Its the first Monday in May, which means its time for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights Black style through the lens of dandyisms subversive history.
The blockbuster nights theme explores the rich and complicated history of the sharply tailored dandy aesthetic and its sociopolitical layers.
It also celebrates the opening of a corresponding exhibit, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute.
But for the fashionistas, the Met Gala is simply one of the worlds top red carpets with blinding star power.
Musician and designer Pharrell Williams, rapper AAP Rocky, Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton are the co-chairs of fashions marquee event overseen by Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue.