Monday evening, many stars were present on the red carpet for the gala of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian were present at the gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 2, 2022.
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–Kim Kardashian’s dress is a copy of the one Marilyn Monroe wore during her famous song ‘Happy Birthday Mr President’, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the global icon’s death.
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–Tesla boss Elon Musk has promised to make Twitter “the most inclusive social network possible” as he prepares to buy the company from the little blue bird.
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It’s the most selective stair climb on the planet: the Metropolitan Museum of Art gala in New York on Monday evening paraded hundreds of international stars, in extravagant outfits, for an annual philanthropic evening, after two upset editions by the pandemic.
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The ‘Met Gala 2022’ in the heart of Manhattan resulted in a flood of images of stars responding to this year’s dress code, ‘Gilded Glamour’, which refers to the ‘Gilded Age’, the golden age late 19th century American. They followed one another in strapless dresses, tuxedos, ultrachic, hyperglamorous, sparkling, implausible or even carrying political messages, on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met).
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List kept secret
The list of 400 fashion, music, film, social media, political or business stars – mostly American – was kept secret until the last moment: we saw Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Lenny Kravitz, Ariana DeBose, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gigi and Bella Hadid and Stromae who told AFP that he found it “weird” to be there but that he felt “honored”, he “little Belgian”.
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The richest man in the world, the whimsical Elon Musk, raised his arms in front of the crowd. In the process of buying Twitter, he promised on the red carpet to make it the “most inclusive social network possible”. Hillary Clinton praised the “spirit of America” radiating at the gala. Followed by actresses Glenn Close, Sigourney Weaver and Jessica Chastain.
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–Pete Davidson et Kim Kardashian.
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$35,000 entry
First arrivals, youtuber Emma Chamberlain appeared in a sublime Louis Vuitton dress and the high priestess of the event, the all-powerful editor-in-chief of “Vogue” Anna Wintour, in a Chanel ensemble.
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Even invited, the ticket cost 35,000 dollars (some 34,000 francs) for a place at the gala dinner, 200,000 to 300,000 dollars per table paid for by a patron, according to unofficial figures for 2021. total estimated at over $16 million.
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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, transformed into Marilyn Monroe, with platinum blond hair. Wiser this year, she wore a cream and green ensemble from Gucci.
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“End of Guns”
The gala is also the occasion for a political message: New York Mayor Eric Adams arrived with a jacket that carried his campaign slogan on his back demanding “an end to gun violence” in a bruised city by crime.
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In the pure American philanthropic tradition, the evening, which takes place on the first Monday of May, is intended to finance the fashion department of the Met (The Costume Institute) and coincides with its major annual exhibition. It was presented Monday morning to the first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, who saw it as “a celebration of the designers and fashion who have shaped America’s true identity”.
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Kardashian not Marilyn
On the red carpet, there have been fewer eccentricities than in years past: in 2019, singer and actor Billy Porter appeared as a god of the sun, spreading golden wings and carried by men with muscular torsos. And no one has matched Lady Gaga and her striptease on the steps.
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However, Kim Kardashian, who appeared all in black (including her face) last September, closed this mega show with a bang: hair tied back and platinum blonde, molded in a sparkling beige dress, a copy of the one worn by Marilyn Monroe during her famous song “Happy Birthday Mr President”, on the approach of the 60th anniversary of the death of the world icon.
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(AFP)
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