This isn’t the first time members of the tech elite have appeared at the Met Gala—Bezos himself attended in 2012, 2019 and 2024. But the prominence of his involvement this year has sparked a wave of criticism, shining a light on Silicon Valley’s increasingly influential role in fashion’s biggest night.

Fast fashion may be keeping closets full, but it comes with a hidden cost. From water pollution to mountains of waste, globally fast fashion generates roughly 92 million tons of textile waste annually, according to the UN Environmental Program. Experts warn that the way people shop is taking a serious toll on the planet. In the valley, vintage shopping is emerging as a sustainable alternative.

Reports of their relegation to the fashion trash heap have been greatly exaggerated. The rules of wearing them have simply changed.

The social meaning of clothes can and does change. According to Deirdre Clemente, a fashion and culture historian, the emergence of the suit as the standard for men in the 18th and 19th centuries was itself a rebellion against the ornate, flashy and colorful clothing associated with aristocracy. Yet by the 20th century, it had become the default for powerful leaders, worn by presidents, CEOs and even coaches.

Nevada is steeped in historic buildings — from the C. Clifton Young Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Reno, to weathered saloons scattered across the state’s former frontier, to the midcentury modern houses of Las Vegas’ Paradise Palms neighborhood.

MAGA is seeing red over a pink J.Crew sweater for men. A few weeks back, an image of the sweater ― a traditional Fair Isle knit in light pink ― was posted by Juanita Broaddrick, a retired nurse who accused President Bill Clinton of sexual assault in the late ’90s.

MAGA is seeing red over a pink J.Crew sweater for men.

With Sumptuous Fabric and Big Shoulder Pads, ‘King Giorgio’ Draped Us in an Outsized Identity.