Marc Jacobs may have come up with the most outrageous dress code of all time
If you are one of the select few to receive an invitation for the release party of the new book Gloss, good luck deciphering the dress code, which sounds like the fever dream of someone who fell asleep watching Studio 54.
Gloss showcases the work of 1970s photographer Chris Von Wangenheim, and designer Marc Jacobs is hosting the fête at former hotspot Tunnel in New York City. Yahoo Style received a coveted invitation, and the dress code (yes, it's in all caps, and yes, it says "sequins" three times) is a doozy:
Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend, as I seem to have misplaced my Symbionese Liberation Army jumpsuit, my sheer harem pants are at the cleaners, and I'm not quite sure what "Grace Jones butch realness" means.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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