"My hands are really cold," complained singer Camila Cabello. "I can't feel my hands." To anyone watching her arrival at the Met GalaOfficially the Costume Institute Gala, a yearly fundraising gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York. It is known for its extravagant themes and outfits. on Sunday, the reason was obvious: she was carrying a large block of ice instead of a bag.

There were plenty of other amazing and strange costumes. Tyla's Balmain dress looked like - and was partly made of - sand. Uma Thurman's shoulders were covered in fake butterflies.

The Met Gala is known for its glamorous and bizarre fashion. It is held each year at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to raise money for the museum. Tickets cost tens of thousands of dollars.

This year's theme was "The Garden of Time" - the title of a short story by JG BallardAn English novelist and satirist, known for his provocative fiction. .

Some people have criticised the Met Gala. Its wealthy guests pay thousands of dollars for an outfit they will only ever wear once - all whilst millions of people worldwide are starving. Often, only the richest people can afford to take part in the world's biggest fashion events.

But the journalist Somebody who writes about the latest news for newspapers and magazines or explains the news on television. Tanya Gold points out fashion has its upsides too. "Fashion, at its best, can allow men and women to expressShow. themselves through clothes," she says. "It allows people to reflect their own moods, it can be a lot of fun."

But is fashion utterly pointless?

Yes! It is all about showing off and getting people to spend a lot of money to buy clothes that will soon go out of date. It is bad for society and it is bad for the planet.

No! It shows the best of human creativity. It makes people's lives more colourful and more fun. And if you reuse outfits, it does not need to be wasteful either.

Met Gala - Officially the Costume Institute Gala, a yearly fundraising gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York. It is known for its extravagant themes and outfits.

JG Ballard - An English novelist and satirist, known for his provocative fiction.

Journalist - Somebody who writes about the latest news for newspapers and magazines or explains the news on television.

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