Through the Looking Glass: 2015 Met Gala

This year the Metropolitan Museum hosted its annual gala, with the theme of the evening being, China, Through the Looking Glass. This event attracts celebrities far and wide, and their arrival is usually met with shock as they stroll down the red carpet showing off their outrageous outfits. The outfits this year were a hot mess to be quite honest.


First many of the celebrities
over sexualized their costumes, which then translated to the over sexualization of a culture. Again this goes back catching attention and personal benefits. Many stars want to turn heads at events like this but I believe many of these stars attracted the wrong kind of attention, by appropriating a culture's traditional clothing.

Stars like Sarah Jessica Parker wore an outrageous headdress to the Met Gala. With the sultry makeup emphasizing her eyes, she slinked through the red carpet capturing everyone's attention. 

When this picture took to twitter, many cried cultural appropriation. I see how this feed into the stereotypes, but I also see how it is completely stunning. 

Lady Gaga also rolled into the Met with an offensive outfit. The offensive mostly stemmed from the fact that she wore a kimono to a Chinese themed event. Kimono are tradition Japanese gowns, not Chinese.

I loved Rihanna's dress, and personally I didn't not find any fault, however I know that some still took offense. Her dress was made by a well-known Chinese designer, Guo Pei. By wearing a dress by a designer who is not well known in the West, she is placing this designer on the map. Also the dress resembles the capes that emperors would wear, so she is also twisting gender norms, showing herself as a women in power. Pretty cool in my opinion. 

just for your enjoyment:)