Black and white at a colorful party
This year, Jennie attended the Met Gala for the first time - a powerful party known as the "fashion Oscar". She is the second member of Blackpink to appear on the red carpet of this event.
On the red carpet, Jennie revealed that she had asked for advice from Rose - who attended Met Gala 2021. The female idol shared: ""I don't know what's going to happen, but Rose was here last year and she told me, 'Just have fun', so I'll enjoy today."
The theme of Met Gala 2023 is "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" to honor the iconic contributions of legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld to Chanel, Fendi, Chloe, Balmain, Patou as well as the fashion industry.
Jennie's outfit was included in the Fall-Winter collection in 1990, designed by the legend Karl Lagerfeld himself. The glass-lined dress was made with a tea flower - the symbol of the French fashion house. This is Chanel's famous archive outfit.
According to Elle, archive costumes are considered a heritage of fashion, often kept for display and promotion purposes.
Vogue US called Jennie's appearance a source of pride because she was one of the last poets that Karl Lagerfeld himself recruited for Chanel.
Before Jennie, Rose made history when she walked around the Met Gala as a brand ambassador of Yves Sain Laurent.
She wore a design from YSL's winter 2021 collection and paired it with Anthony Vaccarello - Creative Director of the company.
It is worth mentioning that throughout its 60-year history, YSL has never had a global ambassador present at Met Gala. And Rose is the first exception, even being personally marked by the creative director on the red carpet.
According to Nylon, Anthony Vaccarello has a close friendship with the Blackpink member. Not only at the Met Gala 2021 event, the two also appeared together at many other fashion weeks.
Attending Met Gala 2021 with the theme "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" with strong American style, Rose chose a Little Black Dress black dress. The female idol's outfit is considered to be in the right theme, because this is a design that had influence in the US in the 1930s.
In their first appearance at the Met Gala, both Rose and Jennie wore black and white outfits. This coincidence delighted fans.
Jennie wore an expensive archive design from Chanel, Rose was adopted by YSL. The two members of Blackpink showed great influence in the fashion industry, and created a media fever when setting foot on the red carpet.
Beautiful but not enough for Met Gala
Jennie and Rose are highly appreciated for their charisma and ability to enhance their outfits. However, the appearance of the 2 Blackpink members is still quite safe compared to a playground that emphasizes uniqueness and innovation like Met Gala.
In 2021, Rose's outfit was commented to be somewhat simple and less outstanding than other stars. Before that, she wore this dress to take magazine photos.
Therefore, Rose's appearance is not surprising, although she tried to create a highlight by wearing strange eye makeup and outstanding jewelry.
With the theme of exciting America and many directions to exploit, the minimalist monochrome dress of the 9x beauty is unlikely to win the spotlight.
Many audiences were disappointed because the fashion house let Rose wear an old dress, without a breakthrough. They thought Rose looked bland in front of Hollywood stars.
Similarly, Jennie with a simple minidress is also considered too "tile" at a grand event, invested heavily like the Met Gala.
Thanks to her exaggerated charisma and ability to transform in many ways, Jennie breathe life into Chanel's long-standing design and causes a stir on social networks. However, the public still has more expectations for Jennie - an IT girl with a highly appreciated fashion mindset.
