On Twitter, artists #Metsonas spice up campy Met Gala
May 12, 2019The rest of Twitter may have been confused about what the Metropolitan Museum of Arts annual gala’s “camp” theme entailed, but not its artist community. While the theme inspired plenty of the over-the-top ensembles fans have come to expect from the Met Gala’s celebrity attendees, artists shared their similarly flamboyant original designs with the trending Twitter hashtag #metsona. It’s a fairly new tradition, but one that caught fire thanks to this year’s bombastic aesthetic and the fondness many creatives have for it.
The trend appears to have originated with a tweet last year by artist Kevin Wada encouraging his followers to doodle what they would have worn to the highly anticipated event. Last year’s theme, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” stirred up controversy for encouraging the use of holy artifacts as inspiration for modern garments. However, the show proved immensely popular nonetheless. At the same time, hundreds of artists delighted in creating what’s essentially cosplay for one of the most intentionally extra-as-hell events in the industry. While the hashtag started on Twitter, it quickly spread to other outlets frequented by artists like Tumblr and DeviantArt.
I'd love to see doodles of what some of y'all would have worn to this year's Met Gala… Looking at you @waxmittert
— Kevin Wada (@kevinwada) May 8, 2018
Technicolor stained glass coat with bejeweled jaw/neck piece a la the forgotten martyrs. Feeling very Dracula #METsona #MetGalaSona #metgala pic.twitter.com/GF4fUnfNNT
— Kevin Wada (@kevinwada) May 8, 2018
So this year whileFantastic Beastsstar Ezra Miller rocked multiple pairs of eyeballsand the Jenner sisters gave viewers deja vu with their gownsat the Met Gala, artists flooded the internet with their takes on camp red-carpet looks. Everything from Disney Channel original movies to Ikea furniture to cryptids and aliens served as influences on the designs. Considering many gala attendees of the straight male variety did little to incorporate the theme other than bedazzling their suits, the variety and creativity were refreshing. It may be why this year’s versions gained so much popularity that the hashtag earned its own Twitter momentWednesday.
here is mine #METsona 2019 edition!!! heavily inspired by lady gaga, jjba, verka serdyuchka and space stuff 🌟🌌 pic.twitter.com/0utZRF6HY9
— mche🌼🇰🇿 (@ladyegcake) May 7, 2019
my goal is to become bffs with anna wintour, get invited to the met gala, and absolutely SLAY in a mothman look for the cryptid themed ball that will definitely happen one day #METsona pic.twitter.com/y3HOybiQO9
— cherry
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