New York Magazine - USA (2020-09-14)

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JAREDAUSTIN

Interiordesigner,Harlem

MICHELLELAU

Student,Williamsburg

BABIBYAMBATSOGT

Fashiondesigner, JerseyCity,NewJersey

MEGANSTRATTON

Writer,Hell’sKitchen

NANNETTENESBITT

Nonprofitmanager,EastVillage

DEAN BOULER

Unemployed, Inwood

AYLA ROSEN

Theater producer, Crown Heights

DAHVEED WILKINS

Cinematographer, Ocean Hill

KRISTIN ANDKELSIE

Students, Bridgeport,Connecticut

(^) You’re
a designer?
A fashion
student. Last
year, I created
a look based on
the Met Gala’s
theme, which
was “camp.”
I made what
I called a “pussy
dress.” It had an
ard-
(^) How long
did you stay?
Six hours. I was
reconnecting
with pieces
that, before the
pandemic, I used
to visit often:
the Japanese
collections, the
Southeast Asian
collections, the
Indian collections.
Six hours is
different at the
museum when
there’sno café—
youcan’t get
a snackor tea.
Thereis only
waternow.