Amal Clooney in Richard Quinn at the Met Gala: heavenly or not so much?

Publish date: 2024-06-24

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Amal Clooney was one of the co-chairs for the 2018 Met Gala. The theme was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Tell me your interpretation of Amal’s Richard Quinn look. Garden of Eden, perhaps? What is the religious significance of a silver bustier and satin pants? I have no idea. The choice of Richard Quinn was interesting – he’s the designer who recently received the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, which was presented to Quinn by Queen Elizabeth II herself, as part of a coup organized by Anna Wintour. My point? I’m positive that Wintour encouraged Amal to wear Quinn, and that Quinn was encouraged to create a custom look for Amal. But, again, what is this? It’s an unflattering mess. Those pants are terrible and the mullet skirt is… no bueno. IT HAS A RUFFLE ON THE TRAIN. From the neck up, Amal looks great though. And George Clooney looks nice, whatever.

Costume Institute Gala in NYC

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The 2018 Costume Institute's MET Gala Benefit - Red Carpet Arrivals

And here’s Anna Wintour and her beautiful daughter Bee Shaffer. Anna did what she always does – wore a custom Chanel, and to stay on theme, she added a diamond crucifix pendant necklace. Bee Shaffer wore Valentino! I don’t really think Bee’s look is on-theme, but a lot of women followed the same kind of idea: wear a “cardinal red” dress and hope it looks vaguely cardinalish. Can I just say? Anna’s dress isn’t great. She needs to stop with the custom Chanel looks and mix it up.

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