Haitian American fashion designer and 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist Victor Glemaud samples the best white-tie-ready watches as he gets ready at New York’s legendary Carlyle Hotel to affend the 2022 Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala. Contemporary timepieces complete the look when paired with a custom white tuxedo and silk taeta opera coat custom made by H&M that pays homage to one of the fashion industry’s most lauded style seffers, Vogue editor and mentor to many André Leon Talley, who passed away last January.

Piaget Polo, piaget.com PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA VALLE
Piaget Polo, piaget.com

Victor Glemaud on the steps of Th e Metropolitan Museum of Art PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA VALLE
Victor Glemaud on the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Van Cleef & Arpels Pierre Arpels, vancleefarpels.com PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA VALLE
Van Cleef & Arpels Pierre Arpels, vancleefarpels.com

Tiffany & Co. 1837 Makers Square watch, tiff any.com; throughout, De Beers DB Classic diamond bangles, debeers.com. PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA VALLE
Tiffany & Co. 1837 Makers Square watch, tiff any.com; throughout, De Beers DB Classic diamond bangles, debeers.com.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Th in Date, jaegerlecoultre. com PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA VALLE
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Th in Date, jaegerlecoultre.com

Rolex Yacht-Master 42, rolex.com PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA VALLE
Rolex Yacht-Master 42, rolex.com

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph, vacheron-constantin.com PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA VALLE
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph, vacheron-constantin.com

H. Moser & Cie Venturer Concept Vantablack Diamonds, h-moser.com PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GARCIA VALLE
H. Moser & Cie Venturer Concept Vantablack Diamonds, h-moser.com