Why a Kardashian Met Gala snub matters
According to Page Six, the Kardashian celebrity clan has been removed from Vogue editor Anna Wintour's guest list for the upcoming Met Gala in May.
< p class="dcr-8zipgp" >That sounds like frivolous fashion gossip - who really cares if they go or not? Didn't Kim Kardashian ruin a dress once worn by Marilyn Monroe last year? Another year, Kim dressed up as a couch. (Technically, it was a Givenchy dress, and it started a trend in head-to-toe florals.) The Kardashian snub, however, hints at a broader cultural shift in the fashion world. >Dubbed the Super Bowl of fashion, the Met Gala was started in 1948 to raise money for the museum's new Costume Institute, whose clothing archive now totals 33 000 pieces. Since 1995, Wintour has chaired the event. Under his leadership it has become one of New York's biggest fundraising events (last year it raised $17.4 million) and is an unofficial global advertising campaign for the fashion industry.
Most importantly, it cements Wintour's position as one of the most most powerful people in the fashion. She checks the guest list, the seating plan and often who is wearing what. In Anna: The Biography, writer Amy Odell says this is where Wintour displays her dominance over an industry that relies on the understanding that there is an "in" and an "out." The fact that Wintour has allegedly decided that the Kardashians are out speaks volumes about the pivot she wants the fashion world to take. the cover of Vogue in April 2014. Kim also appeared solo on covers in 2019 and 2022, and she's been to every Met Gala this decade. Last year, the whole family was invited.
In 2014, Vogue's coverage of Kim and Kanye was met with huge backlash. Wintour later defended it, stating that "Kim and Kanye were part of the conversation of the day. And for Vogue not to acknowledge that would have been a big misstep." So why did the conversation change? /p>
According to Page Six, the Kardashian celebrity clan has been removed from Vogue editor Anna Wintour's guest list for the upcoming Met Gala in May.
< p class="dcr-8zipgp" >That sounds like frivolous fashion gossip - who really cares if they go or not? Didn't Kim Kardashian ruin a dress once worn by Marilyn Monroe last year? Another year, Kim dressed up as a couch. (Technically, it was a Givenchy dress, and it started a trend in head-to-toe florals.) The Kardashian snub, however, hints at a broader cultural shift in the fashion world. >Dubbed the Super Bowl of fashion, the Met Gala was started in 1948 to raise money for the museum's new Costume Institute, whose clothing archive now totals 33 000 pieces. Since 1995, Wintour has chaired the event. Under his leadership it has become one of New York's biggest fundraising events (last year it raised $17.4 million) and is an unofficial global advertising campaign for the fashion industry.
Most importantly, it cements Wintour's position as one of the most most powerful people in the fashion. She checks the guest list, the seating plan and often who is wearing what. In Anna: The Biography, writer Amy Odell says this is where Wintour displays her dominance over an industry that relies on the understanding that there is an "in" and an "out." The fact that Wintour has allegedly decided that the Kardashians are out speaks volumes about the pivot she wants the fashion world to take. the cover of Vogue in April 2014. Kim also appeared solo on covers in 2019 and 2022, and she's been to every Met Gala this decade. Last year, the whole family was invited.
In 2014, Vogue's coverage of Kim and Kanye was met with huge backlash. Wintour later defended it, stating that "Kim and Kanye were part of the conversation of the day. And for Vogue not to acknowledge that would have been a big misstep." So why did the conversation change? /p>
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