The Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City, celebrated the Costume Institute’s new exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, this year.
One of the biggest events in fashion, many of the world’s most famous and influential came dressed in their luxurious best for a historic Met Gala that paid tribute to Black fashion and emerging designers for the first time.
This was also a first in more than 20 years, for a menswear theme at the event that ignited a showcase of creativity and bold interpretation.
Together, the stars from the fashion, entertainment, sports and business world raised a record of US$31mil for the Met’s Costume Institute.
Actor and cultural figure Caleb Mclaughlin, known for his breakout role in ‘Stranger Things’ and his growing influence in fashion, music and youth advocacy, makes a standout appearance wearing the Zenith defy Skyline Sapphire, a 41mm watch that combines high-performance watchmaking with refined gem-setting.
Making his Met Gala debut, S.Coups, a member of the K-pop group Seventeen, walked the red carpet wearing a Piaget Polo diamond watch.
Omega ambassador nicole Kidman wears a vintage ladymatic ‘Saphette’ watch from 1969, crafted in 18K white gold with a delicate black corded fabric bracelet. The name refers to the sparkling sapphire crystal on the face, facetted like a diamond solitaire.
Patrick Schwarzenegger wears an omega 38mm aqua Terra Shades watch in full 18K Moonshine Gold with a sunbrushed dial.
uS singersongwriter omar apollo wears a Chopard watch featuring 6.49ct diamonds from the l´Heure du diamant collection.
Sabrina Carpenter wears a watch from Chopard’s Imperiale collection in 18K white gold, set with 4.19ct diamonds.
