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this year the gala is honouring 74—year—old japanese designer rei kawakubo. n communications lecturer at nanyang academy of fine arts in singapore. i asked her why kei kawakubo is so influential? she was part of a group of japanese designers in the 1970s, like, the punks in england? the japanese designers were the equivalent of the punk movement because they subverted everything about traditional forms of dress. what they did was not on the traditional female form. absolutely. just looking at her creations during the passion fashion week they have all sorts of shapes, exaggerated round shapes. —— paris fashion week. are these creations that someone would wear?|j fashion week. are these creations that someone would wear? i would. many fashionistas consider her one of the best examples of architectural design. her approach is quite surreal brawl. however, some of the close the more wearable than you would think. you need to try them on to understand. but it is also a hard. you are wearing art. and everybody knows kawakubo when she made famous a brand called dead

this year, the met costume institute is honouring japanese designer rei kawakubo, who famously blurs t so much out of the box. for rei, there is no box, and she did that so early on. when rei started, you would never believe fashion could be as influential and as powerful as music. well, it is. you know, a lot of people say, like, how do you wear that? you don't wear those clothes, those clothes wear you. sleeves need not apply, and cotton candy hair and face coverings are just a few of her signatures. and the bravest dress the part. katy perry and pharrell williams along with his wife wore the designer's pieces and rihanna stood out from the crowd with this floral look. of course, if you are a madonna you arrive in camouflage with your own fashion statement. what statement are you making tonight? that we have got to get our act together and start thinking about peace on earth. the irony and stupidity of war. this red-carpet has become one of the mostjudged. social media was quick to play fashion critic. the met ball is not the place to play it safe. and that unspoken rule, combined w

this year it is honoring japanese designer rei kawakubo who blurs the line between fashion and artwork>> it is not so much out of the box rather than there is no box. started, you can never believe that fashion could be as influential as music. it is. >> a lot of people say, how do you wear that? reporter: sleeves need not apply. the bravest dressed the part. katy perry and pharrell williams wore the designer's pieces and rihanna stood out with this look. madonna arrived in camouflage. >> statement are you making? get ourwe have got to -- together. the irony of the stupidity of war. reporter: this red carpet is one of the most judged. social media was picked to play critic. the met gala is not the place to play it safe. it has made for a night of unique looks. bbc news at the met gala. tim: for the astonishing story of survivor. has been rescued after clinging to his board for 30 hours. the coast guard says that he was very lucky. chris buckler reports. an day iner more than the water, matthew bryce was found by the coast guard miles from land. by the surfboard he left the argyll coast

she teaches us that the body has no bounds and that fashion is limitless. >> reporter: rei kawakubo's in enamelese born designer, prabal gurung. >> rei kawakubo is a designer's designer. >> reporter: prabal gurung has designed for everyone from michele obama, oprah, duchess of cambridge wanted to meld the avant-garde theme with his own classic aesthetic. >> how do you come up with these sketches and ideas. >> you have to keep the theme in mind, girl in mind. living in the world of instagram and social media. i keep in mind, what are the angles i want. we saw draping, sketching it and it comes alive and it's here. >> absolutely stunning. >> reporter: prabal gurung designed a second gown this year. >> why is this the right dress? >> it's got just the right amount of drama. it's got the right amount of substance. right amount of fun. >> did such an incredible job. i've been looking back at his past met galas and people he's dressed. i admire him so much. >> the stuff he makes is so beautiful and unique. this is a crazy night. >> reporter: a crazy night and a big party. >> the party is th

and the designer that was being honored was rei kawakubo. she's very avant garde.in fashion and it was a huge deal for me. i feel look my mom taught me about glamour and up i was a big fashion girl, loved magazines, loved that world. it was something -- it's a very big deal. >> jimmy: i think most men can't relate to that. i guess the closest would be like putting on tom brady's super bowl jersey. [ laughter ] >> maybe. but anthony and kenya, they love wearing a special sneaker. it's like a big deal to get the jordans or -- >> jimmy: that's right, sneakers are a big deal. >> it would be matching up to that, but yes, a very big deal. the red carpet is sort of like the oscars times ten because it's just about sort of the red carpet and the fashion moment. >> jimmy: right. there's not even a door at the d. you just turn around and go back. >> that's it. you're done. kind of. kind of. and you know, the red carpet is really genuinely -- i love taking pictures. i love being in front of people. but a red carpet in essence is people taking your picture to judge you. >> jim

this year, the met costume institute is honouring japanese designer rei kawakubo, who famously blurs or rei, there is no box, and she did that so early on. when rei started, you would never believe fashion could be as influential and as powerful as music. well, it is. you know, a lot of people say, like, how do you wear that? you don't wear those clothes, those clothes wear you. sleeves need not apply, and cotton candy hair and face coverings are just a few of kawakubo's signatures. and the bravest dress the part. katie perry and pharrell williams along with his wife, wore the designer's pieces and rhianna stood out from the crowd with this floral look. of course, if you're madonna, you arrive in camouflage with your own fashion statement. what statement are you making tonight? that we have got to get our act together and start thinking about peace on earth. the irony and the stupidity of war. this red—carpet has become one of the mostjudged. social media was quick to play fashion critic. the met ball is not the place to play it safe. and that unspoken rule, combined with this unconve

this year, the met costume institute is honouring japanese designer rei kawakubo, who famously blurs could be as influential and as powerful as music. well, it is. you know, a lot of people say, like, how do you wear that? you don't wear those clothes, those clothes wear you. sleeves need not apply, and cotton candy hair and face coverings are just a few of kawakubo's signatures. and the bravest dress the part. katie perry and pharrell williams along with his wife, wore the designer's pieces and rhianna stood out from the crowd with this floral look. of course, if you're madonna, you arrive in camouflage with your own fashion statement. what statement are you making tonight? that we have got to get our act together and start thinking about peace on earth. the irony and the stupidity of war. this red—carpet has become one of the mostjudged. social media was quick to play fashion critic. the met ball is not the place to play it safe. and that unspoken rule, combined with this unconventional designer's contribution, has led to a night of unique looks. nada tawfik, bbc news, the met gala.

you can blame him. >> reporter: you can see the rei kawakubo exhibit at the met through september 4the same thing to me. what does that mean? all the celebrities, everyone in attendance did such a fabulous job. >> your personal favorite. >> i thought that -- i thought gwyneth paltrow looked fantastic. i'd say her gisele, adrianna lima were great. there were some winners. >> yeah. >> i had a good seat. >> there were some winners. >> not a bad seat in the house. thanks for being there for us, jesse. >>> coming up big savings. take it away, tory. >> "deals & steals" up to 70% off coming up next, tell them, phillie. ♪ yie. ♪ e. ♪ . ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for