Friday, May 13, 2022

At the Metro Gala 2022

Photos by Stacie Joy

On Monday evening, the annual Metro Gala took place on the south plaza of Union Square. 

Some background: 
Thrown by the Permanent Magical Culture Society and a loose collective of transformative-attire-and street-pageantry-enthusiasts, the guerrilla-style Metro Gala has grown into a public staple. Part tribute, part parody of the infamous Met Gala, it's a public free-form open-participation runway fashion (and performance) show ... 
EVG contributor Stacie Joy shared these images of Metro Gala 2022 attendees in the Metro Gala finest ...
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 13, 2022 at 5:26 PM

    "part parody of the infamous Met Gala"

    That's good enough for me, will try to make it next year and thank you to Stacie Joy for the images, always grateful for your contributions to this blog, the best local blog in the City.

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  2. AnonymousMay 13, 2022 at 5:41 PM

    I wish we still had Wigstock!

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  3. AnonymousMay 13, 2022 at 7:28 PM

    First time I've ever heard of this. Love it!

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