Sometimes with a pointed edge: Lena Waithe’s rainbow Carolina Herrera robes atop her tuxedo suit, a flag of inclusion; Solange Knowles’s halo-and-du-rag combination atop futuristic Iris van Herpen. Nicki Minaj’s red sequined Oscar de la Renta was so long it took two people to carry. Katy Perry’s archangel wings atop a Versace thigh-high boots were hard to imagine fitting through any door. In the lead-up to the gala there is often a lot of head-scratching about why this night is such a big deal; why, of all the red carpet events during the year, this one gets so much attention. No one would dare wear them to the Oscars, or the Emmys.

Source: New York Times May 08, 2018 12:56 UTC