Merely a week after the Met Gala’s parade of opulence, an annual coastal Southern event, the Gullah Gala, is set to take over Charleston’s International African American Museum (IAAM) with something deeper— fashion rooted in culture, community, and purpose.
Created by founder Dev Smalls of Highest in the Room and in partnership with IAAM, this Gala presents itself as “a premier cultural fashion and music experience celebrating the rich heritage of the Gullah Geechee culture and the African Diaspora.”
With the overwhelming success and community support from last year, the Gala will be expanding into a four-day festival at the museum, featuring a series of events such as panel discussions, music performances, fashion shows, and after-parties. The main event, the fashion show, will take place at IAAM on May 17th, where patrons and attendees will be required to wear their dandiest, most 1920s-appropriate attire…