From The Daily Beast:
It’s a funny thing to see people get dolled up for a museum gala—furs, jewels, tuxedos, floor-length gowns—only to be asked to put on a white lab coat before sitting down for dinner. But that’s what the 750 guests of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles had to do at its annual gala on Saturday night—and the weirdness didn’t stop there.
The event was curated by the performance artist Marina Abramovic, who used the concept of a stuffy charity gala as a jumping-off point to have a little fun. This being Hollywood, within minutes, everyone had “styled,” their lab coats. Dita Von Teese wore hers draped over one shoulder like her boyfriend’s motorcycle jacket. Liz Goldwyn wore hers over both shoulders like a mink. Dasha Zhukova folded her sleeves to the elbow, while Pamela Anderson looked like she was about to tear hers off in a game of X-rated Operation. The 15-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson didn’t wear hers at all, and showed off her Rodarte dress instead. Lab coats are for rookies, anyhow.
“I think I was a nurse for Halloween one year,” Gwen Stefani said of the last time she was in a lab coat.