"The dress code for the starry fundraising event calls for guests to 'express their relationship to fashion as an embodied art form.' Fashion has long drawn inspiration from works of art, leaving guests with no shortage of artistic references to show off."
"Archival fashion looks have become a red carpet phenomenon with fashion savvy stars wanting to get their hands on some of the rarer pieces of fashion history. Designer Elsa Schiaparelli famously collaborated in 1937 with Spanish artist Salvador Dalí to design a white silk dress with a lobster printed on the front."
"The late designer Alexander McQueen was heavily regarded by fashion insiders as an artist. He closed his Spring 1999 show with a piece of performance art when machines sprayed Shalom Harlow's white dress with black and yellow spray paint as she posed on a rotating turntable."
The Met Gala's dress code, 'Fashion is art,' invites guests to creatively express their relationship with fashion as an art form. This year's event features a blend of archival fashion and custom artistic creations. Historical collaborations between fashion designers and artists, such as Elsa Schiaparelli with Salvador Dalí and Marc Jacobs with Takashi Murakami, highlight the longstanding connection between the two fields. The event also serves as a platform for celebrities to showcase performance art, exemplified by Alexander McQueen's innovative runway presentations.
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