Ladies & Gentlemen: Dress code: Yes!

The Met Gala in New York was surprisingly unboring. This was probably due to the dress code, which was "Tailored for you" – a reference to the occasion of the party: an exhibition on black dandy style. How does a woman deal with it when the Metropolitan Museum is, for the first time, only for men? Well, ideally, as always with theme parties: you have to take the motto seriously. There are no greater killjoys than those who think that a business-as-usual look is enough for a costume party, accessorized with a lazy but still fitting accessory. The best example at the Met Gala was Kim Kardashian, who, like a handful of other guests, wore a wide-brimmed hat but otherwise relied on the usual effect of her curves (boo!).

So, the winner of the evening: Chappell Roan. Who is that? Well, the new pop Christian terror that very young people are now listening to! The trademark of the new Lady Gaga is creative makeup, which needn't be discussed further here. But her outfit, a sweeping cape over a patchwork pantsuit, is a ten out of ten. Not just because it's pink. But primarily because Broadway costume designer Paul Tazewell found this disco-glittering madness on eBay. The hours of online searching, the dedicated alterations, the boundless fun – it all culminates here in the most glamorous way. A feeling familiar to anyone who has ever glued an axe to their head or attached a shower head to their dress with the same deadly seriousness.

Racing driver Lewis Hamilton served as co-chairman at this year's Met Gala, making him one of the few people there who actually had a function. His outfit underscored how seriously he took this role and the event – ​​hardly any of the male guests interpreted the prescribed motto of the "black dandy" so precisely. Apparently, three months of preparation with stylist Eric McNeal went into the look: an ornamental silk tailcoat with embroidery, a beret by Stephen Jones Millinery, and glittering Manolo Blahniks, presented by Hamilton in a proud pose and with the appropriate self-confidence. As a dandy, you can't be shy, but you can't be too funky either; either would diminish the tailored glamour.

The best thing about this suit, however, is that it comes from Wales Bonner. The British designer has been making a fashion splash for around ten years with her sensitive transformations of Afro-global themes and is simultaneously one of the hippest and most exciting names of a young generation of designers. In Hamilton's suit, she incorporated numerous references and cross-references to African culture – the vine motifs of the baobab tree, for example, but also typical heritage materials such as cowrie shells and mother-of-pearl buttons. Bonner explained to Vogue that singer Cab Calloway was one of the inspirations for the look, as was the eccentric fashion critic André Leon Talley. Lewis Hamilton drove the whole package across the finish line in top form – but the suit is too delicate for a champagne shower à la Formula 1 .