THE NAT GALA
because i've always dreamed of attending the Met Gala, and this will have to do for now.
theme for the evening:
ROMANTICISM AND WHIMSY
in your best semi-formal look!
read about the met gala here // note: please don't be the Nat Gala's Pharrell
romanticism
An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated toward the end of the 18th century.
Characteristics of Romanticism: appreciation of the beauties of nature; a heightened examination of human personality and its moods; a preoccupation with the genius; an emphasis upon imagination as a gateway to transcendent experience and spiritual truth; and a predilection for the exotic, the mysterious, the weird, and the occult.
WHIMSY (noun): a thing that is fanciful or odd.
use these images for inspiration for your personal interpretation of the theme-- there's no need to dress in "costume," or the period of the 18th century...!
don't be afraid to think outside the box.
think exotic, wild nature, whimsical, and fantastical.
“She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow’d to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
- Lord Byron”
EXAMPLES OF CURRENT ROMANTIC AND WHIMSICAL FASHION
men: the easiest way to dress on-theme is to wear a popped collar and cravat!
