While all eyes were on the Met Gala red carpet, this photographer turned her attention to the crowd outside.
All photography by Jamie Pearl, @jamiepixx
The Met Gala is, as one enthusiast describes it, the “Super Bowl” for all things fashion and pop culture. For one night a year, the biggest names in entertainment, the most coveted designers, a handful of politicians, athletes, and activists, and the one and only Anna Wintour converge under one roof — travelling from across the globe to partake in an evening of true New York City glamour. With the event limiting guests’ photography usage inside, it is the red carpet that has become the main attraction — with viewers tuning in from all time zones to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars in avant garde interpretations of the year’s specific dress code.
But this year, as everyone’s eyes were glued to the car doors and carpet entrance, photographer Jamie Pearl turned around. Capturing the vibrant energy of the crowds that gather outside of the event — from fashion students to pop culture aficionados — she spent the evening documenting the Met Gala superfans for Wonderland.
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“The Met and seeing my celebrities from the Carlisle is my Super Bowl,” one woman in the crowd (pictured above) exclaimed. “This is my Super Bowl. I don’t care how long I have to stay. After party? The works? I will be here.”
A group of FIT students gathered around the Pierre Hotel and caught a glimpse of Gigi Hadid. “We were at the Pierre Hotel and we saw Gigi was about to come out,” one explained. “She came out with a bouquet of roses and she started throwing out roses into the crowd!”
Photography
Jamie Pearl, @jamiepixx
