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Hello.
what happened?
It’s Janelle Monae
And I’m getting ready for the Met Gala 2025.
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This particular Met Gala is giving me
The same excitement I have about Halloween.
Like I’m ready to transform.
I think this is my 11th Met Gala.
I’m always so honored to be invited
And in this particular theme, black dandyism,
Very fine tailoring.
I want to be constantly grateful
Those who came before me.
So I have the space to visually honor it all.
And that’s all I say.
Well, when I first heard about the theme,
They sent me the article.
They say this is, this is.
And I was getting text messages and I was trending
And that was the way I got dressed.
You know, that’s what I wore on stage.
As you know, I have done my best through fashion.
To respect my working class parents
It was a community server
From doing cleaning activities to becoming a trash can.
My grandmother cooked for our community,
So I grew up watching them
I’ll wear a uniform
And it makes our community even better.
And my dandyism is through the lens
Honoring the working class and my family.
I appear as my own time trip,
I’m really going to give you honor, you know,
Through style through the past, present and future.
It was a collaboration.
We’re always on the phone, rambling, chatty
Enter and exit the look of the future.
I saw the suit plumbing
And it just reminds me of the lines
And the hair and that’s what it is now.
It flows.
And she grew a favorite point,
We all did this.
I remember that I was a little little kid
And my aunt braids my hair
And my mother shares me
What she’s used to drawing hair.
And my grandmother cornrowed her hair,
And my great grandmother,
Likewise, it is such a timeless hairstyle.
It might be a protective hairstyle,
But it also appears on the red carpet.
And it’s chic and fashion.
It’s not because they were told that fashion will make you chic,
But that’s because we did it.
mm, I feel like I’m taking part in my family
When I think about my hair, with me.
Nikki and I were casually talking on the phone.
And when she sees the appearance, she
Ah, this is probably very cool
There was stitching inside the cornrow
To continue stitching the outside of the jacket
And a suit and a skirt.
And I did it, I did it.
My name is Keita Moore.
I’m Janelle Monnet Makeup Artist
This year it’s the Met Gala.
We want something easy.
It’s Janelle Monnet, the eternal charm.
Something that lasts forever.
Based on this theme this year, it is about dandyism.
You know, when you think about dandy,
I think you’re Janelle Monnett.
Well, my first thought was to play with her eyes.
Some of the timeless charms you think
Like the Eartha Kit, or like the Dorothy Dandridge,
That type of moment
This year, I hope it’s on this carpet.
If you look back at the time,
Those looks are still amplified and beautiful.
And that’s what we want to do,
Something that lasts forever.
Janelle has great skin.
This year I wanted to go like an inner glow,
Like she was shining and shining from within.
I have to give up on it for Angie
We are from the time we travel in Dandy today.
Enter that watch.
Yes, we made it around the exterior.
Like she once saw Paul and Tom
And I came up with it for the appearance,
She was like a bum, she worked hard on these.
She was awake all night.
There are buttons, there are more buttons,
Love, and we have another rotating clock
And there are more buttons.
Buttons, rotating clock, black and white, red.
ah.
For me, dandy represents lifestyle
And dedication to fashion.
On the other side, this is her for her.
Like a holiday with no one on
She is still dressed, she is still wearing a suit.
Even when I like, girls, just throw sweat.
We just come across the store.
She please for a moment.
It’s not that voice, no, I don’t speak that way.
I’ll wear a tie.
And I like it.
That’s her.
And that’s what dandyism is for me.
Growing up, I saw Janelle Monet
It was something that wasn’t normal.
It was her own style.
And, you know, it was time
You know where the woman was not wearing a suit
And she stood on it for years
And they made people pay attention to it.
And you know, it must be an incredible person
What you know is defined by what you know,
The whole dandy style
Keep that type of energy flowing.
And this year it’s definitely her Metball.
Hello?
ah.
There will be time for the dandy to arrive.
Hello, I met Gala 2025 on my date.
We made this. – I love you.
Thank you for helping with the design
This look means you’re dandy.
You look like a dapper, amazing.
There’s this moment between Paul and Tom Brown
Thank you very much.
And myself, my kids are very grateful
And I was excited to be with the best dandy.
This is a great privilege for me
Participating in dressing
Amazing American dandy.
My clock is rewind.
But I’m definitely ready for time travel.
Yes, we are.
It takes a lot of time to build something,
Adjust something and stitch things together.
So you can see the stitching here.
And even my hair stitching.
Like everything about it.
When I walk around, I have lots with me
And I have so many people
The shoulders I stand.
And hopefully more people will be reeducated about us,
Our people, where we came from, where we go.
And tonight is so wonderful.
Let’s do it.
bye bye.
see you.
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