Athletes Looked Dandy at the Met Gala

In which I go digging into the references and history behind their looks.

One of my first jobs in fashion was in Entertainment Public Relations, which meant I dressed celebrities in the waning glory days of US Weekly and People Magazine. I worked for a well-known American brand, whose eponymous designer sponsored a table at the Met Gala every year. This was in the early 2010s, before social media supercharged the event. Still…