Here's the Origin of the Antique Quilt ASAP Rocky Wore to the Met Gala

ASAP Rocky had one of the most memorable looks at this year’s Met Gala, with the 32-year-old artist sporting an antique quilt. Here's the origin of it.

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Undoubtedly, ASAP Rocky had one of the most memorable looks at this year’s Met Gala, bringing to life the storied history of a handcrafted quilt by wearing it to the annual fundraising event. And now, we have a far more in-depth breakdown of the quilt’s touching journey to international acclaim.

In recent days, Instagram user @books_n_babies has opened up about the personal connection she has with the piece worn by Rocky, stating in a post that her great grandmother’s quilt was donated “to an antique/thrift store” some time ago. When she saw the Met Gala photos earlier this month, the woman added, she “realized instantly’ that the quilt had to be the same one.

“I read the [Vogue] article about the designer finding the quilt in Southern California and with his office not that far from us in Venice California, I demanded that my mom go look for the photos of it on our old bed,” she said, adding that it “looks like great grandma Mary went to the [Met Gala].”

Indeed, the recent Vogue article being mentioned here gave some insight on the Eli Russell Linnetz custom piece, which incorporated what was described as an “antique quilt” found at a thrift store. This quilt was then used as the base for the Met Gala piece, with pieces of “personal resonance” also worked into the overall look.

In a second post, the quilt-recognizing Instagram user thanked everyone for their kind words and also clarified that she wasn’t pointing out the quilt’s presence at the Met for any negative reasons. Instead, she simply found it “amazing” that this piece of her family history had made it to such a location.

“I posted this because I found it amazing that some thing that my great grandmother made out of love for my mother, to be used to keep her warm, and was donated so that it might keep somebody else warm or sold to raise funds for a lovely charity, ended up being used for an amazing statement art piece by amazingly talented people who took it to the next level,” she said.

See more below, including photos of quilt prior to its donation.

In addition to delivering top-tier Met Gala looks, not to mention his ongoing collaborative relationship with PacSun, Rocky is soon set to release a new album tentatively titled All Smiles. If recent comments on the creative process behind this next chapter hold true, fans can expect some involvement from Morrissey.

Rocky will deliver a headlining set at this year’s ComplexCon in Long Beach. Opening for Rocky as part of the two-day experience is the Glow On-crafting hardcore group Turnstile. Get more info here.

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