ALI WONG at the 2023 Time 100 Gala on April 26th 2023 wearing THAI NGUYEN ATELIER
Ali wore an Áo Dài and I have nothing but great things to say. I love that she chose a traditional look from her culture, what better time than the Time 100 Gala. The outfit is just beautiful. All the details and craftsmanship are so intricate. The look is just stunning, it was the perfect choice for Ali.
randomly thinking about taylor’s speech before new year’s day at the time 100 gala and the lover era in general and how taylor said joe ‘supported her in speaking out’ about politics and ‘your sense of belief in the good in the world, you once believed in me’:
What’s also interesting to me is the people around you who, when you did gain influence, were real enough with you to be very honest about how you should use that influence. […] You’re doing what you love, you’re doing what you’re passionate about, you’re standing up for what you wanna stand up for, but at that point, we’re all still learning, and we need people around us to be honest with us, to still be compassionate and empathetic with us, to be patient with us… We all need that. […] Sometimes, I think about life and all these wonderful moments of celebration like New Year’s Eve: the countdown, the champagne, and the glitter—there’s so much glitter! It’s amazing! But then I think about who’s actually there with you the next day to clean up the house, and I think that’s the important thing. There’s this quest where we’re trying to follow our dreams, and be who wanna be, and be remembered… But then, […] people aren’t always gonna like us, we aren’t always gonna be on great lists like this, but if you can find the people around you who, metaphorically speaking, would clean up the house the next day after the party, that’s kinda what I wrote this song about. It’s called New Year’s Day.
ANGELA BASSETT at the 2023 Time 100 Gala on April 26th 2023 wearing GAURAV GUPTA COUTURE
Although I really liked this look, I’m not sure it was perfect for Angela. I thought the suit was gorgeous, but it made her end up looking very short. It didn’t really elongate her at all. I do like that she wore a suit and had a cool sequin pattern.