Met Gala 2022: 5 exciting details about the legendary fashion event

Met Gala 2022
The exciting stories behind the looks

The first Monday in May is sacred for fashion fans – the Metropolitan Museum of Art has once again opened its doors. Under the motto: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”, prominent guests show fantastic robes. Here you can find out what particularly stands out this year.

Glamour, creativity and attention to detail – that describes the benefit gala for the opening of the annual fashion exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, known as the Met Gala, very well. It is still considered one of the most important fashion events of the year and celebrities are scrambling to be photographed on the red carpet. Many hours go into the country to find the right look for the perfect picture. We have put together for you the stories behind the outfits this year and the details that have almost disappeared.

Met Gala 2022: Kim Kardashian in a Marilyn Monroe dress

Kim Kardashian, 41, was already able to convince with her wet dress at the Met Gala in 2019. The reality TV personality is known for getting deeply involved in the event’s theme, spending months working with a team of designers to create the perfect look. And what’s more American than the moment Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday” to then-President John F. Kennedy in 1962? The iconic blonde’s beige glitter dress was made by Jean Louis and originally designed by Bob Mackie, fueling rumors of an alleged affair between Marilyn and JFK. Kim Kardashian borrows it for the big moment at the Met Gala! In order to fit into the narrow tube dress for the red carpet, Kim lost around seven kilos, as she reveals in the “Vogue” live stream. For the celebration afterwards, she is said to have worn a second dress, a replica that was adapted to her body. Not surprising, as it previously set a record for the most expensive dress, selling at auction for $1.26 million in 1999 and selling again for $4.6 million in 2016.

Emma Stone arrives at the Met Gala in her wedding dress

Who would have thought that Emma Stone, 33, shows up privately on the red carpet and presents herself in her own wedding dress at the Met Gala 2022. The mini dress with feather details by Louis Vuitton. It’s not the dress with which she said yes to her husband, but the look of the after party. A bit of Roaring Twenties, a bit of Hollywood glam, Emma can convince with her dress.

Loving tribute to the late designer Virgil Abloh

Kylie Jenner, 24, was originally scheduled to attend the Met Gala in 2020 with late designer Virgil Abloh, † 41. However, due to the corona pandemic, the event was postponed and the two were thus deprived of the opportunity for their big performance. Because Kylie was very attached to the designer and his work, she chose to wear Virgil’s label Off-White to this year’s gala. She steps onto the red carpet in a white princess dress and baseball cap, but one important detail of her look is almost lost. In an image gallery on Instagram, the 24-year-old reveals that her gloves are inscribed “forever game,” a reference to a message the designer wrote her after meeting Anna Wintour. In the message, Virgil let the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan know that if she ever wanted to go to the Met Gala with him, he would be “forever game.”

Blake Lively and the fascinating story behind her dress

Blake Lively, 34, took extra care with her outfit as co-host of the 2022 Met Gala. Her Versace dress is based on the architecture of New York. For example, numerous rhinestones should represent the Empire State Building or the turquoise patina of the Statue of Liberty. Blake Lively’s diadem is also a reference to the famous statue: it has seven points, similar to Lady Liberty’s crown. The reference is reinforced with 25 stones meant to represent the statue’s 25 windows.

Hillary Clinton makes a political statement at the Met Gala

Hillary Clinton, 74, returns to the Met Gala red carpet after 21 years. She makes a grand entrance in a burgundy bespoke Joseph Altuzarra gown. It’s an appearance with a message, as the former first lady had the dress embroidered with 60 women’s names that have inspired her in her political career. Names include Rosa Parks, Lady Bird Johnson, Madeleine Albright, and Clinton’s mother, Dorothy Rodham, among others. Bill Clinton’s wife, 75, focused on heroines who have already died, otherwise the whole dress would be covered with names.

Sources used: instagram.com, vogue.de, thezoereport.com

This article first appeared on Gala.de.