Met Gala: Native American heritage revisited by model-activist Quannah Chasinghorse

The 2021 Met Gala, held on Monday, has been trending on Twitter thanks to the event being attended by over a hundred celebrities. They include Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Timothee Chalamet, Jennifer Lopez and Naomi Osaka. The annual fundraising event, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has a fashion theme every year. This time, it was “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”. 

Stars stepped on to the red carpet, with some following the American theme by sporting motifs of stars and stripes, cowboys, horses and Marilyn Monroe, while others didn’t quite adhere to the theme. However, an eye-turning appearance was made by a model and activist named Quannah Chasinghorse. The Native model paid tribute to her Indigenous American culture by wearing a Navajo turquoise necklace and silver jewellery, and showcasing her traditional tattoos. 

“It’s extremely important to represent and bring authentic and true American culture to this year’s theme, as Native American culture has been appropriated and misrepresented in fashion so many times,” the activist explained to Vogue.