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At the Met Gala, Dandies Owned the Night

In the first Met Gala that centred Black style, there was a collision of modern culture and history from embellished capes to bedazzled canes and grillz.
Diana Ross
Diana Ross in Ugo Mozie (Kevin Mazur Photography)

The night before the 2019 Met Gala, British menswear designer

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At the Met Gala, the Fantasy Was Intact

Despite threats of disruption from protests, the Condé Nast union and TikTok’s legal woes, the event continued as planned with attendees dazzling in bespoke and archival ensembles.

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Malique Morris
Malique Morris

Malique Morris is Senior E-Commerce Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and covers digital-native brands and shifts in the online shopping industry.

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