Sza Wore a Bode Gown Made from Over 100 Yards of eBay Fabric
Sza arrived on the Met Gala red carpet in a custom Bode gown built from over a hundred yards of yellow fabrics sourced through a vintage dealer and eBay. The dress leaned on ochre, marigold, corn, and golden flax tones. Emily Adams Bode Aujla turned a sourcing exercise into a showpiece.
Bode and eBay
Emily Adams Bode Aujla said, "We worked with a vintage dealer who sourced over a hundred yards of yellow fabrics for us in various materials—tulle, taffeta, silk faille, and beadwork on lace". That materials list did more than color the dress; it defined the construction before the first seam was set.
Bode said she teamed up with Vogue and eBay to create a look entirely sourced from the treasures found on the online marketplace. For a red carpet built on newness, that kind of sourcing turns the garment into an archive piece as much as a fashion statement.
Wiener Werkstätte references
Bode tied the design to Sza's wish for "a feeling of regality" and used the Wiener Werkstätte as inspiration. She also researched Viennese fashion plates and 18th-century fashion plates, which pushed the gown toward a historical register instead of a purely modern silhouette.
The finished dress included a two-tiered flounced skirt, a basque-shaped corset, and beaded panels formed like butterfly wings. Its embroidery added gold and silver beads, sequins, pendant strings of faceted crystal beads, and cowrie shells, while floral appliqués came from remnants of saris.
From Europe to New York
The train carried antique rhinestones and cabochons from Europe, quartz beads from New York, and hand-painted silk wings from Bode's studio. Two wings with tassels cascaded from flowers at the top center back, adding another layer of handwork to a look already built from multiple sources and materials.
Sza had already treated the Met Gala as a fashion repeat appearance, wearing Atelier Versace in 2018 and Vivienne Westwood in 2022. This version is the more resourceful one: not just custom, but assembled from material scavenging that gave the gown its own production story.
