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Artist and designer Brendan McCann in his science-inspired dress for this year's postponed Met Gala. (photo by Josh Levinson / @JKLPhoto, courtesy of Brendan McCann)

472 Vaccine-inspired Met Gala Dress


Date: May 2021
Designed by: Brendan McCann
Credit: Hyperallergic
Despite the postponment of the the 2021 First-Monday-in-May Met Gala, the artist Brendan McCann designed a springtime dress that incorporates CDC Cards into haute couture. The dress celebrates the medical field and public health officialswi th a stand-out “FAUCI” handbag, syringe head piece and band-aid corset.


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