Former EIC of Vogue, Diana Vreeland, was a special consultant at the Met from 1972 until her death in 1989. She is said to have shifted the narrative of the event, making it more star-studded and celebrity-focused. Attending here with Yves Saint Laurent in 1983, she wore an embellished burgundy gown. Known as the Oscar Wilde of fashion for her outgoing personality and her value of style over substance, Vreelandâs influence can still be spotted in the clothes we today, wear decades later, from her love of blue jeans to the bikini, which she said was âthe most important thing since the atomic bombâ.
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