Janelle Monáe

The oversized Thom Browne coat at the 2023 Met Gala became an entrance with a second act, opening to reveal a sheer pannier structure beneath. Monáe treated the outfit as an evolving experience, making movement part of its design. Start there if a fixed photograph rarely tells you enough about a look. The pleasure is in Browne's exaggerated tailoring and the performer's control of its reveal, with each layer changing the outline.