The beige sparkling dress seems almost plain compared to the many other extravagant robes and suits – but Kim Kardashian has the original outfit by Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) for the highlight of this year’s Met Gala catered for.
Monroe wore the dress in 1962 when she sang a birthday song to then-US President John F. Kennedy. Kardashian completes her look with hair dyed platinum blonde to further resemble Monroe.
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More than three hours presents High society took to the red carpet in front of the Metropolitan Museum in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. The Met Ball, often referred to as the “Gala of the Year,” is an annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute.
According to the Austrian museum director Max Hollstein, it is a fantastic meeting of people from culture who celebrate New York, the museum and fashion. After two cancellations in a row due to the corona pandemic, the gala is now traditionally taking place again on the first Monday in May.
Elon Musk speaks on Twitter at the Met Gala
The current world situation is largely left out of the event. There is a brief call for donations to help Ukraine in the war against Russia during the red carpet live stream. New York Mayor Eric Adams wears a jacket with the words “End Gun Violence” written on the back.
Former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears at the for the first time in 20 years Gala and appears in a red dress embroidered with the names of important women from US history. Elon Musk reasons to be back at the gala Interested in acquiring Twitter.
“If everything goes as planned, my goal is to make Twitter as inclusive as possible and to have as wide a part of the country and the world as possible using it and that they find it interesting and entertaining and that the world finds it.” better,” he writes. Regardless, Musk is also happy to see how everyone is dressed and admires the talent of the stars in attendance.
In order to fit into Monroe’s dress for the gala, Kardashian had to lose about seven kilograms: “I haven’t eaten carbohydrates or sugar for three weeks – when we get back to the hotel there’s a pizza and donut party.” But the original dress is no longer intended for this, Kardashian only wears it for walking the red carpet so as not to damage it.
Kardashian’s new boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson, is at her side. In addition to Kim Kardashian, all four sisters Kourtney, Khloé, Kylie and Kendall and their mother Kris are on site for the first time on Monday.
At the Met Gala, the stars adorn themselves with their looks
Other stars also let off steam with their fashion at the event as usual. The dress code “gilded glamour” is intended to be a reference to an economic heyday in the USA at the end of the 19th century. Model Gigi Hadid and singer Lizzo appear in oversized red or black and gold coats. Lizzo plays the flute she brought with her on the red carpet and says: “I feel like a work of art”. Lively – alongside husband Ryan Reynolds – unties her dress to reveal a second one underneath. “This year I was particularly nervous because I’m also the hostess and then you really have to bring it.” singer Billie Eilish Showing off flowers on her plunging neckline, she reveals she’s starting to “feel really creative again, and that’s a good sign, things are coming up at getting around“. Singer Alicia Keys sports the Manhattan skyline on her dress, Olivia Rodrigo purple butterflies in her hair and Cardi B. allegedly hundreds of meters of chains and jewelry as a dress. “She’s brave to put it on because it’s so heavy,” says designer Donatella Versace. “Only she can wear it.”
Attendance at the Met Gala is highly exclusive and cell phones and social media are banned throughout the event. The sums collected from the benefit events are in the eight-digit range. A record amount was reached in 2019 with 15 million dollars. With the star-studded gala that followed, the second part of the fashion exhibition by the Costume Institute on the history of American fashion was opened in the morning. First Lady Jill Biden was also present in the morning. Fashion could often express things that words could not, Biden said at the event. She recalled speaking to her husband, President of the United States, on the State of the Union in early March Joe Biden wore a sunflower applique on her blue dress as an expression of solidarity with Ukraine. (with dpa)
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