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Inside Teyana Taylor’s Dandy Met Gala Look
Vogue
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5/6/2025
Director: Starr NathanDirector of Photography: Dane BrownEditors: Tajah Smith, Jordan CaligProducer: Ndeye ThioubouProducer, On Set: Bety DerejeAssociate Producer: Maya HibbertAssociate Producer, On Set: Lea DonenbergAssistant Camera: Josh CatubigAudio: Vera QuispeProduction Assistant: Quinton JohnsonCostume Designer: Ruth E. CarterCostume Design Assistants: Amari Dennis, Alisha Lawrence, Maya EdmondTailor: Tamara CobusHairstylists: Edith Donaldson-Wheeler, Lateafa AlvarangaMakeup Artist: Yeika OliviaAssistant Editor: Daniel BerlinPost Production Coordinator: Holly FrewSupervising Editor: Kameron KeyPost Production Supervisor: Alexa DeutschProduction Coordinators: Tanía Jones, Noah BierbrierProduction Manager: David Alvarez Paz Line Producer: Natasha Soto-AlborsEntertainment Director: Sergio KletnoyTalent Manager: Phoebe DishnerSupervising Producer: Felicia KelleyDirector of Content, Production: Rahel GebreyesSenior Director, Video: Romy van den Broeke Senior Director, Programming: Linda GittlesonVP, Digital Video English: Thespena GuatieriFilmed on Location: The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
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00:00
More is more.
00:00
More is more.
00:01
That's how we met.
00:03
Ooh, I like that.
00:04
That's how we met.
00:14
My favorite lady in the whole wide world is Ruth and Carter.
00:18
Oh, she's right here.
00:19
I didn't even know.
00:20
You see how I talk about you behind your back?
00:21
You better.
00:22
You see how I talk about you behind your back?
00:24
Oh, my god.
00:25
Oh, my darling.
00:26
Oh, hey.
00:28
Hey.
00:29
Oh, we've been on this journey.
00:30
Oh, my god.
00:31
We've been on this journey.
00:32
See, I did the rap, right?
00:33
I know.
00:34
You understand who is my collaborator?
00:36
Y'all have to understand what's really happening here.
00:39
But you guys are really excited.
00:42
You know what's crazy, because I don't mean to be this person.
00:44
I know she's probably going to get shy, but I get to say,
00:47
you know, they was like, oh, you know, who you going with?
00:50
Yeah, who you going with?
00:52
Who you going with?
00:53
I'm like, oh, you know, my girl, Ruthie Carter, you know,
00:56
ah, it's the wearer.
00:57
You feel me, like.
00:58
I'm not.
00:59
Twice.
01:00
Let's be clear.
01:02
When they released the theme, I knew exactly who I needed to reach out to,
01:05
because I'm already not a big dress girl.
01:08
So I'm in suits, even without it being a suit theme.
01:12
I relate to Harlem in so many ways.
01:15
I started with Spike Lee, and when I was in high school, we'd come here and get our school
01:19
clothes.
01:20
It was the best school clothes.
01:21
We're in New York.
01:23
So having this rose out of the concrete has meaning for me, too.
01:28
I'm, like, honored that Tiana called me so long ago.
01:32
Like, it was October.
01:33
Right.
01:34
I didn't even have the job yet.
01:35
I didn't have an invite yet.
01:36
Yeah.
01:37
I was just like...
01:38
V.R. Warwick.
01:39
Yeah.
01:40
And that dress.
01:41
And then you were like, yeah, I think I might host Met Gala.
01:44
I was like, let's do a zoot suit.
01:46
Mm-hmm.
01:47
You're really getting down to the history of Dandyism and Dapper Dan and, you know,
01:53
people like that.
01:54
It's almost like a moment that we were waiting on.
01:57
Think about it.
01:58
As we embarked on this, you know, journey in this country, we were stripped of everything,
02:03
stripped of our culture.
02:04
So, you know, a lot of times the only thing you had is to, like, show it on your body.
02:09
My favorite detail is how we kind of teetered with not going too far with the roses, but
02:16
having just enough for the identity part of the diasporic identity and not changing
02:22
the theme to be too whimsical.
02:25
It was like a real fine balance.
02:28
We had about six fittings.
02:29
We had some ones I like to forget.
02:31
Right?
02:32
The one where we were working out the cape.
02:34
We pleated this cape four times.
02:36
And even, like, little small details like the holster.
02:38
Yeah.
02:39
Like, it's crazy, because we were trying to figure out how to make this stick.
02:42
Yes.
02:43
I was like, ooh, I think we should do a little holster.
02:45
And the holster wanted to be in, like, the fire and being touched, and that was the last
02:50
thing we did.
02:51
Not everybody have the skill of detail.
02:53
Sleepless nights.
02:54
Exactly.
02:55
Yeah, so it was just like, I was resting my little head at night knowing that I was
02:58
going to be okay, you know, and trusting the process.
03:01
I think that's all it's about.
03:06
Today, y'all going to see us finesse, because we got to try and figure out this do that situation.
03:09
Yeah.
03:09
So I did have an idea.
03:11
Okay.
03:11
So we don't lose this moment.
03:13
Right.
03:13
I think the easier thing it's going to do is to already have it set and then stripped
03:18
from there.
03:19
So what I was thinking is having the do-rag on, but tuck it.
03:21
Tuck it in.
03:22
Or even I can pin it.
03:24
You won't even see the do-rag until.
03:25
Yeah, I could put it in like this, so it'll look like the lining.
03:28
Exactly.
03:29
But you might not even have to pin it, because I think once you tie it, it'll hug my body.
03:33
Okay, we'll try that.
03:34
But what I'm also thinking is that way, so when I have my little Puss in Boots hat.
03:38
Yeah, yeah.
03:39
Then she's still on, but then it's just like a bam, bam.
03:42
Yeah.
03:42
I did the spats too.
03:44
So before you put the shoes on, you had to put this up your leg like a sock and then
03:49
put the shoe on and then we'll do that.
03:52
This is the vest and we made it so that we're zipping it closed on the side.
03:59
There's a vintage Uremen in here too, right?
04:01
Yeah, it's on the cape.
04:02
Oh, she gave me one ring that I took off so fast.
04:04
She told me that price.
04:05
I said, yeah, I'm gonna take that over.
04:07
This is the Uremen chains.
04:08
This is another Uremen chain, nice, long, heavy one.
04:12
I keep decking you in the chin.
04:15
This is like a do-rag on steroids.
04:18
Always been a cape on my do-rag kind of girl.
04:21
For me, I think it's just iconic, you know?
04:24
I feel like why not put that little-
04:26
Little touch in there.
04:31
It's cute with the chevrons though.
04:33
It's cute.
04:35
You don't want to narrow down there, do you?
04:37
I feel like-
04:38
It gets a little too fluffy.
04:39
Right, yeah, it's too fluffy.
04:41
Okay, so I'll narrow it.
04:42
I just think if you take-
04:43
You see that line right there?
04:44
Yep.
04:45
You can really just tap that.
04:46
Half of that.
04:47
That middle panel?
04:48
Yep.
04:49
Take these two off.
04:50
Okay, got you.
04:51
Just one.
04:52
This now is giving like-
04:53
Given to that.
04:55
Almost there.
04:57
I love it.
04:58
Love it.
04:59
Love it.
05:00
Love it.
05:01
Love it.
05:04
Yes.
05:07
All right, I'll pull the cape up as we go around.
05:10
There we go.
05:11
I'm sorry, I'm too indulged in my outfit.
05:21
What'd you say?
05:22
Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun.
05:24
So this is the part where I tell everybody,
05:26
Hey, what y'all think?
05:27
The do-rag or no?
05:28
I think the do-rag is giving.
05:37
Ooh, ma, you missed the do-rag, but it's cold.
05:40
I'm on my way.
05:41
Girl, we stuck in traffic.
05:42
That means your time management sucks.
05:45
Traffic or not.
05:47
Never.
05:48
Never.
05:49
Never.
05:50
Never.
05:51
You showed me a new Saudi today.
05:52
Let me see.
05:53
Let me see that back.
05:55
Ooh.
05:56
All right.
05:57
Let me get my shoulders through.
05:58
Your phone is not.
05:59
Your phone's not.
06:00
Right.
06:01
You got to like shimmy them shoulders through.
06:04
Well, we're going to go darker with the shoe.
06:05
Marc Jacobs.
06:06
Uh-huh.
06:07
Oh, knock up so Marc is doing them good.
06:10
Spirit fingers.
06:13
But should the ankle be a little tighter, you think?
06:15
You mean,
06:16
because then we're going to get into a genie pant.
06:18
That's the real Zuzu shape.
06:20
It's wide at the knee.
06:21
You probably was getting mixed up with the red.
06:22
Once the red is out.
06:23
Yeah.
06:24
Whiskey stick was definitely our idea.
06:26
You don't want to be drunk on a job, you know?
06:28
But however, if I wasn't,
06:30
this would have definitely had some liquor in it.
06:33
I ain't going front, Davon.
06:34
You make sure you bring a boom box.
06:36
You okay?
06:37
Uh-huh.
06:38
So then I'm walking on that carpet.
06:40
Do-do-do.
06:41
Do-do-do.
06:42
Do-do-do.
06:43
Wow.
06:44
Do-do-do-do.
06:45
Mm-hmm.
06:46
Give me some Curtis Blow.
06:48
I definitely think the do-rag was the finish.
06:53
The do-rag and the,
06:55
and the holster,
06:56
the leather holster,
06:57
Yeah.
06:58
Insane.
06:59
That's what really brought a true like rose in Harlem.
07:01
Yeah.
07:02
I could be on a Met Gala still with my do-rag on.
07:04
Yes.
07:05
She might not need it.
07:06
Might not need it.
07:07
But we covered it.
07:08
Mm-hmm.
07:09
We bought us a little bamboo handle.
07:11
Tiana said she wanted a mirror inside,
07:14
so we put the mirror in there.
07:19
It was good to see it all come together in the final fitting.
07:22
Two detailed people coming together is a literal movie.
07:26
It's iconic as she is that even icons get in their heads and-
07:30
Mm-hmm.
07:31
And are overthinking as well.
07:32
But overthinking is over caring, you know,
07:34
which is a great thing.
07:35
And so I think seeing that process and seeing her still care about it so much,
07:38
when you get to really walk around with like several Oscars and still like,
07:42
I don't think that worked out.
07:44
And I'm like, roof, girl.
07:45
It was fine.
07:46
It's fine.
07:47
I don't even know what you're talking about, you know?
07:48
So it's really dope because it's like, of course,
07:51
I'm working my way up to be an icon one day.
07:53
But it's just like, where I am,
07:55
I'm still very passionate about what I do.
07:58
So to see others still passionate about what they do just shows that you're
08:02
always leaning toward being a better version of yourself.
08:05
It's a big night in like, for culture.
08:10
It's black this year.
08:14
You hear me from head to toe.
08:16
Yes.
08:17
I love it.
08:18
I mean, I get to have my little, my little pimp walk.
08:22
You know, like, it's just, I get to sit in this moment.
08:26
Yes.
08:27
What?
08:28
Absorb it.
08:29
Exactly.
08:30
I'm so excited to see Dapper Dan.
08:32
Like, you don't even understand how much he deserve his flowers.
08:34
You know, it's important for so many reasons, especially for New Yorkers.
08:41
Especially, especially.
08:42
Oh, I'm not just saying that because I'm from Longo.
08:45
It's been real.
08:52
We did it, Ru.
08:54
We did it.
08:55
We did it all.
08:56
We did it, Ru.
08:57
We did it.
08:58
It's a journey.
08:59
All I need to do right now is be in the park calling you on the phone.
09:01
We did it, Ru.
09:03
And I love it.
09:05
We did it.
09:07
Yeah, I'm going to shed a tear.
09:08
I know I'm going to shed a tear.
09:09
Yes.
09:10
Yeah.
09:11
Because you so deserve it.
09:14
Mm-hmm.
09:15
Uh-huh.
09:16
Yep.
09:17
Yep.
09:18
See?
09:19
See you at the Met.
09:20
We'll see y'all at the Met.
09:22
We'll see you later.
09:35
Bye-bye.
09:38
Bye-bye.
09:40
Bye-bye.
09:42
Bye-bye.
09:46
Bye.
09:47
Bye.
09:48
Bye-bye.
09:50
Bye-bye.
09:51
Bye.
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