This year’s Met Gala theme is quietly radical because it invites the industry to celebrate the Black aesthetic but also acknowledge its history.

And while there’s been a welcome barrage of coverage of the outfits that Black actors and tastemakers chose to wear on the blue carpet, it was their crowns that stood out most t

The Met Gala theme and dress code are inspired by the 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity."