The biggest event in fashion this year,New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Charity Dinner (Met Gala), kicked off in New York on May 2, local time. As one of the hosts, Vanessa Hudgens took the lead on the red carpet, wearing a very elegant tulle black dress, like a “dark angel”.
The Met Gala is finally back on its usual schedule in 2022, just eight months from the one in 2021. According to the explanation given by “Vogue”, last year’s dinner was “smaller and more intimate”, so it is speculated that this year’s dinner will be more grand and more celebrities will be invited.
Next, let’s take a look at this year’s Metgala.
This year’s theme is“In America: An Anthology of Fashion”which follows last year’s theme “In America, the Dictionary of Fashion”.
The theme is based on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s two-part exhibition, “Reflecting the Evolution of American Style” and “Exploring the Works of Individual Tailors and Designers.”
(Pictured is Anna Wintour on stage. The editor-in-chief of Vogue, known as the “Vogue of Fashion”, is the most influential person at the dinner party. She has already made an invite list.)
Dress code
The “colourful outfits” worn by the guests had to follow the theme and were also narrowed down to“gilded charm”“Ask participants to reflect on the grandeur of Gilded Age New York”.
What is “gilded charm”?
The explanation given by the organizers is as described by the American female writer Edith Wharton in her works “The Age of Innocence” and “House of Joy”. The so-called Gilded Age refers to the period from 1870 to 1890, representing a period of prosperity and industrialization. Light bulbs, telephones, etc. It all appeared at that time.
Clothing that best embodies the “Gilded Age” includes lots of fringe, bows, ruffles, and more. “In a word, it is complicated.”
(Pictured here is Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Leno, two of this year’s four co-chairs.)
preparation location
Most Met Gala guests stay at the same hotel, which is located in Manhattan, Upper East Side, downtown“Mark Hotel”(5 stars), where they do their styling to look the most stunning.
Every time the Met Gala opens, when the hotel is most star-studded, fans who want to catch a glimpse of their beloved star can also wait outside the hotel early in the day.
(Pictured here as Emma Stone walks out of the hotel. She’s about to make a splash at the museum in a feather dress.)
This is the exterior of the Mark Hotel, built in 1927 with 100 rooms and 53 suites. While they won’t be hiring additional staff until the Met Gala arrives, it’s a “full-on” day, according to the hotel’s director.
The hotel quickly filled with many “gorgeous team members and their stylists”. While the banquet was held at 6pm, most stars and their stylists got busy early in the morning.
“90% of the rooms are reserved for those who attend the dinner party, and the remaining 10% are reserved for our regular guests,” the person in charge said. The day before the dinner, the most items the hotel received were flowers and clothing bags, and the most ordered drink was not champagne, but coffee.
guest list
The Met Gala’s guest list is usually kept secret, but some news has been revealed this year. Most importantly, all five Kardashian sisters will make an appearance, which is really rare. And everyone Kourtney Kardashian and the third Khloe Kardashian finally got their wish to appear at this fashion feast, even though the other three sisters of their family are regulars here.
Rihanna, who is three months pregnant, is also expected to attend, and Taylor Swift, who has not been seen publicly for a long time, will also attend.
Who else wouldn’t be a popular star? For now, we know that Zendaya Coleman, Spider-Man’s girlfriend, turned down the red carpet for “must work,” but luckily there will always be next year.
(The picture shows Sophie Turner and her husband Joe Jonas walking out of the hotel)Return to Sohu, see more