T he Devil wears… baggy jeans and a plain white t-shirt?

That’s the question I’m asking after the Met Gala unveiled its paltry new replacement theme for 2027. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was forced to act fast after mounting public pressure led them to pull the John Galliano-themed exhibit and gala over his history of antisemitic and racist remarks. They went to the drawing board and, clearly, decided to play it safe. Extremely safe.

Announced quietly today, the Met will dedicate its next blockbuster fashion exhibit to the basics we all have in our wardrobes. Blue jeans. Puffer coats. White T-shirts (maybe not the ones with the stubborn food stains, though). They’re calling it “extraOrdinary: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday,” which will reimagine staple items through the lens of high fashion.…