At the Met Gala: A Friendship That Embodies Elegance and Rebellion
At the Met Gala: A Friendship That Embodies Elegance and Rebellion
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| International model and actress Ann Troy |
In her sixth Met Gala red carpet appearance, the international model and actress chose to tell a different story this year: one of friendship, elegance, and quiet resistance. In an evening brimming with luxury and symbolism, she dedicated her look to honoring the young British designer Maximilian Davis, her friend and companion in her journey through the world of beauty and creative rebellion.
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| International model and actress Ann Troy |
The relationship between the two dates back to 2015, during a photoshoot for a fashion brand, when she uttered her first words to him: "We have a lot of mutual friends... What's new?" This sentence wasn't just a question, but the beginning of a long dialogue of creativity and friendship.
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| International model and actress Ann Troy |
What attracted her to Davis from the start wasn't his dazzling design or his loud presence, but rather his quiet, understated, and unassuming inner elegance. With a smile that radiated warmth amidst the shadows of nightclubs, a true friendship developed between them, nurtured on the streets of London, amidst eccentric parties and deep conversations, where the city was a gateway to creativity and adventure.
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| International model and actress Ann Troy |
Working with hairstylist Joey George and makeup artist Fara Hamidi, she created a look that reflected balance and renewal, with unconventional red lips and hair inspired by the French twist but in a modern, space-age style that resembled a sewing line, a direct reference to the party's theme.
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| International model and actress Ann Troy |
She says of Davis:
"To the world, he is a designer and a poet. To me, he is elegance amidst chaos. He is resistance through simplicity. He is the modern embodiment of the Black Dandy, not as an adornment but as a legacy, a strategy, and a statement."
She believes that Black Dandyism is not an attempt to blend in or assimilate, but rather an elegant rebellion that rejects stereotypical beauty codes of thinness, whiteness, and wealth, reinterpreting them with precision and softness wrapped in silk.
