At the celebration of Karl Lagerfeld s life and work, there were some memorable appearances on the red carpet. Brittney and Cherelle Griner showed up in matching minimal looks by Calvin Klein; Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade rocked his and hers Prada leather looks. The Met Gala’s red carpet is a place where celebrities are encouraged to pull out all the stops. So long as they honor the year’s specific theme, all fashion rules pretty much go out the window. But this wasn’t always the case. In earlier years, the event was more of a traditional evening gala, where men adhered to an especially conventional dress code, mostly opting for classic suiting or tuxedos.
Though few and far between, there were some risk takers in the early Met Gala days. Back in 2001, Alan Cumming ascended the stairs of the museum in a red tartan kilt (the theme that year was “Jacqueline Kennedy The White House Years,” showing no real connection to his bold ensemble). Later in 2006, the late designer Alexander McQueen also hit the red carpet in a tartan print that he matched to his date for the evening, Sarah Jessica Parker, seemingly as a nod to his Scottish roots. And who could forget that time Marc Jacobs wore a lace dress by Comme des Garçons over boxer shorts back in 2012? “I just didn’t wanna wear a tuxedo and be boring,” the designer later said of the look.
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