Men of the Met Gala, pay attention to Colman Domingo!
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Rustin star and Oscar nominee Colman Domingo is serving one of the early slays on this year's Met Gala red carpet in a gorgeous caped black and white suit with a bouquet of white lilies. The outfit is a custom ensemble designed by queer designer/artist Willy Chavarria.
Colman Domingo has arrived at the #MetGala. pic.twitter.com/vlB5HQqEOB
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 6, 2024
Twitter user @francemothers pointed out that Domingo seemed to be one of the few celebs, at least early on, to reference the short story this year's gala theme is named after.
Colman Domingo #MetGala2024 seems to also be giving his interpretation on the character ‘Count Axel’ from the short story the gala is themed after, “Garden of Time”
— MOTHER OF ALL MOTHERS. (@francemothers) May 6, 2024
Hence the handful of flowers. https://t.co/c7ZhK2stuD
"Colman Domingo seems to also be giving his interpretation on the character 'Count Axel' from the short story the gala is themed after, 'Garden of Time'" @francemothers wrote. "Hence the handful of flowers."
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Chavarria also attended the Gala along with Marc Metrick. He is also wearing an oversized white and black suit. His suit features white pants and a white jacket with a large flower on the lapel.
Every event belongs to Colman Domingo #MetGala2024
— Netflix (@netflix) May 6, 2024
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This year's theme for the red carpet is "Garden of Time," and the gala's co-chairs are Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, and Met Gala icon Zendaya. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition theme is "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."
