Hold onto your churros: Challengers-mania has spilled off of the Phil’s Tire Town court and onto the Met Gala 2024 carpet, with Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in two custom Loewe looks.
The Met Gala dress code, “Garden of Time,” borrows its name from a fantastical J.G. Ballard short story. In it, a mob encroaching on a palatial estate is only kept at bay when the Count who lives there cuts a flower from his garden; when they finally do arrive, they find the place in crumbling ruins.
O’Connor’s look is leaning towards the Count: an exaggerated black tuxedo with full tails, a white brocade shirt, a shiny bow tie-cum-brooch from Loewe x Lynda Benglis collection, and beaded Campo Biker boots. (A luxurious upgrade from his La Chimera suits, to be sure.)
Faist went more garden vibes for his Met Gala debut: cream trousers, a black double-breasted blazer, and—crucially—a big, honking, possibly butter-dipped, radish brooch.
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