(met gala takes start at 40:15)

karl lagerfeld (who is german). may day protests in berlin. my met gala best and worst (and the designers that won the night). against the equation of "fantasy" with thinness in the fashion industry. recession-core. cats. it’s a fun one.

digressions take the form of a few questions: did cruella influence the met gala red carpet fashion just as much (if not more) than karl did? is it cooler to go edgy-goth or normcore to a party at berlin fashion school? did emma chamberlain serve or flop? is “quiet luxury” an excuse to be boring?

Sources:

The Karl Lagerfeld Looks That Defined His Career (and Remade Fashion) - The New York Times

Everything You Need To Know About May Day in Berlin

Rioting in Berlin Kreuzberg, May 01, 1987

Magersucht: Dünne Models sind für Karl Lagerfeld kein Problem - WELT

Karl Lagerfeld Weighs in on Model Debate: 'No One Wants to See Curvy Women' - DER SPIEGEL

Karl Lagerfeld’s most controversial quotes on fat women - Vox

How Karl Lagerfeld Redefined Modern Fashion As We Know It | Time

Why the 2023 Met Gala's Karl Lagerfeld Theme Is Problematic | Time

HF Twit Met Gala

The Best Dressed Stars From the 2023 Met Gala

Met Gala 2023 Red Carpet Fashion: See Every Celebrity Outfit, Look and Dress | Vogue

Vogue - YouTube