Charli XCX wore dress made from recycled T-shirts dating back to the 1950s, 1960s to the Met Gala
07.05.2024 - 19:47
/ foxnews.com
Pop singer Charli XCX's Met Gala gown came with a unique story. Fans likely could not tell upon first glance, but the gorgeous off-the-shoulder, long gown was made up of vintage T-shirts. The Met Gala in New York City is an opportunity for celebrities to stun the red carpet in less than traditional pieces, loosely based around the theme of the year.
Each guest interprets the theme their own way, bringing a variety of looks to the event every year. The Met Gala, led by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintor and the 2024 co-chairs, Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lopez had "The Garden of Time" as the dress code. Each year the Met Gala celebrates The Costume Institute's spring exhibition.
This year, the exhibition is called "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." Charli's Marni gown that she wore Monday night took a lot of time to put together, with 200 hours of workmanship put into its creation, according to Vogue.
"Francesco [Marni's creative director] and I both liked the idea of taking the most simple item—the white T-shirt—and building something extravagant from it," Charli told Vogue. "The white T-shirt is something that can be reflective of so many things, so many fashion sensibilities, so many styles. It’s classic, punk, comfortable, sexy, casual all at once.
It’s often people’s most prized item—you know when you find that one perfectly fitting, perfectly feeling white T-shirt that you never want to throw away? And as time goes on those T-shirts become more worn, softer, more desirable. We liked using this as a starting point for the dress," the "Boom Clap" singer added. The T-shirts used for the gown date back to the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.