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The artist behind Emma Chamberlain’s Met Gala gown on why it took 40 hours to paint

When influencer, podcaster, and entrepreneur Emma Chamberlain stepped out on the carpet at the 2026 Met Gala, it was in a swirl of acrylic ink and thick, glossy paint. She looked like a painting come to life—as if, with each next step, a prismatic smear of color might follow in her wake. Chamberlain ...

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The artist behind Emma Chamberlain’s Met Gala gown on why it took 40 hours to paint

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Behind the scenes at the Met Gala, this Olympian discovers she’s America’s sweetheart

Alysa Liu surveyed the glittery crowd arrayed in front of her, sipping cocktails and chatting. It was her first Met Gala, and she hesitated for a second, searching for a word to describe it."It's … BIG," the Olympic skater finally said with a grin.But what Liu, dressed in a blood-red custom Louis ...

19 hours ago

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Behind the scenes at the Met Gala, this Olympian discovers she’s America’s sweetheart

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While billionaires get ready for the Met Gala, their workers walk a different kind of runway

Hours before Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos take their places as sponsors and honorary chairs of the Met Gala—fashion's glittery annual fundraiser in support of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute—a different kind of fashion event was unfolding across town. Ahead of the ...

1 day ago

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While billionaires get ready for the Met Gala, their workers walk a different kind of runway

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The stage is set for the 2026 Met Gala. Here’s how to watch

From beyond the museum walls Monday, works of art will move and take shape as the glitterati of guests from Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman to Venus Williams will fashionably ascend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's steps and exhibit their creative interpretations of this year's dress code, "Fashion is art."The ...

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The stage is set for the 2026 Met Gala. Here’s how to watch

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Paul Allen’s bioscience institute gets a refreshingly playful new brand

To rebrand the Allen Institute, designers thought horizontally instead of vertically. The nonprofit bioscience research institute, founded by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen to map the human brain, had a perfectly sufficient logo that designer Neville Brody says was "at the heart of everything." But ...

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Paul Allen’s bioscience institute gets a refreshingly playful new brand

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‘A lot of graphic designers don’t get credit for what they do’: Chip Kidd on building a 40-year career

Growing up, graphic designer, editor, and author Chip Kidd was about as artsy as he could be in 1970s suburban Reading, Pennsylvania. “I glommed onto comic books very early on,” he says. “I loved to draw. I loved to write. I took up the drums and joined the marching band; all of this typical artsy-gay-kid-that-can’t-come-out ...

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‘A lot of graphic designers don’t get credit for what they do’: Chip Kidd on building a 40-year career