SUNSHINE TOPS

Aptly named 'Tulum Memories', the hand-drawn tropical print on this 'Jill' top is inspired by some of Miguelina Gambaccini's favorite moments spent in the Mayan Riviera. This cropped style is made from crisp cotton-poplin and has an exaggerated notched lapel and adjustable waist ties.




Cloe Cassandro's designs are inspired by Bali - every piece is ethically handmade and feels so perfect for island life. Translated as 'peace' in Thai, this silk-crepon 'Santi' top is draped at the front to create a soft, billowing silhouette and framed with crisscross straps at the back. The crinkled texture means it's ready to wear straight from your suitcase.

 



Miguelina Gambaccini's 'Alma' top is the perfect piece for tropical vacations - you can style it over a bikini as a coverup or wear it with high-rise pants for dinner later in the evening. Made from airy crocheted cotton-lace, it ties prettily at the front and has elbow-grazing scalloped cuffs.



Summer tops from a selection at NET A PORTER

THE MET GALA 2018

What is the Met Gala?

The Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is the biggest event on the fashion fundraising calendar. Founded by publicist Eleanor Lambert, the benefit was first held in 1948 to encourage donations from New York's high society. In its modern incarnation, the most famous faces from the realms of fashion, film, music and art come together to raise money for the Met's Costume Institute and celebrate the grand opening of its latest exhibition.

 

 

The night is centred on the theme of the new exhibition, with previous themes encompassing everything from Manus x Machina and Punk: Chaos to Couture to China: Through the Looking Glass. This year's exhibition theme is Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination 

 

Ann Wintour Centre

 

Since 1995, the event has been chaired by US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who enlists public figures to serve as the event's co-chairs. Past hosts have included Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Marc Jacobs. The Met Gala 2018, which marks the event's 70th anniversary, will be co-chaired by Amal Clooney, Rihanna and Donatella Versace. 

 

What is the Met Gala 2018 theme?

Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination will feature some 40 Vatican vestments and accessories spanning 15 papacies, which curator Andrew Bolton is said to have visited at least 10 times to secure pieces which have never left the Vatican's possession before. Items such as Pope Benedict XV's white silk cape embroidered with gold thread and the pointed bishop's hat of Pope Leo XIII, will go on display alongside pieces by Coco Chanel, who was educated by nuns, John Galliano, Cristóbal Balenciaga and Donatella Versace, who is a sponsor of the exhibition. 

 

                                         

The Met Gala 2018 theme is being cited as the Met's most controversial yet, owing to the positioning of these fashion garments alongside sacred artefacts. Bolton, however, has defended his curation: "Some might consider fashion to be an unfitting or unseemly medium by which to engage with ideas about the sacred or the divine, but dress is central to any discussion about religion," he said at a press conference in Rome. "It affirms religious allegiances and, by extension, it asserts religious differences."

 

The Met Gala will take place on Monday 7 May

 

previous attendees

 

 

 

Rihanna 

 

 

Zayn Malik & Gigi Hadid

 

 

Beyoncé at the Met

 

 

Lady Gaga

 

 

Amal Clooney

 

Blake Lively

 

 

Donatella Versace & Kylie Khardashian

 

 

Jennifer Lopez

 

 

Zoe Saladana

 

 

 

Lupita Nyongo

 

 

 

THÉ VOLON

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WHITE TEE

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DAY DRESS

 

Embroidered dress with a square-cut neckline, matching interior lining and sleeves that reach below the elbow.

 

EMBROIDERED DRESS Details

49.99 GBP

  

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POWER PINK

 

The Duchess of Cambridge has stepped out in Emilia Wickstead's pastel-colored jackets and dresses on multiple occasions, proving that she's a fan of the designer's graceful and elegant styles. First spotted on the Spring '18 runway, this 'Patrona' blazer is made from tactile cloqué in a fresh pink hue and lined in smooth satin for easy layering.

 

Emilia Wickstead at NET A PORTER

 

HOT PINK

 

RUFFLE DRESS

GBP £46.00

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