Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley, cornered at the Met's Costume Ball, waxes rhapsodic (and insanely) about how the little people can all now afford to indulge in tasteful elegant living:

"I mean, it's what turns you on," he said. "Be it a porcelain cup, or a boiserie-paneled room, or be the minimalism of going to Crate & Barrel and getting lime-green dishes for your summer-porch terrace for lemonade! I love Bed Bath & Beyond. I go there all the time. You always have to keep a balance and keep a steady accord between over-the-top and the reality of the world we live in... Don't trip!" he called to a guest trying to step over a low-slung velvet rope.

Chilly Liaisons Abounding At Met For The Big Ball [NYO]

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