Power suits, tuxedo mini dresses and, inevitably, plenty of skin: Fashion experts predict what women will wear for Mondays Met Gala

For the last decade, no matter the theme — flamboyant “Camp,” “Heavenly Bodies,” “Manus x Machina” — many ladies at the Metropolitan Museum’s annual Costume Institute Ball (aka the Met Gala) have displayed more skin than fabric.Emily Ratajkowski, Janelle Monae, Kim Kardashian, Lily James, Zoe Kravitz, Amanda Seyfried, Kendall Jenner, Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez have all donned such sheer gowns they could have swooped in from the Victoria’s Secret runway.
Last year’s “Garden of Time” theme inspired the singer Tyla to don a Balmain dress made of sand.Only sand.The theme for Monday’s Met Gala is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” (with a dress code of “Tailored for You”), based around the history of the black dandy, and head honcho Anna Wintour has tapped an all-male lineup to chair the event: Colman Domingo, ASAP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Lewis Hamilton.
Some wags have worried the theme could prove problematic — either because of a risk of committing cultural appropriation or because of the menswear remit.After all, there are only so many vintage Yves Saint Laurent “Le Smoking” tuxes to go around.But, in truth, the timing couldn’t be better.“At Paris Fashion Week [in March], the power suit for women was the big news,” author and red carpet expert Bronwyn Cosgrave told The Post.
“Men’s fashion is having such a moment, with new style icons like Pharrell Williams, Timothée Chalamet and Colman Domingo, it had to affect womenswear.Plus, breaking out ball gowns in the current world economic situation seems inappropriate.”Fabulous options include Saint Laurent’s big-shoulder numbers worn with ties, Haider Ackermann’s sleek seductive suits for Tom Ford and Thom Browne’s impeccable suiting favored by Janelle Monae and Doecchi.
Nick Wooster, a menswear creative consultant, pictures female stars finally turning against the gala’s earliest sexy stereotype: Cher’s 1974 Bob Mackie naked dress.“If there’s...