Jeans, Puffer Jackets, and Dresses Made of Plastic: Met Gala Organizers Surprise with a New Theme

The New York Metropolitan Museum has announced the theme for the next Costume Institute exhibition, coinciding with the annual charity ball Met Gala. The exhibition is titled extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday. The main idea of the project is to show how designers transform familiar wardrobe items and the simplest materials into true works of art. The focus will be on denim, t-shirts, jackets, metal, paper, and plastic. Visitors will be shown how, through unusual cuts, experiments with materials, and original design solutions, everyday clothing acquires a completely new meaning. The exhibition will include items from the Costume Institute's collection, as well as works by renowned designers that have been specially acquired and provided to the museum. ## Scandal Forced Organizers to Change Plans Initially, the 2027 exhibition was planned to be dedicated to British designer John Galliano, famous for his theatrical and extravagant collections. However, this idea faced sharp criticism from representatives of the Jewish community and museum sponsors. The reason was the designer's past anti-Semitic and racist remarks, for which he has repeatedly apologized. As a result, the Metropolitan Museum abandoned the Galliano retrospective and began preparing a completely new exhibition. The chief curator of the Costume Institute, Andrew Bolton, admitted that the organizers had no backup plan, so the concept had to be developed almost from scratch. The new theme allows for a fresh perspective on fashion: even the most ordinary t-shirt or favorite jeans can become a starting point for a design experiment. ## What Will Celebrities Wear? The Met Gala traditionally takes place on the first Monday in May. In 2027, the ball will be held on May 3. Each year, the event gathers the biggest stars from film, music, fashion, and show business. Guests appear on the red carpet in outfits created in accordance with the theme of the museum exhibition. So far, the organizers have not announced the official dress code for the evening or the names of the celebrities who will host it. However, the new concept already promises unusual fashion solutions. It is quite possible that instead of luxurious evening gowns and complex historical costumes, the red carpet will feature fantastic interpretations of the most ordinary items. The main question now is how far celebrities and their stylists are willing to go in transforming everyday clothing into high fashion.