If you're well versed in fashion events or just really like red carpets, you know that once a year, every year, on the first Monday in May is the Met Gala. You may also know about the time-honored tradition of criticizing every attendees ability to match the gala's theme. This year the gala is celebrating the opening of an exhibit honoring the legendary Japanese fashion designer and Comme des Garçons founder/designer Rei Kawakubo, so of course this was the theme of the evening. If you know anything about the designer, you'll know that she's known for her avant-garde designs, her clothes that often don't look like clothes and play with the idea of traditional silhouettes. She's also extremely elusive and often gives vague explanations behind her collections. Not to fangirl here, but she's basically a genius but I digress. Kawakubo is not known for pretty, sexy gowns and is probably not the first designer you think of when you hear red carpet, so of course this year was an exciting challenge.
A handful of attendees actually stuck to the theme, Rihanna, Michele Lamy and Tracee Ellis Ross (to name a few) were all thanked on the Comme des Garçons instagram (shade maybe? or genuine thanks probably). Then there were those who took the theme as merely a suggestion but I'm not here to judge (and who am I to judge? I caught the red carpet via social media in sweat pants) but I would have loved to see more Comme on the red carpet but this was no easy task. Check out and judge every single Met Gala look here on Vogue.com and check out the exhibit when you can.
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