King enlisted New York City designer Chrishabana to create the accent.
May three, 2022, eight:42 PM
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The crimson carpet seems to be from the Met Gala can include combined opinions from stylists, vogue editors and extra, however one celebrity chef’s standout look on Monday carried with it a deeply vital which means.
“As for my #MetGala jewelry piece, I was determined to represent my culture through Chinese nail guards traditionally worn by empresses in dynasty times,” King wrote in a put up on Instagram.
Melissa King attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2, 2022 in New York City.
“These nail guards were inspired by the last empress of China, Empress Dowager Cixi who historically was written to be power hungry or a ‘dragon lady,’ but I feel might have been more of a feminist in patriarchal governed China (she met with Western women during the Guilded Ages and banned foot binding!). As a chef, I work with my hands daily so highlighting them in this way felt like a fun play on things,” King defined.
The Cantonese-American chef, TV presenter, and winner of “Top Chef All Stars L.A.” tapped “the incredibly talented” New York City-based jewellery designer Chishabana to create “the guards into a guilded glove that felt like I dipped my hand in gold.”
“Chris has designed for names like Lady Gaga, Madonna, Lil Nas X and SZA to name a few,” they continued. “He went through the story, images, sketches, and came up with this beautiful piece I felt proud to rock! Thank you Chris for blessing me with your work! Go Asians queers!”
