Yahoo News Get Ready With Hari Nef for the 2024 Met Gala
H&M dressed the actress in a custom look.
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H&M made a fashionable return to the Met Gala red carpet with a bevy of stars clad in custom looks that sparkled, from actresses Awkwafina and Hari Nef to supermodels Adwoa Aboah, Paloma Elsesser, and Quannah Chasinghorse. For the couture looks, the brand's in-house design team took inspiration from this year's Costume Institute exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” and the gala dress code, “The Garden of Time.” The theme inspired the design team to dig deep through the brand's archives and reawaken old-school silhouettes, drawing on the decadence and drama of bygone eras and interpreting them in a fresh, modern way.
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Known for her star-turning roles in Barbie and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hari Nef has made a name for herself by combining her movie star looks with her fresh, relatable humor. When she's not stealing scenes and delivering meme-worthy quips, Nef spends her time advocating for human rights. As one of the first trans models to sign with IMG, Nef has opened doors for the LGBTQ+ community both in fashion and film.
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To see a household name brand like H&M fully embrace the star goes to show just how much progress has been made thanks to people like Nef's dedication to progressiveness. Describing her custom look, Nef says, "Since the night's dress code was the 'Garden of Time,' I knew I wanted to wear something that started a conversation between the present and past." The one-of-a-kind gown channeled old-school opulence with a form-fitting column gown in pale pink taffeta overlaid with translucent, mother-of-pearl paillettes and sequins.
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Here, Nef exclusively gives InStyle a behind-the-scenes look at what it took to get ready for the biggest night in fashion.
The Look
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"It's a classic silhouette but done in both classic and modern fabrics, and underneath the dress is a custom corset by Mr Pearl," Nef says.
Her Glam
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The inspo? "Richard Avedon photos from the '50s and '60s and drag pageants in the '60s, as seen in Frank Simons’s 1968 documentary The Queen, specifically mother of the house of Labeija (Pepper LaBeija)."
Her Personal Style
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"WHATEVER IT TAKES!"
Her Style Icons
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"Isabella Blow, Carolyn Bassett Kennedy, Candy Darling, Divine, and Courtney Love," Nef says. "They are all glamorous without being obvious."
What She Loves About the Met
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"It's an opportunity to dress all the way up!" she says. "[I love] the scale and stakes of the Met Gala —puts even the most poorly behaved on their best behavior."
Her Favorite Past Met Gala Themes
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"Camp, punk, McQueen, Ballet Russe, models."
Her Get-Ready Playlist
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"'360' by CharlieXCX."
Who's She Was Excited to See
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"Anna Wintour and Greta Gerwig."
Her After-Gala Plans
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"Changing into something short and nasty and dancing until the sun comes up."
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