With the theme "Rock Style," it's hard to imagine that Tyler and McCartney, the daughters of famous Aerosmith and Beatles frontmen, created this iconic fashion moment by accident.
And yet, that's exactly what happened. "I didn't come at it intentionally to be rebellious at all. I didn't know what people wore," McCartney told Vogue in a 2020 video interview.
The designer said she "must have found out about the theme the night before," so the morning of the Met, she took a three-pack of white Hanes tank tops to Filth Mart, a vintage rock-and-roll store, and customized them with the owner.
After adding some studs and ribbons to the tops, McCartney took them to Tyler, and they each created their outfits. Tyler chose a black Comme des Garçons slip skirt, and McCartney opted for Chloé trousers she'd designed.
"It was an amazing thing, in a way," Tyler also told Vogue. "We were just being ourselves."
As a result, a moment as authentic as this will likely never happen again.
"In this day and age, people would really plan it and overthink it intentionally to get attention in the media, and like, we really didn't, and that is what is so lovely about it," McCartney said.