By Taylor Richards
Amongst the pre-Met mayhem in New York City’s The Mark Hotel, V shadows Jordan Roth while he gets fully fitted for the night of eleganza. As a seven-time Tony Award-winning producer and couture aficionado, Roth wears many hats, but last night’s hat was thrice any other—a hat, on a hat… on a hat!
Suiting into the Met’s 2025 theme of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” Roth’s custom LaQuan Smith look explores the dandism that lies between androgyny— Smith’s signature draped beading, sweeping black flares, a diamond Boucheron bow tie, and (extremely) elevated Noritaka Tatehana platforms.