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The 2020 Costume Institute Gala or the Costume Institute Benefit, informally known as the Met Gala, was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Many were disappointed as it is New York City’s and the fashion industry’s biggest red carpet.
But your disappointment aside because the Met Gala virtual party is on! Condé Nast’s Vogue magazine is hosting a virtual event in its place: “A Moment with the Met,” a livestream exclusively on YouTube.
The livestream will begin at 6 p.m. ET on May 4 on Vogue’s YouTube channel, and will include an address by Vogue editor-in-chief and Met Gala co-chair Anna Wintour, a performance by Florence + The Machine, and a DJ set by designer Virgil Abloh.
Until Monday’s virtual event, Fashion Reverie takes a look back at some favorite looks for past Met galas!!
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Sarah Jessica Parker attended the “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination” Costume Institute Gala in a Dolce & Gabbana ensemble. She wore a gold gown with red hearts accents and a long train. Add to that a whole nativity scene headpiece. Eh, no big deal!!
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Rihanna longest gown by Guo Pei is an example of what the Met Gala red carpet is all about. This look will be in museum photo exhibitions and in many coffee tabletop books. So far, this one look could only be compared to a change of garments right on the red carpet. And who do you think did just that?
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Lady Gaga made an entrance in a Brandon Maxwell voluminous gown. Camp Notes of Fashion sure gave us a lesson at how to command a red carpet and change four times.
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When Beyonce attended the “China: Through the Looking Glass” Gala in 2015 she wore a very racy sheer Givenchy gown. Heads turned and many fashionistas have tried to pull of similar looks since that eventful day.
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Carrying his own severed head, Jared Leto got the memo from Gucci and accessorized his bedazzled Gucci gown with his head! Camp theme indeed, and his outfit was also Gucci ensemble.
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Katy Perry arrived at the 2019 Met Gala red carpet with a full-on chandelier dress, and candlesticks around her head and waist. This was a custom-made Moschino gown. We doubt it was very comfy and easy to wear, but it made our special list!
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Zendaya lit up, literally, the red carpet in a stunning Tommy Hilfiger dress. She shimmered in shades of silver and light blue, just like a Disney princess.
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Frances McDormand looked like a heavenly plant at 2018 Costume Institute Gala. McDormand was fashion-forward in custom Valentino Couture dress with a robe, a massive collar, and a floral like headpiece that sort of grew over her face.
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Just before Billy Porter spread his wings on the Met Gala 2019 pink carpet, Porter was carried in by six shirtless men as though he was an Egyptian pharaoh or Roman emperor in gold ensemble by The Blonds!! Porter’s entrance will never be forgotten.
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Because she is the ultimate style icon that started avant-garde carpet looks Fashion Reverie had to conjure up Cher from the 1974 Met Gala, when the theme was “Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design.” She wore one of her epic ensembles, a fully sheer jumpsuit with sparkling accents and feathery trim by Bob Mackie.
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Love Katy Perry’s look