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A$AP Rocky’s Met Gala look has a special history.
The rapper, 32, wore a quilt as a cape as he arrived on the red carpet alongsideRihannafor fashion’s biggest night on Sept. 13. After discovering the quilt in a California thrift store, ERL designer Eli Russell Linnetz used it as inspiration for Rocky’s ensemble — and the family who once donated the handmade blanket is now sharing its story.
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“So my great grandmothers quilt was donated to an antique/thrift store a while back. When I saw the#metgalaPhoto I realized instantly that it had to be the same quilt,” Sarah wrote in the caption.
“Iread theVoguearticleabout the designer finding the quilt in Southern California and with his office not that far from us in Venice, California, I demanded that my mom go look for the photos of it on our old bed,” she explained.
ASAP Rocky and Rihanna.Mike Coppola/Getty
“Looks like great grandma Mary went to the#metgalawith@asaprockyand@erl__________they wrote a@voguemagazinearticle too 🤩” she added.
Sure enough, Linnetz toldVoguethat he had found the quilt at a thrift store and added on to it to encapsulate the Met Gala’s “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” theme.
“I quilted on things that were important to me, from my dad’s bathrobe to my boxers,” Linnetz toldVogue. “Then we used these amazing plaids and flannels and embroidered my family’s name all over the quilt.”
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Linnetz worked withZak Foster, a Brooklyn-based quilter who “specializes in burial and memory quilts” to add the personal touches to the thrifted quilt.
“There’s an irony to it that I liked, using the clothing of the deceased to create this beautiful new quilt then [in their honor] that lasts forever,” Linnetz said.
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Sarah shared a second post on Instagram Friday to clarify that her family is nothing but proud that their great-grandmother’s quilt made it to the red carpet.
She added that she had spoken with Linnetz and Foster, describing them as “both lovely people.”
source: people.com
