Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman Instagram – When I heard the Met Gala 2024 theme was the Garden of Time, I immediately thought of the role of women, particularly women of color, throughout the expanse of fashion. Across countless images, portraits, and ideations over centuries, especially those in antiquity, Black women are often portrayed as possessions, if portrayed at all. Even on rare occasion when we are presented in high-society adornments, historically it was to place us to the side or foreground of others (for example, David Martin’s 18th century portrait pf Dido Elizabeth Belle, a biracial British gentlewoman, comes to mind). With my look I wanted to place a Black woman in fashion stylings from distant Gilded Age-esque history but reimagined from a place of contemporary sociocultural power. @Prada and my glam team have been dream partners in creating a brocade design that recalls an era of elegance and adornment with a modern twist. I’m so grateful that something such as this could exist on the Met carpet, worn by a young, Black female poet like me. I have no doubt the Garden of Time, the power of women of color in fashion is ever-present, ever-growing, ever-changing, and forever gorgeous. | Posted on 09/May/2024 01:51:34