This year’s theme for the Met Gala is Tailoring Black Syle. And Chanel understood it well. Let’s analyse in details Jennie’s outfit.
The off-shoulder neckline, long sleeves, and dramatically flared overskirt resemble styles from the early 20th century, particularly the Edwardian “evening ensemble”. These gowns often featured structured bodices and trailing skirts, emphasizing the S-bend silhouette.
Layered pearls became popular in the Edwardian era, a signature of aristocratic femininity and later of Coco Chanel herself in the 1920s.
The boater hat, a masculine accessory appropriated by Coco Chanel in the 1920s, speaks to her early androgynous aesthetic and love for reinterpreting menswear.
This is quintessential Chanel. The monochrome color scheme was a revolutionary contrast to the flamboyant colors of pre-WWI fashion and became synonymous with Chanel’s minimalist elegance.
The throusers under the dress are highly contemporary but may subtly nod to Chanel’s trailblazing introduction of trousers for women in the early 20th century—a revolutionary moment in fashion history!
The ensemble merges masculine tailoring (pants, hat) with feminine drama (train, pearls), aligning with Chanel’s legacy of gender-fluid, transformative fashion.
The overall elegance and structure also echo Christian Dior’s “New Look” (post-1947), with its cinched waist and voluminous skirt. Chanel herself opposed Dior’s hyper-femininity, but later incorporated some elements during her comeback in the 1950s, often merging structure with ease.
We can all agree that this was definitely one of the best outfits of the Met Gala this year, and who better than Jennie could have wore it with that class and chic ?
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