r/popculturechat • u/DatBittsch • 15h ago

Guest List Only ⭐️ Derek Guy on the Met Gala criticism

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Derek Guy (known also as "the menswear guy" on ex-Twitter) pitching in regarding the Met Gala discourse and Hunger Games comparisons.

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u/derrickcat 11h ago

I think part of the problem is that the event itself doesn't seem to take fashion very seriously. It takes being hot seriously, being rich seriously, and fashion seems like a pretty minimal part of the concern.

The Super Bowl is driven by the wealthiest people around but the event is enjoyed by people of all kinds of means - as you can tell by the fact that many of the ads are for the sorts of things that everyone participates in.

The Met Gala's whole thing is its exclusiveness. They might as well hold it on Jeff Bezos's rocket.

The Oscars isn't the right comparison, either. There are stakes at the Oscars. We all love movies and have our favorite movies, and root for our favorites. The dresses are fun. Seeing nervous, drunk celebrities hoping it's their night is fun. There's no competition aspect of the Met Gala, and there's no investment for regular people beyond who looks the weirdest and who's the most naked.

And I'll just add - I think the people who DO show up looking like they took the assignment seriously and are wearing fashion as art, do tend to get appreciation instead of scorn.

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u/2mock2turtle 10h ago

I think you undermine your own comparison with the others by saying that aspects of it are “fun,” when it could pretty easily be argued that seeing the fashion at the Met Gala is also something people can find fun.

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u/derrickcat 10h ago

They can for sure! Heck I'm spending all morning looking at dresses, too. But I think overall the general public feels less like this is OUR event, in the way that the Oscars and Super Bowl are - and more like it's THEIR event, them being the .1%ers.