A MET Gala Debrief

Описание: The highly-anticipated “first Monday in May” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute will host its grand gala for "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." The Met Gala is a televised red carpet event that is a fashion show in itself, featuring its celebrity guests. The Gala is both celebrated and critiqued each year, as some looks on the red carpet “understand the assignment” or miss the theme entirely, and this race-related exhibition is under close watch.

This year, The Fashion and Race Database and Shelcy Joseph (founder of Market Appointment) is hosting a live roundtable “Met Gala Debrief,” as we react to the looks and key moments from the event – through a fashion academic lens.

The Critics:

Dr. Jonathan M. Square, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design and founder of "Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom"
Darnell Jamal Lisby, Assistant Curator of Fashion, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Kimberly Jenkins, fashion studies scholar and founder of The Fashion and Race Database

Moderated by:

Shelcy Joseph, Founder and Editor of Market Appointment

Assistant Moderator:

Markeilan Smith, Winter/Spring 2025 intern at The Fashion and Race Database and M.A. candidate, Fashion Studies at Parsons School of Design–Paris

Sources/Recommended Reading:

Miller, Monica L. “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.” Durham: Duke University Press, 2009.

Lewis, Shantrelle P. “Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style.” New York: Aperture, 2017.

Talley, André Leon. “A.L.T.: A Memoir.” New York: Villard Books, 2003.  Talley, André Leon. The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir. New York: Ballantine Books, 2020.

Day, Daniel R. “Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir.” New York: Random House, 2019.

Golden, Thelma. “Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary American Art.” New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1994.

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