An exploration of the fashion history of the city that never sleeps, providing an illustrated guide to dressing like a Native New Yorker.

Alongside the costumes, couture story, and social/celebrity context, the book showcases all the extravagant and risk-taking fashion and celebrity moments from the Met Gala that have graced this fabulous red carpet in the twenty-first century.

With a historical overview of the decor, and illustrated with examples of notable interiors and key elements of lighting, furniture, colour palette, texture and textile, the book offers practical advice on how to recreate the look in your own home.