren Groney]

Of course. And I think that we had a feeling that someone would wear Margiela, and if it was going to be anyone, it would probably be Rihanna.

[Chelsea Fairless]

But while I think this gown is beautiful, the problem with these Margiela couture gowns is that, like, without the face covering, it's an instant downgrade from the Runway. So it's like we've seen this before. And it's also less dramatic because there's no face covering.

[Lauren Groney]

I do agree.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Even Ariana's beautiful, beautiful face, like, something is lost without that.

[Lauren Groney]

I do agree with you. However, her level of fashion literacy is unmatched. I mean, this does feel like something that she called in was her vision. And so I just feel like if she's on the Met Gala red carpet, she's always a step above everyone else. Although I believe she showed up an hour after the red carpet had closed.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I'm sure.

[Lauren Groney]

What did you think about A$AP Rocky and Chanel?

[Chelsea Fairless]

He looks great. No notes. This man has never looked bad a day in his life, and neither has Rihanna. Really?

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. I mean, we're just talking about degrees. Is this the her most successful Met Galileo look? No.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Well, we're basing this criticism on her own catalog, and she is the best historically, so it's hard not to have high standards for her.

[Lauren Groney]

We also had Cher, the ultimate Met Gala diva.

[Chelsea Fairless]

The original tat's like, have I seen this exact outfit before? And I was like, yeah, probably.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. All I was going to say is that Cher can wear anything that's all I have to say.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Cher can wear anything, but, like. Like, I don't know. I feel like Burberry kind of didn't do the best job with this. I just. I don't think they did. I don't think that anyone should wear ankle boots at the Met Gala unless it's, like, Charlotte Gainsburg. That's my rule. I stand by that, actually.

[Lauren Groney]

As I said, Cher can wear anything. That is my opinion on her outfit.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Beyonce and Olivier Roustein, who is a free agent at the moment, seemingly.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. Did we get an official announcement that he was leaving Balmont?

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. Someone else is now designing for Ballman.

[Lauren Groney]

Oh, shit.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I thought we talked about the first collection, but maybe we didn't.

[Lauren Groney]

This is tough because I don't want to get canceled by the Beehive. But also, I don't think it was her strongest look.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, I agree. I think it was outdated.

[Lauren Groney]

I think the Robert Woon dress that she wore inside was a much stronger piece. Again, please don't cancel me.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Although Robert Woon is also responsible for a lot of those, like, scary outfits with arms that we saw.

[Lauren Groney]

Yes, the Beyonce outfit did not have scary arms, but she did look like the Bene Gesserit from Dune.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I did think that more people would do anatomical stuff, so it was unique in that respect because no one else did. Skeletons somehow, miraculously. But also, I just feel like it's a combination of things that we've already seen from her. We've seen the naked dress. We've seen the, like, giant, giant feathered cape. We've, of course, seen the diamond headdress. And that's not to say that, like, there's no way those things can't be reinterpreted for her. But to me, this just, like, was not that interesting. But also, it was the first time she'd been to the Met gala in, like, a decade. And I was like, how? Really?

[Lauren Groney]

I know that I did find shocking as well.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I was like, I could have sworn she was just there.

[Lauren Groney]

But that's the power of her.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Sure speaks to my shit memory. Perhaps another diva look. Teyana Taylor in Tom Ford.

[Lauren Groney]

I thought you looked incredible.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. Obsessed. I feel like Heider Ackerman. His choices are very cool. Last year, he did Madonna in the white suit. This year, he made a very bold choice to cover the freakishly perfect body of this woman in metallic fringe. Even obscure most of her face. Like. I was like, who the fuck is that in there? But I think it worked. I think it was cool.

[Lauren Groney]

He also dressed Rebecca hall and Morgan Spector, who looked very hot.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Oh, I didn't see Rebecca hall, but I thought Morgan Spector looked amazing.

[Lauren Groney]

And clearly that's why I've never wanted a couple to be at a bar and look at me and just like, enjoy my whole vibe.

[Chelsea Fairless]

They are hot.

[Lauren Groney]

All right, we had divas, and now it's time to get into some it girls. But I feel like we need to preface before we get into it girl commentary that it sort of doesn't matter if these women were on theme or not. They're it girls. Like, they're always gonna look good, but

[Chelsea Fairless]

also like it girls. Like, usually don't really fck with the theme. Because to care about the theme that much would be embarrassing and would mess with their status as it girls.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. I mean, to be cool is to not care.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Right. And just wear something that is fresh off the Runway. Like Anna Wyant, who wore Marc Jacobs. This is what I would want to wear personally.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, she is an artist and an it girl, so therefore she already is on theme.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. And she's wearing this like, poofy party dress that kind of looks like a 60s housecoat. I loved that.

[Lauren Groney]

Another Marc Jacobs it girl was Rachel Senna.

[Chelsea Fairless]

See, she doesn't fall into the category of girls that we were talking about because she did try.

[Lauren Groney]

And that's okay.

[Chelsea Fairless]

They chose to do a psycho John Baldessari reference that ended up looking like something that Fran Fine would have worn to the Met Gala. And while I don't think that every aspect of this was successful, I appreciate it deeply.

[Lauren Groney]

I like how you say every aspect as if it's a complicated dress.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Well, it is. She has a polka dot on her head. There's many moving parts to this outfit. It's not simple, actually. Have you seen her? Her legs are different colors, for Christ's sake. Whoa.

[Lauren Groney]

You know who? Someone who certainly didn't care about being on theme or not would be Charlotte Gainsbourg. And we love her for that.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, she just looks cool. Her style is so consistent, you know that she's like the one person that is still smoking on the premises is somewhere respect. Also, I guess she's just going to be an it girl forever.

[Lauren Groney]

Correct.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Like we're going to be Talking about like 80 year old Charlotte Gainsburg and using the term girl.

[Lauren Groney]

See, that's someone who could still be Ms. Dior in her 50s. That I would accept.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Kate Moss also wore Saint Laurent. I thought this was boring. I just have to say it.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah, but she's an it girl. She can get Away with it.

[Chelsea Fairless]

She's amazing. We love.

[Lauren Groney]

But.

[Chelsea Fairless]

But in a perfect world, she would have Zoe Kravitz's dress.

[Lauren Groney]

Yes.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I also love iman Hammam in St. Laurent. She wore one of those crazy, voluminous St. Laurent dresses from not the last collection, but the collection before that.

[Lauren Groney]

See, I would have liked Kate Moss to be in that style of dress. Totally.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Well, I really loved this. Like, this is a look that, like, not really relevant to the theme at all, but just a person that looks good in an incredible piece of fashion that is reasonably new.

[Lauren Groney]

Respect.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I also was quite into Anaki eye in Balenciaga.

[Lauren Groney]

The makeup is what really pushes this look over the edge.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. Some of the best glam of the night. Maybe the best glam of anyone, honestly.

[Lauren Groney]

And we should say, for people who haven't seen this look, she's rocking the Madonna tears. The Madonna painting. Not Madonna the singer.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It looks like a crying statue. It looks eerie as hell. The gown is like a pretty traditional black, sort of poofy, gorgeous. Like, everything that Pierre Paulo is good at. Chic dress that will look amazing any year. Good for her.

[Lauren Groney]

Sarah Pigeon was also at the Met Gala.

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Not her first year.

[Lauren Groney]

This was her second Met Gala. Her first Met Gala, she was a brunette. Now she's a blonde. And I thought she was in Balenciaga because she just spent the past weekend starring in a Balenciaga commercial shot by Celine Song that will come out soon.

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But she was actually in Loewe.

[Chelsea Fairless]

This could have been designed by Balenciaga, though. Now, that's what I thought. It's boring for the Met. Like, if she was at anything else, I don't think I would have any sort of critique for this.

[Lauren Groney]

It feels like an Emmys look, not a Met Gala look.

[Chelsea Fairless]

You're right. That's what it is. It's an Emmys color also. Ooh, Like a chartreuse.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, speaking of someone who sort of wore chartreuse would be Alexa Chung and Dior, which I think a lot of people going into the Met Gala thought we would see a lot of Galliano Dior or at least references to that. But I feel like this was the closest look we got, which is Jonathan Anderson's pale chartreuse water lily dress, which is very reminiscent of the chartreuse dress that Galliano designed for the fall winter Dior couture collection that famously Nicole Kidman wore to the. The Oscars that made Joan Rivers pretend to vomit in her presence.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. And we've seen the water lily motif from his last collection. But, like, this also could be a Monet homage if you think about it.

[Lauren Groney]

Oh, for sure.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Like, that's what I thought of when I first saw it. But again, respect to Alexa Chung for dressing. Fun. Everything about this is fun. The color, the vibe. Vibe.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. I thought that more people would have this energy, but not so much.

[Chelsea Fairless]

We also saw Lily Rose Depp in Chanel Gorgeous, but I don't have much to say.

[Lauren Groney]

No, it was giving Edwardian painting with Instagram face.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I hope she got a photo with Hunter Schaefer, because I feel like their looks were kind of aligned accidentally just

[Lauren Groney]

giving haunted doll painting vibes.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, it's so true. Lily Rose Depp actually should have been Margaret Keene because she has that face. Face. If she wasn't a Chanel girl, I would say, like, you have to do, like, a Margaret Keane, like, Prada kind of vibe with those eyes.

[Lauren Groney]

We also saw Mod Apatow and Valentino, which I don't have much to say about this look, but she was cute.

[Chelsea Fairless]

A really good dress. Gorgeous.

[Lauren Groney]

And then I think rounding out the it girls would be Alex Kasani and Gucci.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It seems that she is the face of the new Gucci. New Demna Gucci, which is cool.

[Lauren Groney]

And from what I read, this is Demna's twist on Botticelli's Primavera.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Seems like a stretch.

[Lauren Groney]

Still not sure how to align Demna's

[Chelsea Fairless]

Gucci, but nothing offensive about this. She's hot, she looks great. It's chic, it's inoffensive, but again, it's kind of like there's not much to talk about, which is fine because there isn't much to talk about when someone just looks good and is not doing that much.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah. She arrived in a giant white cape, and then she disrobed, and it revealed a see through corset and feathers.

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A lot more nipples on the red

[Lauren Groney]

carpet than I was expecting this year.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Well, who else had their nips out?

[Lauren Groney]

Well, Alex Kazani had her actual nipples out. Kendall and Kylie had the skims nipple bras on. Yes. Which I should have worn in solidarity for this episode.

[Chelsea Fairless]

That was a real missed opportunity, and

[Lauren Groney]

I think we've said it all. Were there literally hundreds more looks that were on the red carpet? Yes, but these are all the ones we care to talk about. Which only means there's one thing left to discuss, which is our worst dressed of the night.

[Chelsea Fairless]

You go first. We'll do one for one. What's your first?

[Lauren Groney]

We haven't mentioned her yet. I gotta say, Blake Lively in Archival Versace, which I'm putting this on worst dress list for the fact that a 2006 era dress is an archival dress, which I get it, 20 years is vintage. Rules are rules. But that was very upsetting to hear that the year I graduated high school is now deemed archival. It didn't spark joy. I don't know what it's trying to say other than, hey, look at me. I just settled my lawsuit with Justin Baldoni.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I don't think it's good, but it's so her. Yeah, like, this is not my kind of girl, but, like, she is that girl.

[Lauren Groney]

That's fair. But I do think that the worst thing you can do at the Met Gala is dress as if you're going to the Oscars.

[Chelsea Fairless]

I agree. Nothing spoke to me about this, as per usual, but. But that is always the case with Blake Lively.

[Lauren Groney]

Okay, who do you have?

[Chelsea Fairless]

Okay, I don't want to shade an it girl, but Odessa Azion in Valentino. I think sometimes in life you have to make a choice, like, if your tits are out, you have to wear pants, or if you don't have pants, you have to, like, not have your tits out. I don't know if you should, like, have your tits out and have a corset and have no pants and have thigh high boots.

[Lauren Groney]

Now I feel like she, too, like, Hudson Williams, might have gotten fucked by the sketch, because I could see how in a sketch, you would think that this look would work.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Sure. But I feel like if your tits are out like that, you need a skirt.

[Lauren Groney]

It's all about proportions and balance.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah, exactly. I think, like, this would work if you were like Anne Hathaway's character in Mother Mary performing on a stage, but maybe not like, like, at the Met Gala.

[Lauren Groney]

At your first Met gala.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Although, you know what? Props to her for doing something crazy.

[Lauren Groney]

That's true. I mean, we do often speak about how the worst dress list is often so boring because so many celebrities are scared to dare to be the worst dressed.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It's better to be worst dressed than to be so boring that, like, we don't even think to talk about you. So good for her, actually. I like it.

[Lauren Groney]

Speaking of those who dared to be on the worst dress list, we've already talked about him before, but I do have to deem Hudson Williams as one of my worst dressed. He's new at this, and he definitely gave 110%, but sometimes you should do less.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Totally hear you. Although I think that his particular brand of Matador meets Black Swan is so ambitious and so psychotic. And just the idea of being a straight man in a periwinkle matador outfit is so subversive that maybe he is the worst dress. But you know what? He's also the best dressed.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, I think here at the Every Outfit podcast, the worst dressed isn't the worst dressed. It is an honor here at the Every Outfit podcast to be.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It's an honor for Hudson Williams and for Ottessa Asian, but. Okay, okay. I don't know if it's an honor for my next pick, Alyssa Lou. This breaks my heart because I love this girl. She is a celebrity emo. We have so few of those.

[Lauren Groney]

Speaking of 20 years ago. It's not 20 years ago.

[Chelsea Fairless]

She is a beautiful girl. A beautiful, talented girl. I cannot believe the Louis Vuitton atelier did her dirty like this. Actually, I can, because they always do people dirty. But. But this is, like, really egregious to me.

[Lauren Groney]

It's not tied to anything. I mean, it's more tied to Nicole Kimman explaining that I'm wearing red to honor how red has been in art over the years.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It looks like a prom dress. It doesn't look cool. And to me, she's so cool that, like, I just want her to be wearing a designer that is a bit more anti establishment. Like, I love, like, she needs to wear a freaky ass British design liner. She needs to wear Simone Rocha or, like Alexander McQueen or something like that. Those freaks over there understand her and her crazy ass hair. And I don't think we need to be making her look more girly and palatable. I think we should lean into the fact that she's like, a little freak. And that's cool.

[Lauren Groney]

Yeah, it's unfortunate. You know what's also unfortunate? And I've put her on the worst dress list. But it is not an honor for her. Emily Blunt in ashy studio.

[Chelsea Fairless]

What was that? She's coming off the high of Devil Wears Prada, too.

[Lauren Groney]

Now, we did discuss this with Hudson Williams, but there was a puzzling mini trend at the Met Gala, which was fashion is art, and art is a Spanish bullfighter. Chelsea. It is a look so bad that her own Stan account, BestOfEmily Blunt Twitter wouldn't post the look look. Instead, they posted, I won't post Emily Blunt's Met gala look this year. Sorry, it's for her own good.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Wow. Who's that little cunt? My God, I thought we were bitchy.

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But a look so bad that your

[Lauren Groney]

own Stan account to preserve their love for you won't Even post photos of it. It's pretty bad.

[Chelsea Fairless]

It is bad. And she doesn't deserve this.

[Lauren Groney]

Okay, who's your final worst dress pick?

[Chelsea Fairless]

It pains me to say that this because she has done some spectacular Met Gal looks in the past, but I am not into Doja Cat in Yves Saint Laurent or in YSL or wait,

[Lauren Groney]

in Saint Laurent Look, I think any of those monikers work.

[Chelsea Fairless]

When a brand dresses a ton of people, someone always gets fucked. Like one person from the crew gets fucked. And the person that got fucked this year was Doja Cat. That.

[Lauren Groney]

Well, I think to your point, the person who got it the best would be hailey bieber in st. Laurent that was referencing Yves Saint Laurent. You also had Zoe Kravitz in Saint Laurent in a very Anthony Vaccarello version of Saint Laurent. I think the issue with this Doja Cat look is this is neither Yves Saint Laurent, YSL or Saint Laurent. What is this?

[Chelsea Fairless]

I don't know. Like, she's wearing vinyl, rubber, something in that world. Something that could melt if it comes too close to an open flame.

[Lauren Groney]

If she came too close to Charlotte Gainsbourg, is what you're trying to say.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Exactly. But the problem with this is that the draping across her chest is, like, really, really bulky. And it doesn't look anything like the original sketch which they showed on. I don't know if it was Vogue or if it was E. I had

[Lauren Groney]

them both up yesterday simultaneously, as we've said. And most people who don't have successful looks, it can be explained by just getting. I think I'm going to call it from now on, sketch fucked.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Yeah. But also, like, the thing I like about her is that she wears fun stuff to the Met Gala. Like, she looked like a cat that one year. And like last year, she had a really fun Marc Jacobs look. And.

[Lauren Groney]

Or even remember how she showed up to the Schiaparelli couture show a couple years ago, like, fully bedazzled in red

[Chelsea Fairless]

in a Met Gala look. Basically, yeah. Yeah. So because we've seen her like that, I'm not exactly wowed by whatever happened here.

[Lauren Groney]

It's not a successful Saint Laurent look. It's not a successful Met Gala look. It's not a successful Doja Cat look,

[Chelsea Fairless]

which sucks because she's cool and can pull off more fashion than most people there.

[Lauren Groney]

And, you know, because she's been so successful at the Met Gala, on the red carpet at fashion shows, there's no way she was happy and thought this look worked when she tried it on.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Oh, no. She's pissed someone's getting fired.

[Lauren Groney]

And that does it, folks.

[Chelsea Fairless]

That does it for this year. It's been a journey.

[Lauren Groney]

It has indeed. We'll be back next year on video so you can actually see what we're talking about.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Thank God.

[Lauren Groney]

But for now, I have to go and put on my barrier repair cream because I chose to laser half my face off.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Is your baby just, like, crying uncontrollably? Like, who is this monster? That's not my mommy. Not the mama.

[Lauren Groney]

That is something that Chelsea loves to say whenever she sees Morty.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Not the mama.

[Lauren Groney]

Not the mama.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Honey, I'm a child of the 90s.

[Lauren Groney]

All right, guys, we'll be back next week. I will have seen Mother Mary. I hope it has not gone out of theaters yet.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Your skin will grow back, hopefully, and all will be right with the world.

[Lauren Groney]

All right, guys, I hope you enjoyed this year's Met gala coverage. We'll be back next week. Week.

[Chelsea Fairless]

Bye.

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[Lauren Groney]

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[Chelsea Fairless]

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