As last week we spent some time on the Gucci profile we could not resist peeking at the guests of this week Mert Alas (@mertalas) and Marcus Piggot (@MacPiggot). The fashion photography duo-extraordinaire, on fire lately, was only mentioned in some behind-the-scenes of the FW14 Gucci campaign which they shot: attraction was fatal.
As if anyone on Earth wouldn’t be aware at this point, the annual MET Gala was last night and the fabled circus of fashionistas spun at full speed. Our phones were war central: Instagram, Twitter and Safari were running at the same time. Yesterday was a time-capsule moment as the Costume Institute was renamed with a ribbon cut ceremony officiated by First Lady Michelle Obama.
Tradition and ritual established by Diana Vreeland, the Met Gala is one of the last red- carpet of the season and definitely the most anticipated and prepped for. In good and in bad, for better and for worst, it was a shower of gowns, glamour, big hair and diamonds. Let’s not forget that the Gala is the inauguration ball to the MET Costume Institute exhibition that this year is a retrospective of the massive, innovative and revolutionary work of Charles James. Why did we choose @nytimesfashion to represent the event?
530K followers and following only 38 The New York Times Fashion stood up in the feed from the rest of the media as the most striking outlet portraying the red carpet in a sort of live- stream.
Impacting how in such a short limited time, in a series of small little square pictures they created the collages of ball gowns, pants and gilded luxe details. Professionals at work: good job and well executed.
