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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

Why a Kardashian Met Gala snub matters

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson attend the 2022 Met Gala.
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson attend the 2022 Met Gala. Photograph: Noam Galai/GC Images

According to Page Six, celebrity clan the Kardashians have been culled from Vogue editor Anna Wintour’s guest list for the upcoming Met Gala in May.

This sounds like frivolous fashion gossip – who really cares whether they go or not? Isn’t it Kim Kardashian who supposedly damaged a dress once worn by Marilyn Monroe last year? Another year Kim dressed up as a sofa. (Technically it was a Givenchy dress, and it sparked a trend in head-to-toe florals.) The Kardashian snub, however, hints at a wider cultural shift in the fashion world.

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