In America; A lexicon of Fashion 🇺🇸

In America; A lexicon of Fashion 🇺🇸

The 2021 Met Gala is focused on celebrating all things American fashion. Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute, felt it was time to reexamine American identity and fashion, especially as it has changed over the last several years due to both political and social justice movements.

“I’ve been really impressed by American designers’ responses to the social and political climate, particularly around issues of body inclusivity and gender fluidity and I’m just finding their work very, very self-reflective,”

“I really do believe that American fashion is undergoing a renaissance.