The extravagant Met Gala is getting stars in New York

The Met Gala 2022, in the heart of Manhattan, has produced a flood of photos of stars that respond to this year’s gala theme: Gilded Glamor, which refers to Golden Agea period of prosperity that occurred in the United States in the late 19th century.

The stars followed each other in strapless dresses; suit; ultra-chic, glowing, fabulous or even carrying political messages, on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met).

400 people participated

The list of 400 people from fashion, music, film, social media, politics or the business world – mostly Americans – was kept secret until the last moment.

Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Lenny Kravitz, Ariana DeBose, Sarah Jessica Parker as well as Gigi and Bella Hadid participated, but also Stromae. The actor told AFP to look strange who was there but he felt honored he is little Belgian .

The richest man in the world, the odd Elon Musk, raised his arms in front of the crowd. In the process of buying Twitter, he promised the red carpet to make it a social network as included as possible .

praised Hillary Clinton the spirit of america beaming at the gala with a dress which embroidered the names of women who inspired her such as Rosa Parks or her mother Dorothy Rodham.

Actors followed Glenn Close, Sigourney Weaver and Jessica Chastain. American actress Blake Lively appeared in a surprise Versace strapless dress with a massive satin bow, showcasing a printed tribute to New York architecture.

Kim Kardashian with Marilyn Monroe

The high priest of the event, the most powerful editor-in-chief of use Anna Wintour, of course, was present with a Chanel ensemble.

Kim Kardashian closed this mega show out loud. Tied hair and platinum blonde, she wore a glowing beige dress, a copy of what Marilyn Monroe wore to her famous song Happy Birthday Mr. Presidentbefore the 60th anniversary of the death of the global icon, who died on August 4, 1962.

The gala was also the occasion of a political message: New York mayor Eric Adams arrived carrying a jacket with a slogan on his back asking the end of gun violence in a city plagued by crime.

For the 2021 edition, moved from May to September due to the pandemic – after a total cancellation in 2020 – the show was provided by Billie Eilish, who turned out to be Marilyn Monroe with platinum blonde hair. Smarter this year, she wore a cream and green color ensemble from Gucci. On the red carpet, there are fewer eccentricities than in previous years.

A major annual exhibition

In pure American philanthropic tradition, the evening, which will take place on the first Monday of May, is intended to fund the fashion department of the Met (The Costume Institute) and in conjunction with its main annual exhibition. He was presented Monday morning to the first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, who was seen there celebrating the designers and fashion that have shaped America’s true identity .

Make way this year for an Anthology of American Fashion, a retrospective of the 19th and 20th centuries of a hundred garments revisited by people like Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese or Tom Ford.

The gala was performed as journalists from use and other titles from the Condé Nast group (QG, Vanity Fair, Glamor etc.) started a movement to create a union, which they recalled on social media with a Vogue cover pastiche: Gala 2022 recognized the workers ’longest night .

Created in 1948, the Met Gala has long been reserved for New York’s very high society, but Anna Wintour, who took over it in 1995, transformed it into an event adapted to the era of social networks.

The ticket costs US $ 35,000 for a seat at the gala dinner, even for invited guests, and between US $ 200,000 and US $ 300,000 for patrons paying for a table, according to unofficial figures on 2021. is estimated at over $ 16 million.