Inside Teyana Taylor’s Dandy Met Gala Look

Vogue

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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00:00More is more.

00:01That's how we met.

00:03Ooh, I like that.

00:04That's how we met.

00:14My favorite lady in the whole wide world is Ruth and Carter.

00:18Oh, she's right here.

00:19I didn't even know.

00:20You see how I talk about you behind your back?

00:21You better.

00:22You see how I talk about you behind your back?

00:24Oh, my god.

00:25Oh, my darling.

00:26Oh, hey.

00:28Hey.

00:29Oh, we've been on this journey.

00:30Oh, my god.

00:31We've been on this journey.

00:32See, I did the rap, right?

00:33I know.

00:34You understand who is my collaborator?

00:36Y'all have to understand what's really happening here.

00:39But you guys are really excited.

00:42You know what's crazy, because I don't mean to be this person.

00:44I know she's probably going to get shy, but I get to say,

00:47you know, they was like, oh, you know, who you going with?

00:50Yeah, who you going with?

00:52Who you going with?

00:53I'm like, oh, you know, my girl, Ruthie Carter, you know,

00:56ah, it's the wearer.

00:57You feel me, like.

00:58I'm not.

00:59Twice.

01:00Let's be clear.

01:02When they released the theme, I knew exactly who I needed to reach out to,

01:05because I'm already not a big dress girl.

01:08So I'm in suits, even without it being a suit theme.

01:12I relate to Harlem in so many ways.

01:15I started with Spike Lee, and when I was in high school, we'd come here and get our school

01:19clothes.

01:20It was the best school clothes.

01:21We're in New York.

01:23So having this rose out of the concrete has meaning for me, too.

01:28I'm, like, honored that Tiana called me so long ago.

01:32Like, it was October.

01:33Right.

01:34I didn't even have the job yet.

01:35I didn't have an invite yet.

01:36Yeah.

01:37I was just like...

01:38V.R. Warwick.

01:39Yeah.

01:40And that dress.

01:41And then you were like, yeah, I think I might host Met Gala.

01:44I was like, let's do a zoot suit.

01:46Mm-hmm.

01:47You're really getting down to the history of Dandyism and Dapper Dan and, you know,

01:53people like that.

01:54It's almost like a moment that we were waiting on.

01:57Think about it.

01:58As we embarked on this, you know, journey in this country, we were stripped of everything,

02:03stripped of our culture.

02:04So, you know, a lot of times the only thing you had is to, like, show it on your body.

02:09My favorite detail is how we kind of teetered with not going too far with the roses, but

02:16having just enough for the identity part of the diasporic identity and not changing

02:22the theme to be too whimsical.

02:25It was like a real fine balance.

02:28We had about six fittings.

02:29We had some ones I like to forget.

02:31Right?

02:32The one where we were working out the cape.

02:34We pleated this cape four times.

02:36And even, like, little small details like the holster.

02:38Yeah.

02:39Like, it's crazy, because we were trying to figure out how to make this stick.

02:42Yes.

02:43I was like, ooh, I think we should do a little holster.

02:45And the holster wanted to be in, like, the fire and being touched, and that was the last

02:50thing we did.

02:51Not everybody have the skill of detail.

02:53Sleepless nights.

02:54Exactly.

02:55Yeah, so it was just like, I was resting my little head at night knowing that I was

02:58going to be okay, you know, and trusting the process.

03:01I think that's all it's about.

03:06Today, y'all going to see us finesse, because we got to try and figure out this do that situation.

03:09Yeah.

03:09So I did have an idea.

03:11Okay.

03:11So we don't lose this moment.

03:13Right.

03:13I think the easier thing it's going to do is to already have it set and then stripped

03:18from there.

03:19So what I was thinking is having the do-rag on, but tuck it.

03:21Tuck it in.

03:22Or even I can pin it.

03:24You won't even see the do-rag until.

03:25Yeah, I could put it in like this, so it'll look like the lining.

03:28Exactly.

03:29But you might not even have to pin it, because I think once you tie it, it'll hug my body.

03:33Okay, we'll try that.

03:34But what I'm also thinking is that way, so when I have my little Puss in Boots hat.

03:38Yeah, yeah.

03:39Then she's still on, but then it's just like a bam, bam.

03:42Yeah.

03:42I did the spats too.

03:44So before you put the shoes on, you had to put this up your leg like a sock and then

03:49put the shoe on and then we'll do that.

03:52This is the vest and we made it so that we're zipping it closed on the side.

03:59There's a vintage Uremen in here too, right?

04:01Yeah, it's on the cape.

04:02Oh, she gave me one ring that I took off so fast.

04:04She told me that price.

04:05I said, yeah, I'm gonna take that over.

04:07This is the Uremen chains.

04:08This is another Uremen chain, nice, long, heavy one.

04:12I keep decking you in the chin.

04:15This is like a do-rag on steroids.

04:18Always been a cape on my do-rag kind of girl.

04:21For me, I think it's just iconic, you know?

04:24I feel like why not put that little-

04:26Little touch in there.

04:31It's cute with the chevrons though.

04:33It's cute.

04:35You don't want to narrow down there, do you?

04:37I feel like-

04:38It gets a little too fluffy.

04:39Right, yeah, it's too fluffy.

04:41Okay, so I'll narrow it.

04:42I just think if you take-

04:43You see that line right there?

04:44Yep.

04:45You can really just tap that.

04:46Half of that.

04:47That middle panel?

04:48Yep.

04:49Take these two off.

04:50Okay, got you.

04:51Just one.

04:52This now is giving like-

04:53Given to that.

04:55Almost there.

04:57I love it.

04:58Love it.

04:59Love it.

05:00Love it.

05:01Love it.

05:04Yes.

05:07All right, I'll pull the cape up as we go around.

05:10There we go.

05:11I'm sorry, I'm too indulged in my outfit.

05:21What'd you say?

05:22Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun.

05:24So this is the part where I tell everybody,

05:26Hey, what y'all think?

05:27The do-rag or no?

05:28I think the do-rag is giving.

05:37Ooh, ma, you missed the do-rag, but it's cold.

05:40I'm on my way.

05:41Girl, we stuck in traffic.

05:42That means your time management sucks.

05:45Traffic or not.

05:47Never.

05:48Never.

05:49Never.

05:50Never.

05:51You showed me a new Saudi today.

05:52Let me see.

05:53Let me see that back.

05:55Ooh.

05:56All right.

05:57Let me get my shoulders through.

05:58Your phone is not.

05:59Your phone's not.

06:00Right.

06:01You got to like shimmy them shoulders through.

06:04Well, we're going to go darker with the shoe.

06:05Marc Jacobs.

06:06Uh-huh.

06:07Oh, knock up so Marc is doing them good.

06:10Spirit fingers.

06:13But should the ankle be a little tighter, you think?

06:15You mean,

06:16because then we're going to get into a genie pant.

06:18That's the real Zuzu shape.

06:20It's wide at the knee.

06:21You probably was getting mixed up with the red.

06:22Once the red is out.

06:23Yeah.

06:24Whiskey stick was definitely our idea.

06:26You don't want to be drunk on a job, you know?

06:28But however, if I wasn't,

06:30this would have definitely had some liquor in it.

06:33I ain't going front, Davon.

06:34You make sure you bring a boom box.

06:36You okay?

06:37Uh-huh.

06:38So then I'm walking on that carpet.

06:40Do-do-do.

06:41Do-do-do.

06:42Do-do-do.

06:43Wow.

06:44Do-do-do-do.

06:45Mm-hmm.

06:46Give me some Curtis Blow.

06:48I definitely think the do-rag was the finish.

06:53The do-rag and the,

06:55and the holster,

06:56the leather holster,

06:57Yeah.

06:58Insane.

06:59That's what really brought a true like rose in Harlem.

07:01Yeah.

07:02I could be on a Met Gala still with my do-rag on.

07:04Yes.

07:05She might not need it.

07:06Might not need it.

07:07But we covered it.

07:08Mm-hmm.

07:09We bought us a little bamboo handle.

07:11Tiana said she wanted a mirror inside,

07:14so we put the mirror in there.

07:19It was good to see it all come together in the final fitting.

07:22Two detailed people coming together is a literal movie.

07:26It's iconic as she is that even icons get in their heads and-

07:30Mm-hmm.

07:31And are overthinking as well.

07:32But overthinking is over caring, you know,

07:34which is a great thing.

07:35And so I think seeing that process and seeing her still care about it so much,

07:38when you get to really walk around with like several Oscars and still like,

07:42I don't think that worked out.

07:44And I'm like, roof, girl.

07:45It was fine.

07:46It's fine.

07:47I don't even know what you're talking about, you know?

07:48So it's really dope because it's like, of course,

07:51I'm working my way up to be an icon one day.

07:53But it's just like, where I am,

07:55I'm still very passionate about what I do.

07:58So to see others still passionate about what they do just shows that you're

08:02always leaning toward being a better version of yourself.

08:05It's a big night in like, for culture.

08:10It's black this year.

08:14You hear me from head to toe.

08:16Yes.

08:17I love it.

08:18I mean, I get to have my little, my little pimp walk.

08:22You know, like, it's just, I get to sit in this moment.

08:26Yes.

08:27What?

08:28Absorb it.

08:29Exactly.

08:30I'm so excited to see Dapper Dan.

08:32Like, you don't even understand how much he deserve his flowers.

08:34You know, it's important for so many reasons, especially for New Yorkers.

08:41Especially, especially.

08:42Oh, I'm not just saying that because I'm from Longo.

08:45It's been real.

08:52We did it, Ru.

08:54We did it.

08:55We did it all.

08:56We did it, Ru.

08:57We did it.

08:58It's a journey.

08:59All I need to do right now is be in the park calling you on the phone.

09:01We did it, Ru.

09:03And I love it.

09:05We did it.

09:07Yeah, I'm going to shed a tear.

09:08I know I'm going to shed a tear.

09:09Yes.

09:10Yeah.

09:11Because you so deserve it.

09:14Mm-hmm.

09:15Uh-huh.

09:16Yep.

09:17Yep.

09:18See?

09:19See you at the Met.

09:20We'll see y'all at the Met.

09:22We'll see you later.

09:35Bye-bye.

09:38Bye-bye.

09:40Bye-bye.

09:42Bye-bye.

09:46Bye.

09:47Bye.

09:48Bye-bye.

09:50Bye-bye.

09:51Bye.

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