One component of Met Gala magic is seeing runway looks come to life on the red carpet—or in the case of “Superfine,” on a blue one. The oldest runway reference was stretched all the way back to 1947: A Complete Unknown’s Monica Barbaro wore a version of Christian Dior’s most famous creation, the nipped-waist Bar suit. La La Anthony honored Virgil Abloh by wearing a look from the designer’s fall 2020 show. By far, most of the looks came from the recent 2025 collectsions. This exposure wasn’t limited to ready-to-wear; couture looks from Valentino, Chanel, and Thom Browne got airings as well.
Christian Lacroix is Laird Borrelli-Persson’s fashion raison d’etre; the way he combined romance and historicism set her on the path she is following today. Borrelli-Persson studied literature at Boston College, spending her junior year abroad at Oxford, where she added some art history. After graduation she moved to New York to intern ... Read More