Some A-list attendees interpreted this year's Met Gala theme through the lens of marginalized people whose labor made the Gilded Age of the late 19th century so prosperous for White Americans
Some A-list attendees, though, interpreted the theme through the lens of marginalized people whose labor made the Gilded Age of the late 19th century so prosperous for White Americans. Read on for what made these looks so meaningful to the celebrities who wore them.Gabrielle Union's Versace dress was designed to look like a gown the late pioneer Diahann Carroll once wore.
"When you think about the Gilded Age and Black and brown people in this country, this country is built off of our backs, our blood, sweat and tears," Union told red carpet host LaLa Anthony."So we added these red crystals to represent the blood spilled during the accumulation of gross wealth by a few during the Gilded Age, off of the backs of Black people and people of color in this country.
Though middle class and elite Black communities existed in some parts of the US in the 19th century, as depicted on
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