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Met Gala shows where power lies in fashion – which makes Zendaya’s choice intriguing


Star wore two dresses by John Galliano at event cutting across fashion, celebrity and Hollywood

It is a heat map showing us the connections between culture and entertainment, between the establishment and new money, between the tech billionaires who have the deep pockets to fund nights like these and the designers whose dresses their wives want to wear. Galliano’s high profile also hints at the resilience of the behind-the-scenes power of Anna Wintour, a staunch advocate for the British designer, who may have influenced the decision making of the Zendaya and Kardashian camps. Tom Ford in a crimson velvet Saint Laurent jacket Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesThe theme of the night was described variously as Garden of Time and Sleeping Beauty.

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