Manus x Machina: Video Portraits

At the 2016 Met Gala Red Carpet opening event of this year’s annual fashion exhibit, Manus x Machina, there was an exhibit of its own showing the futuristic side of fashion that truly brought together man and machine. Met Gala Manus x Machina video portraits done by filmmaker Gordon von Steiner for Vogue were works of art in and of themselves. The way he captured these A-listers wearing their designers, with the lights and together with movement to the music is just something way awesome to see.

“At the Met Gala on Monday, filmmaker Gordon von Steiner (@gvsgvs) created video portraits of the iconic guests for Vogue (@voguemagazine) on a small set inspired by the event’s theme, Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. “The idea is to take the traditional photo booth and flip it on its head,” says Gordon, who lives in New York, “to create something futuristic and unexpected.” Gordon’s work always revolves around constructing a cinematic fantasy through fashion. “The viewer is brought out of normalcy into a world where characters move and behave in bizarre and beautiful ways,” Gordon says. “It’s my goal to evoke an emotional reaction in the viewer and not question why the woman is dancing alone in the mansion or having an out of body experience as she touches a handbag.”

To see more of Gordon’s video portraits, follow @gvsgvs on Instagram.

-via Instagram

The fashions that the guests wore were taken to a whole other level of design and sense of futuristic style. It exemplified the merging of the creations of man with technology and how together they are an awe inspiring sight. See the Instagram videos below. Anna Wintour kicked off the portrait session in her classic Chanel style.

A video posted by Vogue (@voguemagazine) on May 2, 2016 at 8:37pm PDT

Other iconic guests captured included Blake Lively wearing a feminine flowing regal gown from Burberry, Selena Gomez, Madonna, Adriana Lima, Kendall Jenner, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who dazzled everyone with their impeccably coordinated look for the evening from Balmain. There was even a #balmainarmy captured together, worn by Cindy Crawford, Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes, and Jourdan Dunn.