"The dress code for the starry fundraising event calls for guests to 'express their relationship to fashion as an embodied art form.' Fashion has long drawn inspiration from works of art, leaving guests with no shortage of artistic references to show off."
"Archival fashion looks have become a red carpet phenomenon with fashion savvy stars wanting to get their hands on some of the rarer pieces of fashion history. Designer Elsa Schiaparelli famously collaborated in 1937 with Spanish artist Salvador Dalí to design a white silk dress with a lobster printed on the front."
"The late designer Alexander McQueen was heavily regarded by fashion insiders as an artist. He closed his Spring 1999 show with a piece of performance art when machines sprayed Shalom Harlow's white dress with black and yellow spray paint as she posed on a rotating turntable."
The Met Gala invites guests to interpret the theme 'Fashion is art' through their attire, encouraging a blend of fashion and artistic expression. Celebrities may choose archival fashion pieces or custom designs inspired by art history. Notable collaborations between fashion designers and artists, such as Elsa Schiaparelli with Salvador Dalí and Marc Jacobs with Takashi Murakami, exemplify this relationship. The event serves as a platform for performance art, with past themes celebrating tailoring and literary influences, while raising funds for the museum.
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