{"id":2530,"date":"2016-03-09T04:22:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T22:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2016-03-09T04:22:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T22:52:42","slug":"made-fashion-police-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=2530","title":{"rendered":"Who Made You the Fashion Police of the Met Gala?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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esterday was the 2018 Met Gala, held, as always, on the first Monday in May \u2013 a time when us plebs tend to be stuck at work, dressed in our weekday worst, sneaking onto Facebook to post \u201cIs it Friday yet?\u201d memes and finding the perfect cat videos that will get us through until lunchtime.<\/span>\n\nThe scheduling, then, is the first sign that the Met Gala is not for our mediocre, sweatpants-clad, carbohydrate-padded asses. This is fashion\u2019s big premiere, a glossy, star-studded event where basic behaviour like <\/span>taking selfies<\/span><\/a> to show off your outfit is anathema. Out here in the real world, it\u2019s a personal victory when we upgrade from chappals to proper shoes, but that\u2019s not how things work at the Met Gala.<\/span>\n\nAside from squealing over <\/span>Baby Taimur\u2019s<\/span><\/a> adorable dessert-themed playsuits, or asking our neighbourhood tailor to rip-off the latest Sabya design, it\u2019s safe to assume that most of us don\u2019t know anything about the fashion industry. We couldn\u2019t tell when New York Fashion Week is, and the most daring sartorial decision we\u2019ve ever made is making peace with our paunches just so we can sit down while wearing a crop top.<\/span>\n\nMeanwhile, far above the mortals\u2019 realm, in the rarified environs of the Met Gala, leggy, barely-pubescent models glide around in heel-less \u201canti-gravity\u201d platforms, draped in strictly decorative wisps of fabric. They sprawl on the red carpet like well-dressed giraffes, and they never, ever look fat. Alongside them are gorgeous actors, genetically blessed star kids, fashion designers in homeless chic, and more bizarre costumes than the set of <\/span>Baahubali<\/span><\/i><\/a>, each costing more than the EMI on your apartment.<\/span>\n\nIs it any wonder that the proletariat is all agog at the prospect of the Met Gala? Suddenly, everyone becomes collectively possessed with the spirit of Anna Wintour, making snarky digs at haute couture without any provocation. This morning, a colleague of mine, whose everyday uniform consists of a <\/span>comic-book<\/span><\/a> shirt (he conveniently rotates five of them so we always know the day of the week; Thursday is Thor\u2019s Day) and a pair of cargo shorts, remarked on the unsatisfactory silhouette of Anne Hathaway\u2019s gown. Certainly, <\/span>The Devil Wears Prada<\/span><\/i>\u2019s Meryl Streep would not have approved. <\/span>\n\n

Is it any wonder that the proletariat is all agog at the prospect of the Met Gala? Suddenly, everyone becomes collectively possessed with the spirit of Anna Wintour, making snarky digs at haute couture without any provocation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nThen, a friend, whose favourite joggers were purchased from Colaba Causeway in the early 2000s, saw fit to text me about Deepika\u2019s \u201ctotally blah\u201d red gown. This led to a lively debate around <\/span>Piggy Chops<\/span><\/a>\u2019 chainmail hood, complete with reference images of historically accurate Arthurian armour and a philosophical discussion on the merits of wearing velvet. <\/span>\n\nOf course, there are plenty of things about the fashion world that remain a mystery for us fairweather fashionistas. What lipstick matches best with always being dehydrated? Why are socks and sandals so bad, and do black jeans really need to be washed? Which Olsen sister is in <\/span>The Avengers<\/span><\/i><\/a>?<\/span>\n\nWe\u2019re not meant to have all the answers. <\/span>\n\nWhen it comes down to the Red Carpet, we\u2019re forced to admit that our schlubby souls don\u2019t have what it takes to walk a straight line in <\/span>heels<\/span><\/a>, let alone pose like an angel sent from heaven while balancing a 12-kilo headdress made from baby seals. But we\u2019re allowed to show up once or twice a year to give our expert opinions. For a few special nights, we can click vicariously through the pap shots for a look at how the other half \u2013 I mean less than one per cent \u2013 lives. And then we can return to the status quo, where our socks are mismatched and we\u2019ve forgotten who Prabal Gurung is, for a couple of weeks. How else will we muster up the energy to critique Meghan Markle\u2019s wedding dress? <\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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