Redefining the fashion aesthetic

So the Met Ball, which was at the Metropoliton Museum of Art in New York on Monday night, is like prom for the fashion industry, which means that celebrities’ outfits are not, on the whole, about elegance or glamour, but about demonstrating one’s skills in high fashion.

This year’s theme was avant-garde, inspired by fashion’s most conceptual designer, Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, so some truly out-there looks were to be expected. And with a theme like that, Hollywood went all out.

Kawakubo is the first living designer since Yves Saint Laurent in 1983 to be the sole subject of the Met's blockbuster fashion exhibit. There were larger, billowing skirts than we've ever seen in years past, and while red is always a popular colour on the red carpet, this year's Gala saw the colour come out in full swing.