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Hi! Nook’ fashionist How are you? Pame here, I’m so happy to greet you all on a new day. 

In this article, I’ll talk about the most important, exclusive and glamorous event in the fashion industry. Since 1948 it was considered an “Annual Party ” by the fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert in its first edition and well, it is not a secret that this is my favorite annual  fashion event. I love it! 

Join me while I explain in depth what the Met Gala is all about.

The Met Gala, is an inaugural event which marks the annual exhibition of The Costume Institute. It is carried out the first Monday of May every year in New York City. Its purpose is fundraising for The Costume Institute of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, currently organized by Vogue US director, Anna Wintour, who has been in charge of this magnificent event since 1995. 

But what makes it the most expected fashion event of the year?

Invited list

First of all: the invited list that is conformed by celebrities in every field of the industry, like musicians, royals, models, politicians, designers, actors, businessmen, it-girls, among others. Anna Wintour is in charge of making this exclusive list of guests and well, for you to assist to this extravagant event, you not only need an invitation, but you must realice a donation for 30,000 dollars for a chair or 275,000 for each table. 

Dress Code

This event is so controversial and spectacular because of the theme which is carried out every year in the exhibition of the Met, where every celebrity and personality has a dress code according to the exhibition theme of the year. In a few words, making a “Theme party”, having the most famous designers of the world creating magnifics outfits for their muses or their favorite celebrities; exposing their creativity, inspiration, and the perception of the theme in an extravagant look. 

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Some Past Met Gala themes

2011-  Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.

2015- China: Through the Looking Glass.

2016- Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.

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2018- Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.

2019- Camp: Notes on Fashion.

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Undoubtedly the Met Gala is one of the most expected fashion events of the year and it’s best known as the “Super Bowl of fashion”, but it isn’t fashion only, it’s for the great combination between fashion and art, the interpretation, the inspiration, the history behind it all and the detail and construction behind of the costumes used in the red carpet by the celebrities.

Tell me. What’s your favorite Met Gala and why? 

Hi Nook’ Fashionist! I’m so happy to greet you all one more time. Let me tell you that this article is one of my favorites, because there is nothing that makes me feel prouder and happier than to talk about the  Mexican designers. They are contemporary designers who have changed and have carried the fashion mexican industry to another level. Mexico is a country where you can find too much talent and these designers are an example of that. 

MARIKA VERA

Marika Vera is a Mexican luxury lingerie designer, whose creationes convey the empowerment, sensuality and femininity of women.   Graduate from the Marangoni Institute of London. Vera, in addition to lingerie design, also has collections like Ready to Wear which has loose pants, jumpsuits, t-shirts, skirts, and other pieces. There is no doubt that Marika Vera’s designs represent the eroticicism and naturalness of the woman, all of us would wish to have her collections in our closets. 

Extraído de: https://marikavera.com/
Extraído de: https://marikavera.com/

Where can you find her designs? 

In this website: https://marikavera.com/

ANDRÉS JIMÉNEZ

Andrés Jiménez, is the creative director of a mexican cloth brand called Mancandy. Jiménez is a designer, photographer and singer. Mancandy is a contemporary brand that makes pieces for men and women in a streetwear and minimalist style, and also has an underwear clothing line for mens. He has a different and risky style, using prints and creative cuts. If you love to impose your own style, this brand it’s for you!

Extraído de: https://mancandy.mx/
Extraído de: https://mancandy.mx/

Where can you find his designs?

In this website: https://mancandy.mx/

ALFREDO MARTÍNEZ

Alfredo Martínez, is a tapatio designer who created his clothing brand in 2010. Currently, is one of the most important contemporary designers in Mexico. His aesthetic looks highlight the sensuality, elegance and femine empowerment also his work is unique and of high end quality. The particular sign of his brand, are his spectacular fabrics and finishes. 

Extraído de: https://www.alfredomartinez.net/
Extraído de: https://www.alfredomartinez.net/

Where can you find his designs?

In this website: https://www.alfredomartinez.net/

ALEXIA ULIBARRI

Alexia Ulibarri,  is a Mexican designer graduated in The London College of Fashion, Marangoni. Identity and style of Ulibarri’s brand is based on the empowerful woman, and her Mexican roots. Alexia Ulibarri’s style is feminine, natural and romantic. On each collection  she gets inspired by different elements, allowing her audience to find her personality in her designs. 

Extraído de: https://www.alexiaulibarri.shop/
Extraído de: https://www.alexiaulibarri.shop/

Where can you find her designs? 

In this website:  https://www.alexiaulibarri.shop/

PAMELA Y PAOLA WONG

Pamela and Paola Wong are a pair of sisters who created the “Pink Magnolia” Mexican brand. All began when Paola, who is a fashion designer, had to make a project for her career and so was born the brand, some time later her sister Pamela,  who studied International Relations, joined the project and that launched Pink Magnolia. Pink Magnolia is a femenine brand that dresses romantic and secure womens of themselves. The brand style is girly and fresh, also it is a creative brand that plays with different prints and fabrics like: sequins, tulle, etc. This brand has had an international presence and has dressed different celebrities. 

Extraído de: https://pinkmagnolia.com/
Extraído de: https://pinkmagnolia.com/

Where can you find their designs? 

In this website: https://pinkmagnolia.com/

There is no doubt this is a sneak peak of Mexican talented designers into the industry that have revolted and have had great world level engagement, carrying their brands to different nationalities. 

Tell me: Which one of these designers has been your favorite? Because I love all of them, each one has a different  vision and essence that makes them unique and special as a brand. 

Hello! Nook’ Fashionist,  I’m so happy to tell you about the magnifics bags. 

We all know the bags, but do we know the history behind them? The bags have been a referent for fashion along the industry history. The bags have evolved and have been the perfect accessory for looks, giving us a creative and unique detail. I’ll tell you the history behind  some of these iconic pieces. 

BAMBOO BAG BY GUCCI

This piece is one of the most elegant and legendary of the brand, because through the diversity this icon is what every fashion lover wants to have.

It was created after World War II in 1947 when Guccio Gucci created the Bamboo Bag because the resources declined after post war. He looking for a way to reinvent itself and leaving aside the leather and using new materials; creating the Bamboo Bag with leather pork and bamboo handles. 

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2.55 BY CHANEL

The 2.55 is an icon and a classic for all of us that love the fashion world. It’s very versatile and timeless; over the years it has been reinventing and hasn’t passed from being the most iconic bag in the fashion world. I’ll tell you a part of the history behind this beautiful bag. 

It was created in 1955 for the revolutionary designer Coco Chanel, with the object to free the women of the carryon bag, and whose inspiration can be traced back to the soldier’s bag used in that moment. This bag has a chain that you can carry on your shoulder leaving you hands free. 

SADDLE BAG BY DIOR.

It was designed and created in 1999 by John Galliano, the creative director of Dior brand. This bag is inspired by a saddle for riding. A few years later, the bag had a  decline and the actual creative director of the brand,  Maria Grazia Chiuri, has reinvented it and it has become an icon and the favorite for the celebs. 

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SPEEDY MONOGRAM BY LOUIS VUITTON 

The Speedy Monogram was created in 1930, inspired by the travel bag Keepall. Since Audrey Hepburn requested the designer a most comfortable and pettit bag for her to travel. This bag has been an icon for fashion for its spacious size and the characteristic print of the brand. Is the perfect accessory to travel because it fits

LADY DIOR BY DIOR

Baptized like “Lady Dior” in honor of Princess Diana of Gales, it was a gift for her by the french brand Dior in 1995. This bag is an icon of elegance and exclusivity, it has a lot of materials and becomes one of the most beautiful  and elegant bags. 

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CITY BY BALENCIAGA

The City has been one of the most iconic bags into the brand, created in 2001 by the creative director Nicolas Ghesquière who was inspired by the motorcycles to create the Bag that every ‘It girl’ wants to use. The incredible thing of this bag is the originality, and the creativity that the designer has, turning unimaginable things into unique pieces. 

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LE CHIQUITO MINI BY JACQUEMUS

Le Chiquito has been one of the most iconic bags nowadays. It was created by Simon Porte Jacquemus and it has become the most famous among celebrities by its peculiar size and the creativity to have the designer by its realization. Le  Chiquito adds a unique and funny detail to any look. 

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Hi Nook’ Fashionist! I‘m so excited to bring you my first article, and what better way to tell you about: What is fashion?

First of all, let’s start by defining the word “fashion”, which comes from French “Mode”. This term began to be used in the 15th century and it derives from latin “Modus” which means mode.

Is so important to know this concept to understand the industry world. To many people fashion can mean something extremely different like clothing, fashion designers, runways, red carpets, trends, fashion magazines, etc. But fashion isn’t just clothing and red carpets; fashion  goes beyond that: it is history, a design, a form  of expression for transmitting what you are, it means keeping up and a lifestyle.

In a simplified way, fashion is a journey in which someone innovates and the rest copy it in a  specific context or  moment. This means that it’s the way to behave or do something that’s accepted and used by the society at the present. To fashion, being fashionable is related to what is happening today, and tends to  have a lot of diffusion during a few months or what is known as “seasons”

Fashion is an expression and communication nonverbal mode that helps us to transmit what we really are, which is reflected in our clothes, styles and physiognomy. It helps us to tell a story, expressing our feelings and passions. It’s the perfect way to distinguish from someone else and one way to share and join with other people. Fashion globalises and expands instantly.

Fashion is ephemeral. What everyone wears today, tomorrow can be unfashionable  but it can return in the future, since fashion is cyclical and it’s constantly changing; adapting to each situation and to each social, political and cultural environment. Fashion is the present and the future.

Alexander Mcqueen Spring 2013
Loewe Spring 2022

Why do I love fashion? Because for a long time, inside the industry history, it has been a great struggle for society, and above all for womens. For them to express themselves: dress however they want to and without any prejudice to feel empowered and happy with themselves. It’s a way to transmit and project who you are and what you like, whether in someone else or in yourself. It’s creativity, it’s art, it’s history, and it’s YOU.

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