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A lavish ball celebrating fashion will be held at the Museum of Decorative Arts on July 6. At the helm of this historic event is American director Sofia Coppola, a regular at the Met Gala in New York.
Americans love excess. And if they don’t necessarily succeed in politics, then you have to realize that when it comes to social events, they know how to outdo themselves, in the best sense of the word. The success of the Met Gala, a charity ball organized by the magazine since 1948 Vogue: This is evidenced in the famous Metropolitan Museum of New York. This evening has long been an annual event every May. Being invited to the Met is a form of replication by the American fashion industry. Some French personalities who have had the honor of going there, such as singer Strome, actor Omar Sy and influencer Lena Mahfouf, confided how stressful, exciting and surreal it was.
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See you in Paris in July
So when the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts announces it wants to launch a “summer ball combining fashion, art and design” next July, can we compete with the US in terms of glamour? asked the same question, because the American artistic director Sofia Coppola was chosen to oversee the event. “This city, which I consider my second home, deeply moves me, and celebrating such a symbol of French culture is a special source of inspiration. A regular attendee of the Met Gala, award ceremonies and various charity galas, he also knows France well, where he notably shot the film. Marie Antoinette in 2006.
Sofia Coppola also has a strong network in the field of film, fashion and art, which undoubtedly played a role in her nomination, as MAD intends to raise funds for her activities during this event. “This summer ball is a unique opportunity to put on a great evening while supporting the museum’s ambitious programming and its many projects.” By comparison, the Met Gala raises several million dollars each year to fund; Anna Wintour Costume Center Name of the current Editor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Vogue:one of the administrators of the museum since 1999.
Return to the tradition of the ball
The ball, which will also be an occasion to celebrate the centenary of the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts, intends to become a new major international event. It will come before the summer, after the madness of Cannes and fashion weeks. In recent years, its format is relatively new. Because if the United States currently has the privilege of elegant balls, we are not far behind. The whole 20the In the 19th century, the great French luxury houses hosted lavish balls where creatives, artists and public figures from all over Paris mingled.Festivals etched in history, such as Charles and Marie-Laure de Noyer’s famous Bal des Material in 1929. in June, featuring, among others, Picasso and Dora Maar, Dali, Giacometti and Man Ray art world is more timid in its evenings these days, we can bet that this ball led by a talented woman will bring a little madness to Paris.
Source: Le Figaro
