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MET GALA 2021: FASHION’S BIGGEST EVENT RETURNS

Affectionately referred to as “fashion’s biggest night out,” the Met Gala 2021 is a fundraising benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The event welcomes stars, young creatives, and industry paragons. The Costume Institute will host its first two-part exhibition, on the theme of American fashion, during 2021 and 2022. Part one, “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” will open in the Anna Wintour Costume Center on September 18, 2021, and will remain on display when “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” opens on May 5, 2022 in the period rooms of the American Wing. Both shows will run through September 5, 2022. 

Reference- https://www.vogue.com/

The Costume Institute answered the highly anticipated question of whether or not the Met Gala would be making a comeback this year after a hiatus because of the pandemic. The short answer? Yes. But things will look a bit different.

“Over the past year, because of the pandemic, the connections to our homes have become more emotional, as have those to our clothes,” Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, said on the choice of theme. “For American fashion, this has meant an increased emphasis on sentiment over practicality.”

Of course, the string of events wouldn’t be complete without corresponding soirees to mark the occasion. Part one of the exhibitions, for the first time since its conception in 1948, will be celebrated on Monday, September 13. Reverting back to the original calendar, the second gala will fall on May 2, 2022.

The 2020 Met Gala was postponed due to increasing COVID-19 restrictions, and was ultimately officially canceled a few months later. Though we didn’t get to see the biggest names in fashion offer their interpretations of the carefully chosen theme—About Time: Fashion and Duration—viewers were still able to see the curation from a safe social distance at the museum.

American fashion lovers have until September 5, 2022, to see both parts of the exhibition up close and personal at their leisure.

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FW 2020 Street Style

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Rodarte - Fall 2020 RTW

Model: Bella Hadid

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NYFW girl gang.

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Victoria Germyn. Modelo. NYFW, septiembre 2019.

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Inspired by the NYFW Alice & Olivia makeup created by Erin Parsons

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New York Fashion Week

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on my OG. 🎲

shot by: isabel rae

styled by: corneilius lafayette

shorts: bottega veneta

slides: alexander mcqueen

socks: nike

necklace(s): martine ali; tiffany’s.

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Fashion Archival: Millie the Model (1965) issue fashion scans

Millie the Model (1945-1965) was a comic book series by Marvel Comics and  first published by the company's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics. It was created by Ruth Atkinson,and was written by her, among others, including the legendary comic book writer Stan Lee. Narrating the story of aspiring model Millie, It is a great source of retro 1960s fashion inspiration, the comic often  featured designs submitted by their readers. Below are scans from a 1965 issue of the comic showcasing gorgeous gowns, ready to wear, hairstyles, and more!

Containing narratives exploding with drama, romance and glamour, the comic provided a quite alluring view into the world of fashion and modelling, Pertaining more to the idea of being a source of entertainment and fantasy to it’s readers. 

This particular issue, for example, contained mini-stories of Millie and her colleagues as goodwill ambassadors travelling the world (and providing quite a stereotypical view of various countries and cultures), in stories containing drama, rapture and romance. And fashion, ofcourse.

The comic also featured Millie’s colleagues, Models Chili and Toni as supporting characters to the series.

Fuelling the imagination of it’s readers, and possibly young readers of the time aspiring to be a part of the glamorous world of fashion, who would contribute their own fashion design ideas to be featured on their favourite characters, the comic serves as a terstament to  the power and  appeal of fashion and clothing to entertain,inspire, and resonate with a wide group of people.

As comic books became popular in the 50s and 60s, comics on fashion such as Millie the model, Katy Keene,and others portrayed the fashion trends of the time and  made this world more accessible to it’s readers. It  is also a wonderful example of the relation between comics and fashion. But that’s another story!

(If you liked this article, you may find this piece by the New York Times on an exhibition on comics and couture, interesting.)

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Mom Style has a Fashion Moment - LaDi and the Bump-friendly Movement

Bump-friendly fashion is here friends.

Recently, we had a fabulous fashion show event in NYC featuring some of my beautiful mom-friends in new styles from our LaDi collection.  Our models were a gorgeous mix of moms and moms-to-be in different stages of motherhood including a recent preggo and one mom that was just 2 weeks away from giving birth!  Some of these ladies have 1 or more kids and they are entrepreneurs, executives, students and all are beautiful in their own way.  They are all superstars in their own right and they strut the runway that night like the supermodels they are.  Moms are the real supermodels.

Bump-friendly fashion is what I like to say are stylish clothes you can wear during or after pregnancy.  They are on-trend, sexy and made to enhance the woman that wears them whether she is pregnant or not.

Moms are under-represented in the world of Fashion

Ever since I discovered that cool clothes were simply not available for my growing bump, I’ve made a point to change that.  It was during my 3rd pregnancy almost 5 years ago that I finally started making my own “maternity” clothes.  Yes, you read that right.  I got tired of shopping in the regular department stores and in the maternity stores to create looks.  I was having to get super creative and going nuts piecing some of my old pieces with new pieces every day and especially when I had an outing!  Going-out clothes were definitely not made for the preggos (not any good ones at least).  And I love to get dressed up even with my baby bump.  I kept wondering why there was no FASHION for pregnant people?  Women get pregnant.  There should be more than rouched t-shirts and cardigans to wear out.  So why?

Well, it turns out maternity is not the best market in the business of fashion.  People tend not to buy maternity clothes, considering it’s a temporary solution to a temporary condition.  So, major manufacturers focus more on offering basics (lots of basics), rather than innovative or trendy styles.  (Think t-shirts, t-shirt dresses, more t-shirts and cardigans.) This keeps inventory safer to have and design and aesthetics very low maintenance from season to season.  The offerings barely change from season to season.  They also make the fit baggier because, though it is less flattering on most, it makes it easier to accommodate a large segment of the population with very little tailoring involved.  The final result: a bunch of basic, casual clothes that never really fit quite right.  Clothes  that you would never have bought in the first place and that you finally caved to when you really couldn’t fit into anything else anymore.  It happened to me the first 2 times around.  But, by the 3rd pregnancy, I was done.

Creating what I wished already existed.

So, I started designing pieces that I could wear out to dinner, on date-nights and  to parties that made me feel good about myself!  Most importantly, I made them to be fun and easy to wear.  It’s so good when you don’t have to muster up a lot of energy to look fancy.  Just put it on and go!  They are designed to flatter so that you don’t have to sacrifice style while your body adjusts.

Here’s my Why

Inclusivity.  The industry standard has been shaken up for years because it doesn’t represent the majority of the population.  Unlike the ideals for beauty represented by traditional runway models, we are not all 5′10, size 0 or eternally 16.  We change, we grow, we get pregnant and we change again.  But we rarely see a reflection of ourselves on the runway at NYFW.

I wanted to put motherhood on the runway.  We don’t all look the same, but we are all capable of looking incredibly gorgeous.  I know that.  I do that.  I wanted to make that a possibility for every woman.

The Collection

This collection includes new styles that push even a bit further.  I encourage women to really dress up, to wear color and to have fun with it.  Every style has a simple detail, a particular point of interest that makes it memorable.  And I love that so much because many times we turn away from cameras when we are pregnant because we don’t feel like ourselves or we don’t think we look good.  And we miss out on creating memories of this special time in our lives that will never come again.

I personally love fashion and I know the positive impact that our clothes can have on our everyday lives.  It is true that if you look good you feel good.  And I’m here to create beautiful things to wear during the most beautiful times in our lives, one piece at a time.

Follow along with us as we grow and bring a new vision for motherhood come to life on Instagram.

Here’s a video recap of the show.  The new pieces will be dropping into the shop starting 9/29 and we’re really excited!  All paper flower decorations are also available at the shop for your delight.  Go check out our online boutique where everything is exclusively designed and lovingly hand-made for you.

BTW, the little guys taking a bow with me at the end are my 3 babies and my greatest inspirations and supporters.  Enjoy the show!

Before you go... thank you!

I have to say a big thank you to all of the amazing talents that collaborated with me to make this event so fabulous.

Models: Ariana Bello, Ana Martinez, Shaquita Garcia, Jules Cruz, Jenny,  Lory Linette Diaz-Valentin + Isabela Valentin (baby) 

Collaborators: 

Carlina Zacarias, Samara Vega, MizzLula - Makeup Artists

Nikki Vazquez -  Pretty Nikki Jewelry

Zayda Rivera - PR

Karen Soriano - Karen Decor Balloon arrangement

Darleny - Cake Pops and More Branded Goodies

Dahiana Perez - MC

Michael Alberto - Venue including AV and Set Up

Miguel Pichardo - Videographer

Daniel Valez - Photographer

Sponsors:

Maybelline

Spa O on the Go

Reaching Heights Wellness & Coaching

Silvia’s House Cleaning

The Birth Deck

Luimy Pure Romance

Special thanks to Alicia Diaz-David for all the love and support! And to all my family and friends for always being there!

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Feather Sleeves via @weworewhat on Instagram

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Tumbler and Tipsy by Michael Kuluva Spring/Summer 2020 New York Fashion Week Runway Show presented by GHLF/CreakyJoints on September 7th, 2019 at White Space Chelsea.

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