Met Gala Challenge: Billy Porter and Vogue Launch Instagram Challenge to Keep the Gala Alive
This year’s annual Met Gala may be postponed due to coronavirus but the Met Gala Challenge is here to keep the spirit of one of the glitziest red carpet events of the year alive.
The star-studded affair was supposed to be held on May 4 this year and in the past, it has produced some iconic red carpet looks. (Rihanna’s much-meme’d Guo Pei gown in 2015, anyone?)
For those still craving the glamour and extravagance that usually comes with the night, Vogue and Billy Porter are teaming up on a new Instagram challenge that captures the night’s peacocking spirit: meet the Met Gala Challenge (or, officially the #MetGalaChallenge).
The task is simple: recreate your favorite red carpet look from a past Met Gala at home. Which ensemble you replicate, and what you use to make it, is entirely up to you—think outside of the box. Billy's fans may recognize that this is inspired by his recent viral fashion challenges on Instagram, where the Pose star has been encouraging his fans to express creativity while social distancing at home.
First, he asked them to recreate his 2019 Met Gala “Sun God” look by The Blonds; afterwards, he followed it up with a call for users to show off their best at-home runway walks — modeling their “chicest couch potato lewks,” of course. Now, it’s time to up the ante even further, by diving into the Met Gala’s rich archives of outré fashions, all of which are waiting to be revived.
Want to take part in the challenge? Here are all of the details to enter: The #MetGalaChallenge is now open until May 3. To enter, post a photo of yourself in a red carpet look that you have recreated from a past Met Gala on Instagram, using the hashtag #MetGalaChallenge. Both Billy Porter and Vogue will select winners of the challenge. Once they are chosen, they will be announced on May 4 in a post on Vogue.com, and a selection will also be posted to the official @voguemagazine Instagram page.
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