AIBU to find the Met Gala outfits self-indulgent and ridiculous?

[SheThinksShesAllThat]

The met gala…. I can’t get over how self indulged these celebrities are!

80% of you look ridiculous in your ‘high’ fashion outfits!

I absolutely LOVED Hugh Grants interview…
”what are you wearing???…... ‘a suit’

I am no Met Gala fan, but isn't that sort of the point of it? Over the top, and weird and wonderful costumes? I don't think it's going to get the same attention if Lady Gaga is wearing an off the rack from Zara!

Connor & Hudson? Or is that just me?

I watched the David Attenborough programme the other night - an hour of funny, interesting and hair-raising stories from a team who really were innovative, going above and beyond to bring ground-breaking natural history to our living rooms. And yet most of them, we won't know their names. Brave, self-effacing...

Compare those men and women with the self-centred nonentities on the red carpet. I know who I'd rather have dinner with.

Yes but people like to pretend they’re better than people who watch/indulge in this type of thing

I just find it odd to question something which isn't trying to be anything other than what it is?

It's like going to Vegas and complaining it's tacky and over the top. Well yes, obviously!

I'm glad some people didn't attend now Bezos is so heavily involved. That said, this year's looks are all uninspiring many didn't even bother with the brief.

What's wrong with good old Bezos?

You could argue most forms of art - and the costumes are works of art in themselves- are pointless and unnecessary uses of money. Movies, sculptures, artworks that have £££ spent to create them

Exactly this.

There are other types of art than paintings on canvas you know.

I didn’t watch it - zero interest TBH - but there are plenty of photos in today’s Times. The ones I’ve seen are - to me anyway - vulgar, or ridiculous, or just blatantly attention-seeking. Or all three.

I dare say there were some beautiful, elegant, classy dresses, but unsurprisingly I haven’t seen any publicity about those.

I don't think anything has summed up the modern left better than her wearing that dress.

It said 'Tax The Rich' while she was eating at a table that cost $275,000 to book, and everything from the dress to her table was paid for by her uber capitalist sponsors.

The far left never fail do they?

Nope, I really enjoyed watching those two continue to have their moment. And Conner’s arms are always a treat. I loved their outfits

Someone posted up thread that 'they dress up and have fun'. Who has fun? I couldn't see anyone having 'fun' amongst the posturing, pouting and gurning? I saw a picture of the red carpet 'set' - loads of scaffolding and platforms covered in tarpulin? It looked bizarre.

The $275k that went to charity? I admire those who admit they’re privileged

This comes up every year. It’s a fancy dress party. It’s not meant to be sensible clothing or even fashion, it’s a fundraiser and intended to be entirely OTT. Fashion houses pay to get their creations into the newspapers, celebs like being photographed, the museum gets lots of money, everyone wins. To be honest I find those that just turn up in a suit more “self indulgent” as it’s a statement of “I’m so important / rich I don’t even need to make an effort to be here”

Yep 😁
Definitely not just you.
I thought they looked awesome (except for Hudson's after party outfit 😂)

I'm happiest when I ignore these vain, self-important idiots luminaries of the entertainment industry. Yes, they did look self-indulgent and ridiculous, which means it's exactly like every other day of their lives, only this time it was out on display for all to see.

I like that it’s a bit different to the usual “how much flesh can I reveal” red carpet looks. It’s interesting to hear though that Anna Wintour’s power might be waning. A number of no-shows due to Bezos and the tables not selling like they used to.

I really don't get the nastiness on this thread.

How would you know that?

This is a really good post, thank you

@GoldMerchant is bang on. It's a charity event that supports a valuable cultural collection. It's brand new art! It's not supposed to be clothing, it's spectacle and creativity.

I was amused by the number of women who had extra hands on their costume - a very weird coincidence!

It certainly doesn't have the same appeal or affection as the London Marathon which raised over £87 million for charity. I think we can admire the bloke running 26 miles with a fridge on his back more than a rich woman dressed up as someones intestines.

lol indeed, how do you know if you don’t look?!!