Met Gala 2025 Intro for May 6, 2025 Dear Gossips, Ahead of the Met Gala yesterday, I opened the site with a mention of André Leon Talley and his legacy as a Black Dandy. Last night one of this year’s co-chairs, Colman Domingo, paid tribute to ALT in a blue armoured cape, similar to the one ALT By Lainey • May 06, 2025 06:09 am
Met Gala 2025 Intro for May 5, 2025 Dear Gossips, It’s the first Monday in May which, on the pop culture calendar, means one thing: Met Gala tonight. The Met Gala is the annual fashion parade that supports the Costume Institute’s annual exhibit. This year, the Costume Institute “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” honours Black style, inspired By Lainey • May 05, 2025 10:31 am
Girly Throw Downs ALT rips Anna Wintour Andre Leon Talley was at Vogue for many years, and used to be considered one of Anna Wintour’s best assets. If you’ve been following fashion over the decades, you’re familiar with ALT’s exuberance, his flamboyance, his drama. He left Vogue in 2013 and has now written By Lainey • Apr 24, 2020 10:15 am
MET Gala 2016 MET Lemonade? I received an email earlier about SJP and the MET Gala, something about how she might be sitting out this year. Which would be a disappointment, because love it or hate it, SJP always brings it. She understands that it’s a COSTUME. That there’s a theme. That it By Lainey • May 02, 2016 03:43 pm
Met Gala 2012 The Met Gala 2012 Wrap-up Anna Wintour presides over this event. Its official name is the Costume Institute Gala. So, as I say every year, this is NOT the Academy. There is no constituency here from Palm Springs to fellate. The people you want to blow are the precious fashion bitches. In other words, the By Lainey • May 08, 2012 08:09 am
Style The Costume Institute Gala 2011 Before we begin blogging the Met Gala and the photos... It’s the Met Gala. So... there’s some license here on the edge if you want it. Drama is good. Weird could be good too. Remember it’s not the Oscars and Los Angeles. It’s New York. And By Lainey • May 03, 2011 01:00 am
Amazingness Anna like Mimi? As you know, Mariah Carey is barely capable of walking and standing up by herself. If she could, she would go through life being carried everywhere. On several occasions she’s made this happen. One of my favourite stories of all time is when Mimi was attending some kind of By Lainey • Jun 21, 2010 04:59 am
Style Best of 2009: It’s a famine of beauty! It’s a famine of beauty, honey! My eyes are stahving for beauty! This was my ringtone for a few months earlier in the year. Oh Andre Leon Talley. Oh Anna Wintour. Or Grace f-cking brilliant Coddington… It’s not just the quote, it’s every minute of The September By Lainey • Dec 31, 2009 03:30 am
Amazingness Best ringtone EVER Will have to fight my main ‘mo over this one. Darren – step OFF my ring tone. I posted the other day this article about the September Issue... It’s a FAMINE OF BEAUTY! Turns out, to promote the doc’s release, there are ringtones that can be downloaded that include By Lainey • Jul 29, 2009 09:17 am