The role of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos at the Met Gala has attracted criticism.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos sponsor the Met Gala. PDO
The traditional Met-gala is coming to Finland again on the night between Monday and Tuesday.
The slogan has been announced as the official dress code for the annual fashion gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this year Fashion Is Art that is, fashion is art. This dress code gives the most varied interpretations to the outfit of the fashion world’s big night.
This year, the gala has already aroused a lot of discussion in advance. In particular, the participation of the gala’s main financier, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has drawn criticism.
According to media reports, Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos sponsored the Met Gala with 10 million dollars, or about 8.5 million euros.
The gala will raise funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Appointing billionaires as main sponsors and honorary vice-chairs of a major fashion and art event has been seen as unethical and tasteless.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have been seen trying to “buy a sense of style” by sponsoring the Met Gala. PDO
Bezos has been criticized, among other things About Amazon’s employee conditions and Trump connections. The choice of Bezos as the financier of the fashion event has been criticized and there have been demands for a boycott in New York. Sponsoring the gala has been seen as an embarrassing attempt to “buy” a sense of style and appreciation.
A fashion industry insider commented, for example For Page Six of being broken by grief.
– For me, it’s not just about participating in the gala; it reflects a wider change in the world we live in, said the former head of events at Vogue magazine Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.
– There was a time when access to events like the Met Gala or the pages of Vogue was not something you could just get – it was something that everyone earned through their own influence and work. It involved deserved recognition, not commercial, he commented For The Sunday Times.
The Met Gala is organized by the fashion magazine Vogue, and the gala’s chairmanship has included fashion guru and longtime editor-in-chief Anna Wintour for years. This year, along with Wintour, singer Beyoncé, actress Nicole Kidman and tennis star Venus Williams are on the board.
Anna Wintour has been in the background of the gala for a long time and is influential in the fashion industry. All Over Press
The Sunday Times tells for example Meryl Streep’s having refused to participate in the presidency because of the involvement of Bezos and Sánchez Bezos.
However, Streep’s spokesperson said that Streep has been invited to the gala for several years, but has never attended. The spokesperson commented that Streep appreciates Anna and Vogue, but participating in the gala has not been for her.
Also, the actress and singer Zendaya will not be seen at the gala, says Elle.