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Ep 87. Inside the Met Gala 2025
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- The Nordy Pod
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- May 19, 2025
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- 2652
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Summary
Every spring, on the first Monday in May, an incredible transformation takes place on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The streets overflow with cars and people. A staircase becomes a red carpet. And a museum becomes a full-on party, filled with a select few of the biggest names in pop culture and the fashion industry. Spectators all around the world stop for this one moment all asking the very same question: “Did you see what they were wearing?” The Met Gala is fashion at full volume. A place where ideas come to life in silk, sequins, and sometimes… steel. At its core, it’s a fundraiser; but it’s also a veritable stage performance, a runway, and a virtual cone of silence for each attendee that mostly follow a strict no phone policy. The secrecy around what goes on inside, and the exclusive, hand-picked guest selection process are the fuel to this most envied of annual fashion events. Luckily for us, as friends of Anna Wintour — who’s been organizing the event since 1995 — Nordstrom often gets the highly coveted invite. And luckily for you, this year, we’ve decided to bring the Nordy Pod along with us. Joining us at the Met this year is someone who’s become a fairly regular voice on the podcast, and who is certainly a well-seasoned, longtime Met Gala attendee: our VP, Fashion Director at Nordstrom, Rickie De Sole. Also along for the ride is a super talented and up-and-coming fashion designer by the name of Rachel Scott of Diotima, who was just last year awarded the CFDA Fashion Award for American Womenswear Designer. We’ve recently started carrying her brand at Nordstrom, and she actually designed the dress that Rickie’s wearing to the Met. We’ll also learn more about the theme for this year’s gala, which is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” from our Men's Fashion Dire…