Lewis Hamilton bought a Met Gala table for emerging Black fashion designersPosted in Articles, Arts, Media Archive, United States on 2021-09-19 01:34Z by Steven |
Lewis Hamilton bought a Met Gala table for emerging Black fashion designers
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2021-09-13
Daniel Golson, Social Media Editor
 Lewis Hamilton’s influence extends far beyond F1. Theo Wargo/Getty Images |
Tables run upwards of $275,000 and can be exclusionary to young, diverse talent, so the seven-time F1 world champion hosted his own.
If you needed any more proof that Lewis Hamilton is an incredible force in the racing world and beyond, not even two days after a near-death Formula 1 crash in Italy he stepped onto the Met Gala red carpet in New York on Monday to promote emerging Black fashion designers.
The theme of this year’s Met Gala was “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” centered on American style and independence. Individual tickets to the Met run upwards of $30,000 while full tables are over $275,000 and typically major designers or fashion houses will buy them and invite the celebrities they’re dressing for the night, making it difficult for up-and-coming designers and stars to make an impact at the event, which is referred to as “fashion’s biggest night.” That makes what Hamilton did especially powerful: The seven-time world champion bought his own table and invited four young Black designers as his guests…
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