Met Gala 2017: Who Wore Comme?

Although this year's theme for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Gala, which honored avant-garde designer Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, was celebrated and largely anticipated, relatively few attendees adhered. Upon some reflection, this is to be expected. The fact that Kawakubo's work has never been grossly commercial is its precise appeal. "I built my work from within, instead of satisfying a demand for sexualized and ostentatious clothing", the influential designer has said. Interestingly, Vogue's Andre Leon Talley, who was taped greeting guests upon arrival, posed a relevant question to a Valentino-clad Jennifer Lopez - "is it better to look sexy or look interesting?" Lopez answered "both". Nevertheless, interesting was definitely the point at the 2017 Met Gala, and these celebrities in Comme des Garçons interpreted the theme beautifully...