Zeldin told Murkowski she has a special phone number for his office and can call him any time.
Miller also spoke about the exhibit at a press preview Monday morning, at which the Met’s CEO, Max Hollein, announced the gala had raised a record $31 million — the first time the fundraiser for the museum’s Costume Institute has crossed the $30 million mark and eclipsing(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Also appearing was actor and gala co-chair Colman Domingo, who spoke with emotion about the family members — a stepfather, a father, a brother — who introduced him to style. Resplendent in a purple suit by designer Ozwald Boateng, he shared a favorite quote from director and playwright George C. Wolfe: “God created Black people, and Black people created style.”The exhibit covers Black style over several centuries, but
, and how designers have expressed that ethos through history.For Agbobly, dandyism is “about taking space. As a Black designer, as a queer person, a lot of it is rooted in people telling us who we should be or how we should act … dandyism really goes against that. It’s about showing up and looking your best self and taking up space and announcing that you’re here.”
A livery coat and waistcoat worn by and enslaved servant, left, and a Brooks Brothers coat worn by an enslaved child are displayed in the “Superfine” Met Costume Institute exhibit. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
A livery coat and waistcoat worn by and enslaved servant, left, and a Brooks Brothers coat worn by an enslaved child are displayed in the “Superfine” Met Costume Institute exhibit. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Associated Press writers Matt Brown, Mary Clare Jalonick and Leah Askarinam contributed to this report.
WASHINGTON (AP) — What, exactly, thestands for in terms of economic policy in the second
is a question reaching an inflection point.Is it the party that promotes free-market prosperity or a 21st-century populism?