Verónica de la Canal, the Argentine designer who showed off the dress at the Met gala

Verónica de la Canal has not only made an important career in Argentine fashion. Also stepped up strongly in his participation in television of two seasons as a jury in the program Cut and confection.

Today, on the red carpet of the Met Gala in New York, the most important global fashion event, she is surprised again: she is the only Argentine designer called to be part of the event organized by Anna Wintour, the magazine’s director fashion Americana, considered the Oscar of fashion.

A call for pride

“They called me from Channel E! to tell me what my designs were selected to represent Argentina at this year’s Met Gala ”, said Verónica de la Canal Clarion.

“I was selected along with two other Latin designers to participate in a fashion film presented on the big screen of the ceremony, where the main protagonist is the model I specially created, which was inspired by this year’s theme, na history of american fashion“, he recounts.

“The news made me happy and I am proud that my designs transcend boundaries. On the other hand, at the Met Gala, in addition to design, art plays a big role ”, explains De la Canal, one of the spoiled women of local design.

A model thought and re -thought

How does the model represent Argentina?

The creation, as Canal reflects, “is the result of a process of reading and re -reading everything related to the theme of New York’s most important fashion show.”

In its design, integrated iconic elements of North American culture: the first flags, coins, Freemasonry on the French side and the aesthetics of the Cherokee Indians.

“It’s a great challenge, because this is the first time the theme has lasted two seasons. At last year’s gala, which was in September, a lot of things were already seen, so it’s harder to create something that might be surprising.” , confession of the Argentine designer. famous for its theatrical designs where corsets play a leading role.

The dress designed for the Met Gala was made using a fabric he specially made, which the flags of the past merged with the words of the declaration of independence.

The interventions, which decorate the facade, inspired by the clothing of the Cherokee Indians, with materials such as feathers and bone, painted by hand. His baroque stamp is there: he describes it as “scenographic” and influenced by his training at the iconic Teatro Colón from Buenos Aires.

The fashion film starring Verónica de la Canal and the model wearing her dress, took place at the Palacio Pazan architectural gem of Buenos Aires that was inaugurated in 1914 and evokes French exuberance.

The music and audio design of the short is specially made by Kristhyan Benítez, Latin Grammy 2021 winner and classical pianist as Best Classical Music Album. The designers who accompanied De la Canal to the Met Gala challenge were the acclaimed Mexican designer and LGBTQ+ activist, María Ponce, and the young Colombian Juan Pablo Socarrás.

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