Camp couture

Haute couture runway looks can get pretty outrageous. Here, see 22 of the best photos of wild couture outfits on the runway over the years.

Hamish Bowles traces the thread of camp—from the Sun King to drag queens—in Andrew Bolton’s new exhibition at the Costume Institute.

Ariana grande wearing maison margiela ss24 couture look for her met gala performance is everything 🧚‍♀️ #metgala

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has just opened its spring exhibition: “Camp: Notes on Fashion”, named after Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay. Expect flamboyance and eccentricities on full display, dating all the way back to the Court of Versailles, when the term “camp” was invented and going right up to contemporary fashion, where designers push boundaries further each season. As per tradition, Anna Wintour headed the MET Gala, which took its theme from the exhibition. True to…

This year’s gala was a complicated one to dress for—here are the stars who figured it out.