The Museum of Modern Art makes an awkward venue for a party. The ceilings are high, the lighting is curatorial, and the works on the walls do not respond to a dress code.
Rosalia was recognised in music, Amy Poehler in comedy, Martin McDonagh in film. The audience included Dua Lipa, A$AP Rocky, Cara Delevingne, Ciara with Russell Wilson, Lupita Nyong’o and Matthieu Blazy.
The most photographed looks shared a strategy rather than a silhouette. Fabric was matte, jewellery was minimal, and the styling let the face carry the image.
Awards carpets have also become scheduling events. This one arrived days before the CFDA Fashion Awards, and functioned as a rehearsal for the industry’s heavier week.
What the carpet produced was restraint with volume. Tailoring dominated, often in black or in one saturated tone, cut close at the shoulder and left long below.
