“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” had officially arrived at the Met.
The first Monday in May is reserved for the Met Gala, rain or shine — and this year it was a downpour for most of the day. The umbrellas celebrities use to hide their looks from photographers en route suddenly proved more useful.
Cohosts Lewis Hamilton, in Wales Bonner, and Pharrell Williams, in his own design for Louis Vuitton, were early arrivals. Williams’ publicist Amanda Silverman informed the crowd his jacket was made of 15,000 pearls and took 400 hours to construct, as he began his hosting duties.
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Zendaya, a host of last year’s gala, sneaked up the stairs relatively unnoticed in her Louis Vuitton suit. She spotted Diana Ross and was rather starstruck, refusing to steal the icon’s spotlight despite photographers yelling for a joint photo.
“It’s such a vintage gown, I’ve had it forever,” Ross said nonchalantly as she walked up the stairs.
“You look fabulous!” Keke Palmer, in Vera Wang, gushed to Sergio Hudson.
“Narrate it for me!” Miley Cyrus called out to reporters as she posed.
“I’m making a TikTok,” Lizzo said as she pulled out her phone. “Damn it got quiet when I said that.”
Cynthia Erivo, in Sarah Burton’s first Givenchy couture look, beamed as she ran into Marc Jacobs. Jacobs’ date, Doja Cat, ran over to join the pair, upon which Erivo immediately began fawning over Doja’s sky-high shoes.
“You’re not the only one who sends me shoe ideas,” Jacobs told Erivo.
Nicole Kidman, in Balenciaga, was spotted at Charli XCX’s concert over the weekend, and while on the Met steps broke out into a bit of the famed “apple dance.”
“I hope it’s a good night,” she said.
Part of the joy of the Met carpet is all the unexpected celebrity interactions. Where else do you see Kidman walking past Stevie Wonder and Jalen Hurts, Walton Goggins embracing A$AP Rocky, and Lorde and Bad Bunny waiting their turns for interviews?
“White Lotus” stars Aimee Lou Wood and Patrick Schwarzenegger reunited on the carpet and posed for photos together. Nnamdi Asomugha filmed wife Kerry Washington as she bopped around the carpet.
Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing was carrying a sewing machine as he walked up with Rosalía, before knocking it slightly.
“I broke my sewing machine!” he said.
“It did its job,” Rosalia replied to him, motioning to her dress.