Racked - Met Gala 2016: Red Carpet, News, and All the UpdatesThe National Shopping, Stores, and Retail Scene Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52809/32x32.0..png2016-05-04T17:11:40-04:00http://www.racked.com/rss/stream/112850672016-05-04T17:11:40-04:002016-05-04T17:11:40-04:00Do Not Confuse Lupita Nyong’o and Sarah Jessica Parker’s Met Gala Inspirations
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<p>Don't get celebs' <a target="_blank" href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567932/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-photos">Met Gala</a> fashion inspirations twisted, or they might let you hear about it on social media. Lupita Nyong'o and Sarah Jessica Parker did just that, calling out <i>Vogue</i> and an Instagrammer with 3,000+ followers, respectively.</p>
<p>Nyong'o appeared to take Vogue.com to task over an article that <a target="new" href="http://www.vogue.com/13432401/met-gala-lupita-nyongo-audrey-hepburn/">compared her towering hairdo</a> to 1963 <em>Vogue</em> shot of Audrey Hepburn. Fashionista noted that <a href="http://fashionista.com/2016/05/lupita-nyongo-vogue-response" target="_blank">Nyong'o posted</a> an Instagram video today with her actual hair inspiration, tagging <i>Vogue.</i> During a red carpet <a href="http://video.vogue.com/watch/met-gala-lupita-nyong-o-on-her-matrix-and-nina-simone-inspired-look" target="_blank">interview with <i>Vogue</i>'s Andre Leon Talley</a>, she mentioned she was inspired by Nina Simone and "sculptural hairdos from around the continent."</p>
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BE_NUnyHuV5/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Hair Inspiration. Check. @vernonfrancois @voguemagazine #metball2016</a></p>
<p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-05-04T13:50:23+00:00">May 4, 2016 at 6:50am PDT</time></p>
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<p>Meanwhile, Instagram <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/3/29/11325366/sarah-jessica-parker-amy-sedaris-friendship-instagram" target="_blank">power user</a> Sarah Jessica Parker actually reads her @ mentions and she took the time to rebuff a fashion blogger who criticized her <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567792/sarah-jessica-parker-met-gala-2016" target="_blank"><i>Hamilton</i>-inspired, Monse-designed Met Gala look</a>.</p>
<p>On Instagram, @ivymarshallsblog <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BE7xUvKSlDV/?taken-by=ivymarshallsblog">posted a side-by-side photo</a> of SJP, Diane von Furstenberg, and Madonna with her assessment that "this trio didnt get the memo" on the Met Gala's theme.</p>
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<p>Parker told her she was flat-out wrong about that, <a target="new" href="http://www.eonline.com/news/761979/sarah-jessica-parker-defends-her-met-gala-look-after-being-criticized-by-fashion-blogger-on-instagram">as reported by E! Online</a>, writing in the comments:</p>
<blockquote>Got the memo. Always welcome thoughts but I'm a stickler for the theme and pay close attention to what it means. Every year with great consideration, research and conviction. The understanding of man and machine, how they intersect, when and why is what we considered. Perhaps you weren't aware of the technology used in the details and embellishments of the design. Or perhaps you simply didn't like what I wore which is completely fine but you can't accuse me of not paying close attention and adhering to the theme. With respect and warmest regards, sj.</blockquote>
<p>Parker's eloquent comment didn't sway the blogger one bit. Earlier today, Marshall posted a photo of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BE_OJ9oylCs/?taken-by=ivymarshallsblog">SJP's past Met Gala looks</a> with the caption: "2016 might not have been her best look and yes i still think she was out of place!!!</p>
https://www.racked.com/2016/5/4/11592092/lupita-nyongo-sarah-jessica-parkerAdele Chapin2016-05-03T18:08:28-04:002016-05-03T18:08:28-04:00Peek Inside Vogue’s Celebrity-Only Met Gala Photo Booth
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<p>Every good party has a photo booth; <i>Vogue</i>'s is just far fancier than anything you've ever seen before. For the <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11568264/manus-machina-costume-institute-review">"Manus x Machina" Met Ball,</a> the magazine hired one of its favorite directors, Gordon Von Steiner, to shoot a series of short, well-lit, dynamic, FUTURISTIC, and playful Instagram videos. The clips allowed each <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/3/11576020/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-recap">insanely famous guest </a>to showcase a little personality (or, in some cases, a lot of personality). Even though nobody asked us to, we gave them awards. Find the cream of the very hot crop below.</p>
<h4>Most surreal: The Olsens</h4>
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BE791Wev68z/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen in the #ManusxMachina Experience. Directed by @gvsgvs. #MetGala</a></p>
<p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by Vogue (@voguemagazine) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-05-03T07:37:19+00:00">May 3, 2016 at 12:37am PDT</time></p>
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<h4>Most likely to use as an actual music video: Grimes</h4>
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a target="_blank" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BE730nbv60C/">@actuallygrimes grooves in @louisvuitton inside the #ManusxMachina Experience. Directed by @gvsgvs. #MetGala</a></p>
<p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by Vogue (@voguemagazine) on <time datetime="2016-05-03T06:44:48+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">May 2, 2016 at 11:44pm PDT</time></p>
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<h4>Stunting-est: Kimye</h4>
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BE70cS7v6_U/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">When @kimkardashian and Kanye West (both in @balmain) take their turn in the #ManusxMachina Experience. Directed by @gvsgvs. #MetGala</a></p>
<p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by Vogue (@voguemagazine) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-05-03T06:15:16+00:00">May 2, 2016 at 11:15pm PDT</time></p>
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<h4>Most on her mark: Anna Wintour</h4>
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BE7iY-ZP6zx/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Anna Wintour kicks off the #ManusxMachina Experience in (what else?) @chanelofficial. #MetGala Director: @gvsgvs Producer: @guccipussman Set Design: @afriendflag for @maryhowardstudio Sittings Editor: @steeveeeeee Lighting Design: @fletcher_wolfe, Editors: @alvarocdc, @instaroth, @b_nawrocki</a></p>
<p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by Vogue (@voguemagazine) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-05-03T03:37:31+00:00">May 2, 2016 at 8:37pm PDT</time></p>
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<h4>Most robotic: Kendall Jenner</h4>
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<p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by Vogue (@voguemagazine) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-05-03T04:24:39+00:00">May 2, 2016 at 9:24pm PDT</time></p>
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<h4>Most overwhelmingly beautiful: Balmain's foot soldiers</h4>
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<h4>Danciest: Alicia Vikander</h4>
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<h4>Wait no, this is the danciest: Madonna</h4>
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<h4>Most like a hair commercial: Elle Fanning</h4>
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<h4>Most hotboxed: Wiz Khalifa</h4>
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https://www.racked.com/2016/5/3/11580128/met-gala-2016-vogue-instagramKenzie Bryant2016-05-03T11:25:02-04:002016-05-03T11:25:02-04:00Some Genius Person Handed Out ‘Not Becky’ Pins at a Met Gala After-Party
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<p class="p1">While Beyoncé’s visual album <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/4/23/11495562/beyonce-hbo-lemonade" target="_blank"><i>Lemonade</i></a> is making headlines for a great many reasons — its stunning visuals, its designer wardrobe, its poignant lyrics and catchy melodies — it’s (rather unfortunately) the continuing witch hunt for "Becky with the good hair" that’s been dominating the pop cultural conversation over the past week. <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/4/25/11505222/beyonce-jay-z-rachel-roy" target="_blank">Rachel Roy</a> (and, in a terrible mix-up, celebrity chef Rachael Ray) were the initial targets of the Beyhive’s wrath; shortly after, <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/4/26/11508998/rita-ora-beyonce-lemonade-becky-with-the-good-hair" target="_blank">Rita Ora</a> became a chief suspect.</p>
<p class="p1">Last night, Rita squashed speculation that she’s Becky by snapping a cozy-looking <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/3/11576290/beyonce-rita-ora-met-gala-selfie" target="_blank">selfie with Beyoncé</a> at the Met Gala. Later, to really drive the point home, she appeared at a gala after-party wearing a "NOT BECKY" pin.</p>
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<p class="p1">Interestingly, Katy Perry — a star who’s not even tangentially involved in #Beckygate to begin with — sported the same accessory.</p>
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<p class="p1">This could only mean one thing: <i>Someone</i> was handing out these pins last night. And I for one really, really hope that someone was Beyoncé herself.</p>
https://www.racked.com/2016/5/3/11577994/not-becky-pins-rita-ora-katy-perryElana Fishman2016-05-03T11:10:03-04:002016-05-03T11:10:03-04:00Here at the Met Gala, Reporting to You From the Top of the Stairs
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<p>The air is rarified on the uppermost step on the left side of the 2016 Met Gala red carpet. Across from where I stand, <em>Vogue</em> contributing editor André Leon Talley is doing his version of warm up scales (delightfully shouting "Where'd you get your fashion?" several times). I can see the entire breadth of the stairs from my designated corner, and the only thing keeping me from floating away is the weight of my <a href="http://www.armarium.com/product/UjxFnuHLwG">Mugler</a> wristlet, stuffed with two phones, a portable charger, a tape recorder, and a personal hotspot. This year's theme is <i><a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/4/27/11521026/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-news-updates">Manus x Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology</a></i>; the week prior, I'm assigned to cover it from the red carpet.
</p> <p><span>When you're on the Met Gala red carpet for the first time, like I am, your brain is thinking in all-caps, but none of it's useful. Don't think about your poor choice in shoes. Don't think about what your hair is doing. Don't think about how just yesterday you were standing in cut-off jorts, sweating over Ikea instructions, trying to assemble some drawers. Don't think about the other half of the lamb gyro in your fridge.</span></p>
<p>Think about your body language. Are you standing in a way that's inviting to the most sought-after celebrities of this very specific moment? Think about your voice, the one you use to shout these gorgeous alien goddess' names. Is it purposeful enough to steer Sarah Jessica Parker, currently wearing Industrial Revolution-esque Monse, towards you for <i>just one</i> <i>question, please</i>? No, it turns out. She won't stop because you're holding your arms awkwardly and yelping like a lunatic. Don't think about whether or not you are, in fact, a lunatic.</p>
<p>Don't think about <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/4/23/11495562/beyonce-hbo-lemonade"><i>Lemonade</i></a>. Or do. At least one victim of the "Becky" witch hunt is in attendance (hey, Rita! Later in the night Rita will snap a selfie with Beyoncé, and millions will cross her name off that tired list). This is the scene where, two years ago tonight, the public first learned that something was way, way, way up in casa de Bey-Jay. But Beyoncé isn't coming until the end, per tradition, and there's so much to do before she gets here.</p>
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<p><span>Besides the arrival of Taylor Swift, this year's co-chair and </span><a style="line-height: 1.44; background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.racked.com/2016/4/29/11524034/vogue-apple-met-gala-costume-institute">local Apple rep</a><span>, Saoirse Ronan is one of the first somebodies to show up. You hear whispers of "shhhhhhhh" and "ssssserrrr" and "soooooor" flutter up the press line as journalist after journalist confirms how exactly to pronounce the actress's name before shouting it in her general direction. It's a wave of confusion in the key of panic. This is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but with a "shhhhhhherrrr?"</span></p>
<p>Then a medley of the first string faces spills forth. I can't be sure in what order they come. Lupita, Nicki, Mindy, Gaga, Lena, Kerry, Claire Danes, Zoe Saldana, Jessica Chastain, Cindy Crawford, Emma Watson, the sisters Hadid, the sisters Jenner, and the sisters Haim. Willow Smith and Hailey Baldwin exchange gleeful hugs while Jaden hangs back. Amandla Stenberg spots a friend in a <i>Teen Vogue </i>staffer and hustles over to say hello and twirl for an iPhone. Model Jessica Hart and Moda Operandi's Lauren Santo Domingo take a smoke break directly behind the press tent and watch the mayhem from a safe vantage.</p>
<p>Emma Stone slips by because she's dyed her hair dark. The <a href="https://twitter.com/NYTFashion/status/727316261714202624"><i>New York Times</i></a> doesn't recognize her either. It's an easy mistake when you're also trying to watch Lorde <span>on the top of the stairs</span><span> </span><span>interacting with Lily Collins like real human people do while Amy Schumer comes from the bottom graciously avoiding questions the whole way.</span></p>
<p>The red carpet goes eerily quiet for a moment — maybe just in your head, but also possibly for real. The Olsen twins glide up the steps together in perfect synchronicity and parallel stoicism. No one is wasting their time trying to speak to them. Seeing little obvious evidence of "Machina"<i> </i>in their clothes, you wonder if cosplaying robots is their contribution to the theme.</p>
<p><span>The Olsen spell is broken by a butt shrouded in lace directly across the red carpet. "Whose butt am I looking at?" is a thing you wonder. It's Madonna's butt. You're looking at Madonna's butt.</span></p>
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<p>The thing is, when you're perched on top of the Met Gala like me, the view is great, but you're still in a corner. A few people stop and speak. Wendi Deng offers the hot exclusive that she's "learning to be more tech-saavy for my children. Like Snapchat and how to use everything." She should speak to Miranda Kerr who says she's "quite good on Snapchat, but that's because I get all the inside information" — as in, she dates its founder. On a separate note, Deng suggests "magic" for next year's theme. (I'm later admonished by a coworker for not asking her about her rumored lover Vladimir Putin, which I'll be sorry about for a very long time.)</p>
<p>Uma Thurman won't own up to any technical expertise: "I barely know how to hit return." La La Anthony owns up to it all: "I'm very good. Too good. I have all the apps to make me look great." The incredibly nice Kerr won't stop talking about her favorite alkalizing water filter as Kim and Kanye make their way toward Talley. I can't remember how we got on the subject.</p>
<p>The men of <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/2/12/10973324/public-school-dao-yi-chow-maxwell-osborne">Public School</a>, who dressed Halsey in a <i>Blade Runner</i>-inspired androgynous sheath, think a Met Gala theme "should be black T-shirt. Black T-shirt tie." Designer Wes Gordon tells me that he hopes "that there's still an emphasis on quality and special[ness]" in the future of fashion. I tell him he has a button undone.</p>
<p>Wearing full robot regalia, Julie Macklowe, socialite in the beauty business, imagines a future gala where "we'll probably be flying in on our hoverboards. Where is my drone?" Yes, where are our drones? You wanted at least one drone on which Taylor rides, hand-in-hand with Apple chief design officer Jony Ive, and you wanted it to look like a chariot. That would be something to talk about.</p>
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<p><span>From my perch, I come to appreciate the drive-by shouters. It's efficient and democratic in this den of luxury and exclusivity. Mindy Kaling looks to the left side, and declines every outlet at once, saying, "I'm sorry! I have to use the restroom!" Jared Leto hollers that he can't speak because he "has a gag order." Blake Lively hears a man fire off, "How long did it take you get ready today?" and sing-songs back, "You can ask better questions than that!" A hurried Orlando Bloom points to the Tamagotchi where his pocket square might go and says, "Look, I have a Tamagotchi." Later, Katy Perry holds up the same Tamagotchi model "from 1996. That's my tech contribution."</span></p>
<p>And then Beyoncé is here and she comes flooded in light. She glows even when backlit by a million flashes. I'm not totally sure if I'm seeing her or an amalgam of all the photos and videos and rumors and think pieces in motion, twice filtered again through my own couple of cameras. I'm not sure I saw her at all. Later, I realize that I captured her on Snapchat laughing that this year's dress "was a lot easier than last year," when she made everyone wait for an eternity.</p>
<p>"Fashion in the age of technology" is sort of a stretch for the actual clothing on the <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567932/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-photos#6459285">red carpet</a>. Most of the <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11574252/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-trends">gown choices</a> vaguely nodded to the theme at best. This annual practice, though, is perfect theater for fame in the age of technology. From my isolated corner, I have a good view, and with hit after hit of celebrity, each one more famous than the next, I glean the smallest sample of their lives. <span>It has the same overwhelming pace, attention jockeying, bitesized fare, and I-can-see-you-but-I-can't-talk-to-you nature that I get simply by having a phone and a WiFi connection. But it still feels special when you're in the room. You, by some stroke of luck or fate or questionable decision made by your superiors that you're not going to argue with, get to see them first.</span></p>
<p><span>When somebody yells from across the red carpet, "Beyoncé did you have a glass of lemonade before you came today?," I know it's time to go.</span></p>
<p>Back at the office, I trade my <a href="http://www.armarium.com/product/9V6zFSksYo">Mugler</a> dress and heels for mom jeans and New Balances, and take the subway home. I look at every single person I encounter on the way and wonder if they can detect my secret. "Look into my eyes," I tacitly will a car of strangers. "You might still see the things I've seen."</p>
<p>In the final stretch to my apartment, when all those shiny and shellacked people were probably on their second or third glass of champagne, I pass the liquor store on my block. There's a kid — well under 21 — calling out to me from its doorway. He asks me to buy him something because he "forgot his ID." I smile at him; I'm ready to share my truth.</p>
<p>"I saw Beyoncé tonight."</p>
<p>"You saw Beyoncé?"</p>
<p>I nodded. "She was wearing Givenchy I think. It was latex."</p>
<p>"Oh wow," he permitted me. "But can you buy me something? I have cash."</p>
<p>No, I can't, polite young ruffian, who is <span>maybe a little afraid of me and definitely</span><span> can not care less about my last three hours in a fame cloud. I have to go commit everything I've seen to memory. I want to always recall it as I saw it with my own eyes from a corner at the top of the stairs.</span></p>
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<p>Cracking the ‘Manus x Machina’ dress code</p> <p>Some Met Galas have themes that make dressing for the red carpet pretty literal: punk, China, superheroes. "Manus x Machina: Fashion In an Age of Technology" is... loose. <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11568264/manus-machina-costume-institute-review">The exhibit itself</a> explores the evolution of dressmaking from handmade (manus) to machine made (machina), and all the different ways the two can work together. It's the <em>How Stuff Works</em> of Costume Institute exhibits. How, then, is someone supposed to dress for <em>that?</em></p>
<p>"Tech white tie" was the dress code assigned by the invitation — still wholly unclear — and left to the interpretation of the guests. Most gala attendees went with a general retrofuture feel in shiny looks resembling liquid metal, bodices that outlined the bust like robotic chest armor, even <em>more</em> literal robot references, latex-like fabric, and more than one count of silvery hair. Tech accessory of the night goes straight to Mr. Orlando Bloom, who <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11573456/orlando-bloom-met-gala">wore a Tamagotchi</a> on his suit jacket.</p>
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<p class="caption">Clockwise from top left: Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West in Balmain (note Kanye's eye-altering contact lenses); Zayn in Versace suit and Gigi Hadid in Tommy Hilfiger; Beyoncé in Givenchy; Lady Gaga in Versace</p>
<p>The best example of true fashion-tech innovation goes to Marchesa, who didn't visually reference abstract futurism, but rather <a href="https://www.ibm.com/blogs/think/2016/04/29/watson-and-marchesa/">employed a robot to design a gown</a>. The fashion brand fed IBM's cognitive computer system Watson hundreds of images of past designs, so it could learn the Marchesa look. True to Marchesa form, Watson turned out a romantic dress with layers of tulle, a nipped waist, and a pretty deep V neckline, worn by model Karolina Kurkova. The dress discreetly wove in LED lights that were tuned to respond with color to Twitter chatter, based on the tone of messages around the Met Gala.</p>
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<p>Another clear standout was the light-up ballgown Zac Posen designed for Claire Danes. In bright light, the Cinderella-esque dress appears pale blue; by dark the fiber optic-woven organza lights up. Like Marchesa's effort, the style of the look is true to Posen, with the tech element adding an unexpected thrill rather than dictating the aesthetic.</p>
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<p>Tory Burch worked with Swarovski on some new techniques less impressive than what Marchesa or Zac Posen accomplished, but still noteworthy. The designer dressed Emma Roberts, Freida Pinto, and Mindy Kaling, each with a variation of crystal innovation. <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567932/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-photos#6459469">Roberts's chiffon dress</a> was embellished with heat-sealed crystal rock fabric, <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567932/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-photos#6459453">Pinto's bonded crepe dress</a> was finished with color-changing crystals, and <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567932/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-photos#6459439">Kaling carried a clutch</a> finished with those same color-changing crystals. Batteries and "multi-pixel technology" were hidden in seams and embedded in border embellishments, the brand explained. The looks were true to the designer's style, with a tech add-on, if a little gimmicky. A participation trophy goes to Burch.</p>
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<p class="caption">Kaling demonstrates her clutch's color changing crystals.</p>
<p>Another future-minded effort came in the form of sustainable and recycled materials (and not just, like, vintage Valentino). Calvin Klein collaborated with the Green Carpet Challenge on all three of its Met Gala looks, worn by Lupita Nyong'o, Emma Watson, and Margot Robbie. The <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567932/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-photos#6459461">green, sequined dress Nyong'o wore</a> (topped by a fabulously alien quadruple topknot hopefully hiding an antenna or something) used three fabrics all woven from yarn made from recycled plastic bottles. The zippers on her dress were also made from recycled materials, and the inner bustier was crafted in organic cotton. <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567932/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-photos#6459467">Watson's five-piece ensemble</a> — kind a bustier-and-trousers thing with a train — was also crafted entirely from fabrics that were once plastic bottles. <a href="http://www.racked.com/2016/5/2/11567932/met-gala-2016-red-carpet-photos#6459719">Robbie's white column dress</a> was made of organic silk with zippers made from recycled materials.</p>
<p>H&M got in on the eco-friendly thing, too, with the dark blue dress it made for model Amber Valletta. The fast fashion brand wasn't particularly detailed in what "an elegant look in sustainable materials" meant, but did note that the dress's 1,000+ silk petals were organic, and the sequins were made of recycled plastic.</p>
<p>While some designers took the tech theme as an opportunity to reinterpret 1968's <em>Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy </em>or imagine looks fit for <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/27/11514844/spacex-mars-mission-date-red-dragon-rocket-elon-musk">SpaceX's 2018 trip to Mars</a>, this group showed us what the real, near future of fashion and technology can look like.</p>
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