Antoine Gregory

I would say Janelle Monae because she came in the Tom Brown, the box. Paul Taswell was a part of that. Yeah. And it was really cute. I actually really, really enjoyed that. I loved that.

I would say Janelle Monae because she came in the Tom Brown, the box. Paul Taswell was a part of that. Yeah. And it was really cute. I actually really, really enjoyed that. I loved that.

I think for me, it's definitely the objects. I think I was so moved by some of the paintings of Black people who showed up in these incredible ways that we didn't typically see. And I think we are so used to seeing images of ourselves that are not beautiful, that are not intentional.

I think for me, it's definitely the objects. I think I was so moved by some of the paintings of Black people who showed up in these incredible ways that we didn't typically see. And I think we are so used to seeing images of ourselves that are not beautiful, that are not intentional.

And I think for someone to have sat for a 19th century painting, there's nothing more intentional than sitting in front of a painter for hours on end to get this really incredible image of yourself, how you see yourself. So I think the objects within the exhibition are something that I'm definitely going to stick with. One of my favorite things from the exhibition was like,

And I think for someone to have sat for a 19th century painting, there's nothing more intentional than sitting in front of a painter for hours on end to get this really incredible image of yourself, how you see yourself. So I think the objects within the exhibition are something that I'm definitely going to stick with. One of my favorite things from the exhibition was like,

For me, Tiana Taylor, she absolutely killed it. I think from the shoes to the ode to Harlem about like, you know, the Harlem Rose embroidered into her cape. Like that was absolutely incredible.

For me, Tiana Taylor, she absolutely killed it. I think from the shoes to the ode to Harlem about like, you know, the Harlem Rose embroidered into her cape. Like that was absolutely incredible.

No, absolutely. Thanks for having us. Thank you for having us again.

No, absolutely. Thanks for having us. Thank you for having us again.

What I really love about Tiana Taylor is like, she loves where she's from. And every time she can tell you, I'm from Harlem, she's going to show it. And I think that's just, it's beautiful.

What I really love about Tiana Taylor is like, she loves where she's from. And every time she can tell you, I'm from Harlem, she's going to show it. And I think that's just, it's beautiful.

I really, really love Tyler Mitchell's look by Grace Wales Bonner. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. The white boa, the grills, the hair. At every point where he could get it right, he did.

I really, really love Tyler Mitchell's look by Grace Wales Bonner. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. The white boa, the grills, the hair. At every point where he could get it right, he did.

When I thought about like the ushers of the church and how they used to wear the white coats. And then, of course, the church fan. We know how much the church inspired Andre, his dress, the way he showed up in the world. And for her to pay homage in that way, incredible.

When I thought about like the ushers of the church and how they used to wear the white coats. And then, of course, the church fan. We know how much the church inspired Andre, his dress, the way he showed up in the world. And for her to pay homage in that way, incredible.

We are creating narratives. If you said it, then sure. Exactly.

We are creating narratives. If you said it, then sure. Exactly.

And to that same point, Rosalia as the mannequin.

And to that same point, Rosalia as the mannequin.

That was cute. Incredible. That was so fun.

That was cute. Incredible. That was so fun.

I think we had some people really show up. Yeah. And explore the theme. And I think those are going to be the looks that we talk about that I say that I like the most.

I think we had some people really show up. Yeah. And explore the theme. And I think those are going to be the looks that we talk about that I say that I like the most.

That flamboyance is what people want to see.

That flamboyance is what people want to see.

I think other than the text saying, you know, this is the theme, I feel like we've seen the same amount of Black celebrity on the carpet. It wasn't the influx of Blackness that I would have hoped for. Same.

I think other than the text saying, you know, this is the theme, I feel like we've seen the same amount of Black celebrity on the carpet. It wasn't the influx of Blackness that I would have hoped for. Same.

If you see the exhibition and you go through the imagery, so many amazing Black designers are represented there. they were not on the carpet. Not at all.

If you see the exhibition and you go through the imagery, so many amazing Black designers are represented there. they were not on the carpet. Not at all.

There's still not enough. But no, they're also not physically there. Yeah. I think so often the designers themselves are there. Yeah. They are not there.

There's still not enough. But no, they're also not physically there. Yeah. I think so often the designers themselves are there. Yeah. They are not there.

I think so many of the celebrities live in that space of queerness. It's in their existence. So I think even when you look at Teyana Taylor, that's someone who is just, like, not... queer in that way, but the energy. Yeah. Yeah, like, she definitely, like, straddles that fence.

I think so many of the celebrities live in that space of queerness. It's in their existence. So I think even when you look at Teyana Taylor, that's someone who is just, like, not... queer in that way, but the energy. Yeah. Yeah, like, she definitely, like, straddles that fence.

Yes.

Yes.

I feel like my worst stress is less about it being a bad look, but more about me being disappointed. And for me, that's Coleman Domingo. I was not... happy i expected i i honestly expected him to turn a look and he has so many times that he has worn looks that had he worn them to last night's event he would have absolutely killed it and i felt like with this one he just kind of came too safe

I feel like my worst stress is less about it being a bad look, but more about me being disappointed. And for me, that's Coleman Domingo. I was not... happy i expected i i honestly expected him to turn a look and he has so many times that he has worn looks that had he worn them to last night's event he would have absolutely killed it and i felt like with this one he just kind of came too safe

It was too safe.

It was too safe.

The cape. And the people were like, you know, it's a reference to Andre when he wore the blue cape. And for me, I just did not see it. The reference, I need to see the reference. The reference needs to be clear. And it was not.

The cape. And the people were like, you know, it's a reference to Andre when he wore the blue cape. And for me, I just did not see it. The reference, I need to see the reference. The reference needs to be clear. And it was not.

Hello, thanks for having me.

Hello, thanks for having me.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

I feel like we should be able to pick a male and a woman. That's a good one. I think that's fair.

I feel like we should be able to pick a male and a woman. That's a good one. I think that's fair.

I mean, that's Diana Ross for me, immediately.

I mean, that's Diana Ross for me, immediately.

That is shady. Has Andre 3000 been in recent years?

That is shady. Has Andre 3000 been in recent years?

Thank you for having us. I'm so excited. Tomorrow's going to be great.

Thank you for having us. I'm so excited. Tomorrow's going to be great.

Yes.

Yes.

Yeah, thank you for having us.

Yeah, thank you for having us.

I think for me, I would want to go with someone probably like Stephon Diggs because I think he takes so many amazing risks fashion-wise. Mm. And I think we would be able to kind of create something that is a bit more flamboyant and a little bit more fun that I think where other people like in sports and rap may not take those same risks. I think he's definitely more of a risk taker.

I think for me, I would want to go with someone probably like Stephon Diggs because I think he takes so many amazing risks fashion-wise. Mm. And I think we would be able to kind of create something that is a bit more flamboyant and a little bit more fun that I think where other people like in sports and rap may not take those same risks. I think he's definitely more of a risk taker.

That's a good one. I think to that same point, like Missy Elliott. Oh, yeah. Imagine Missy. Oh, so good.

That's a good one. I think to that same point, like Missy Elliott. Oh, yeah. Imagine Missy. Oh, so good.

My beautiful gal. It's mainly the men. The men will be in their black and white tuxes, which is a bit boring because, like, there's so much fun in menswear now.

My beautiful gal. It's mainly the men. The men will be in their black and white tuxes, which is a bit boring because, like, there's so much fun in menswear now.

I mean, I do. I think because, like, at its core, it's black people wearing well-structured tailored suits. To me, it's going to be very difficult to get this wrong. But it's going to be even more difficult to pull a really incredible look.

I mean, I do. I think because, like, at its core, it's black people wearing well-structured tailored suits. To me, it's going to be very difficult to get this wrong. But it's going to be even more difficult to pull a really incredible look.

I think people are going to have to be a bit more expressive, take more risk, do the top hats, do the canes, do feathers, do whatever you need to do to really accentuate the costume.

I think people are going to have to be a bit more expressive, take more risk, do the top hats, do the canes, do feathers, do whatever you need to do to really accentuate the costume.

I am interested in seeing how Black designers are represented on the carpet and if they are at all. Yeah. When I think of just like all the incredible work that we've done, we still haven't been able to take ownership over it. We still have to be an accessory to a white institution.

I am interested in seeing how Black designers are represented on the carpet and if they are at all. Yeah. When I think of just like all the incredible work that we've done, we still haven't been able to take ownership over it. We still have to be an accessory to a white institution.

So as incredible as this is, it's like, what can we do to regain some type of ownership over the work that we're creating in our creative production as people?

So as incredible as this is, it's like, what can we do to regain some type of ownership over the work that we're creating in our creative production as people?

I mean, I think it started as something that was a performance that we as people were placed in. And now it's something that we decide and declare over ourselves, how we look, how we dress. And it's no longer a performance in that way, but it's more of a declaration of identity.

I mean, I think it started as something that was a performance that we as people were placed in. And now it's something that we decide and declare over ourselves, how we look, how we dress. And it's no longer a performance in that way, but it's more of a declaration of identity.

I think Andre Leontali makes a really great point about that in his memoir.

I think Andre Leontali makes a really great point about that in his memoir.

He talks about not being born as an aristocrat, right? But if you want to do that and you want to live that life, great taste and great style and being a person of culture is not something that you need to be born into. It's something that you can create for yourself.

He talks about not being born as an aristocrat, right? But if you want to do that and you want to live that life, great taste and great style and being a person of culture is not something that you need to be born into. It's something that you can create for yourself.

And I think he is a prime example of someone who came from the Jim Crow South, who studied French architecture, went to Paris, could speak fluent French. It was like one of the greatest dandies we've ever known. But he decided all that for himself. And he came from somewhere where every day he was told that's not who he was.

And I think he is a prime example of someone who came from the Jim Crow South, who studied French architecture, went to Paris, could speak fluent French. It was like one of the greatest dandies we've ever known. But he decided all that for himself. And he came from somewhere where every day he was told that's not who he was.

And I think working in fashion, it was more of that, like, you don't belong here. But he decided that I do belong here and I'm going to do the work and you guys are going to remember me. I'm going to be the most educated person in the room. I'm going to be the most tasteful person in the room. I'm going to be the biggest person in the room.

And I think working in fashion, it was more of that, like, you don't belong here. But he decided that I do belong here and I'm going to do the work and you guys are going to remember me. I'm going to be the most educated person in the room. I'm going to be the most tasteful person in the room. I'm going to be the biggest person in the room.

And I think that really comes from that type of just like choosing the identity and not letting it be chosen for us.

And I think that really comes from that type of just like choosing the identity and not letting it be chosen for us.

That really has not changed because those are the same things that we deal with today. When it comes to suiting, like, I have such a hard, like, relationship with it because, like, I always feel like I'm forced to do this, right? Like, it's not fun for me to put on a suit. It feels like I'm forced to do something that I don't want to do.

That really has not changed because those are the same things that we deal with today. When it comes to suiting, like, I have such a hard, like, relationship with it because, like, I always feel like I'm forced to do this, right? Like, it's not fun for me to put on a suit. It feels like I'm forced to do something that I don't want to do.

I think it's because of, like, well, I'm not going to be respected if I don't wear this suit.

I think it's because of, like, well, I'm not going to be respected if I don't wear this suit.

I'll wear a do-rag wherever I go. But, like, this is still a very new thing for me, where it's like, five years ago, I would not have done this. Because I wouldn't be taken seriously.

I'll wear a do-rag wherever I go. But, like, this is still a very new thing for me, where it's like, five years ago, I would not have done this. Because I wouldn't be taken seriously.

It's a performance. And we continue to be fashion's greatest accessories.

It's a performance. And we continue to be fashion's greatest accessories.

I would say Janelle Monae because she came in the Tom Brown, the box. Paul Taswell was a part of that. Yeah. And it was really cute. I actually really, really enjoyed that. I loved that.

I think for me, it's definitely the objects. I think I was so moved by some of the paintings of Black people who showed up in these incredible ways that we didn't typically see. And I think we are so used to seeing images of ourselves that are not beautiful, that are not intentional.

And I think for someone to have sat for a 19th century painting, there's nothing more intentional than sitting in front of a painter for hours on end to get this really incredible image of yourself, how you see yourself. So I think the objects within the exhibition are something that I'm definitely going to stick with. One of my favorite things from the exhibition was like,

For me, Tiana Taylor, she absolutely killed it. I think from the shoes to the ode to Harlem about like, you know, the Harlem Rose embroidered into her cape. Like that was absolutely incredible.

No, absolutely. Thanks for having us. Thank you for having us again.

What I really love about Tiana Taylor is like, she loves where she's from. And every time she can tell you, I'm from Harlem, she's going to show it. And I think that's just, it's beautiful.

I really, really love Tyler Mitchell's look by Grace Wales Bonner. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. The white boa, the grills, the hair. At every point where he could get it right, he did.

When I thought about like the ushers of the church and how they used to wear the white coats. And then, of course, the church fan. We know how much the church inspired Andre, his dress, the way he showed up in the world. And for her to pay homage in that way, incredible.

We are creating narratives. If you said it, then sure. Exactly.

And to that same point, Rosalia as the mannequin.

That was cute. Incredible. That was so fun.

I think we had some people really show up. Yeah. And explore the theme. And I think those are going to be the looks that we talk about that I say that I like the most.

That flamboyance is what people want to see.

I think other than the text saying, you know, this is the theme, I feel like we've seen the same amount of Black celebrity on the carpet. It wasn't the influx of Blackness that I would have hoped for. Same.

If you see the exhibition and you go through the imagery, so many amazing Black designers are represented there. they were not on the carpet. Not at all.

There's still not enough. But no, they're also not physically there. Yeah. I think so often the designers themselves are there. Yeah. They are not there.

I think so many of the celebrities live in that space of queerness. It's in their existence. So I think even when you look at Teyana Taylor, that's someone who is just, like, not... queer in that way, but the energy. Yeah. Yeah, like, she definitely, like, straddles that fence.

Yes.

I feel like my worst stress is less about it being a bad look, but more about me being disappointed. And for me, that's Coleman Domingo. I was not... happy i expected i i honestly expected him to turn a look and he has so many times that he has worn looks that had he worn them to last night's event he would have absolutely killed it and i felt like with this one he just kind of came too safe

It was too safe.

The cape. And the people were like, you know, it's a reference to Andre when he wore the blue cape. And for me, I just did not see it. The reference, I need to see the reference. The reference needs to be clear. And it was not.

Hello, thanks for having me.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

I feel like we should be able to pick a male and a woman. That's a good one. I think that's fair.

I mean, that's Diana Ross for me, immediately.

That is shady. Has Andre 3000 been in recent years?

Thank you for having us. I'm so excited. Tomorrow's going to be great.

Yes.

Yeah, thank you for having us.

I think for me, I would want to go with someone probably like Stephon Diggs because I think he takes so many amazing risks fashion-wise. Mm. And I think we would be able to kind of create something that is a bit more flamboyant and a little bit more fun that I think where other people like in sports and rap may not take those same risks. I think he's definitely more of a risk taker.

That's a good one. I think to that same point, like Missy Elliott. Oh, yeah. Imagine Missy. Oh, so good.

My beautiful gal. It's mainly the men. The men will be in their black and white tuxes, which is a bit boring because, like, there's so much fun in menswear now.

I mean, I do. I think because, like, at its core, it's black people wearing well-structured tailored suits. To me, it's going to be very difficult to get this wrong. But it's going to be even more difficult to pull a really incredible look.

I think people are going to have to be a bit more expressive, take more risk, do the top hats, do the canes, do feathers, do whatever you need to do to really accentuate the costume.

I am interested in seeing how Black designers are represented on the carpet and if they are at all. Yeah. When I think of just like all the incredible work that we've done, we still haven't been able to take ownership over it. We still have to be an accessory to a white institution.

So as incredible as this is, it's like, what can we do to regain some type of ownership over the work that we're creating in our creative production as people?

I mean, I think it started as something that was a performance that we as people were placed in. And now it's something that we decide and declare over ourselves, how we look, how we dress. And it's no longer a performance in that way, but it's more of a declaration of identity.

I think Andre Leontali makes a really great point about that in his memoir.

He talks about not being born as an aristocrat, right? But if you want to do that and you want to live that life, great taste and great style and being a person of culture is not something that you need to be born into. It's something that you can create for yourself.

And I think he is a prime example of someone who came from the Jim Crow South, who studied French architecture, went to Paris, could speak fluent French. It was like one of the greatest dandies we've ever known. But he decided all that for himself. And he came from somewhere where every day he was told that's not who he was.

And I think working in fashion, it was more of that, like, you don't belong here. But he decided that I do belong here and I'm going to do the work and you guys are going to remember me. I'm going to be the most educated person in the room. I'm going to be the most tasteful person in the room. I'm going to be the biggest person in the room.

And I think that really comes from that type of just like choosing the identity and not letting it be chosen for us.

That really has not changed because those are the same things that we deal with today. When it comes to suiting, like, I have such a hard, like, relationship with it because, like, I always feel like I'm forced to do this, right? Like, it's not fun for me to put on a suit. It feels like I'm forced to do something that I don't want to do.

I think it's because of, like, well, I'm not going to be respected if I don't wear this suit.

I'll wear a do-rag wherever I go. But, like, this is still a very new thing for me, where it's like, five years ago, I would not have done this. Because I wouldn't be taken seriously.

It's a performance. And we continue to be fashion's greatest accessories.