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Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy wore a Loewe suit with two men kissing embroidered on the front. Political statements also came from Cara Delevingne, who wore a corset with ‘Peg The Patriarchy’ written across the front. In 2021, US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a Brothers Veliers fishtail gown to the Gala with the message ‘Tax The Rich’ daubed, graffiti-style, across the back. The Met Ball guests haven't always been so light on bold political gestures, of course.
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In the face of these issues, however, the Gala's attendees silence appeared - at face value at least - deafening. And let's not forget the long-running reckoning around racial violence and inequity, the climate crisis and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. There’s also the current fight for LGBTQ+ rights, with the so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in Florida which forbids teachers to speak about gender identity or sexual orientation to children under nine.
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The news is widely seen as the latest assault on women’s reproductive tights in the US. Images of the Met Gala’s red carpet last night shared a timeline with the news about a leaked draft of a document revealing that the Roe Vs Wade ruling - the one that protects women’s right to an abortion in the US up to 24 weeks gestation - could be overturned by the Supreme Court. It's a striking choice considering that, at the current time, the world is not in short supply of issues. But, by and large, celebrities who attended the star-studded event opted for pretty over bold, frills over statements. An exception was New York mayor Eric Adams, who wore a jacket with the words ‘End Gun Violence’ embroidered on the back. In short supply? Any explicit reference to the state of the world. See Lizzo playing the flute and Kim Kardashian in the sheer £3.6m ($4.8m) dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to serenade JFK in 1962. There were OTT looks (Gigi Hadid’s Matrix-worthy puffer coat, Cara Delevingne in gold body paint, Jared Leto and Alessandro Michele’s twinning) and moments.
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With its theme of 'Gilded Glamour and White Tie' - a reference to 19th century Gilded Age, and a nod to the popular TV show of the same name - there were enough corsets to satisfy the most dedicated Bridgerton fan. In many ways, the 2022 Met Gala did not disappoint.