If you were to ask my opinion, I would say that the Met Ball is more important (in terms of the fashion world) than the Oscar’s. Only the very best, and most Elite celebrities are invited to celebrate the festivities, and fashion lovers (such as myself) wait all year to see the outcome.
Since it’s such a major event, speculation leading up to the actual date grows stronger each and every day. Who’s wearing what? Who’s bringing whom? These are all questions asked during this week. Since we can only guess as to who’s going to be wearing what designer (we already know there’s going to be a heavy punk movement), all we have the answers to, (as of right now) is who’s bringing whom to the event.
Here’s a current list of dates for this year’s Met Ball:
-Michael Kors is taking Jennifer Lopez
-Valentino is taking Gwyneth Paltrow
-Dior is taking Jennifer Lawrence and Marion Cotillard
-Alexander Wang is taking Julianne Moore for Balenciaga
-Tommy Hilfiger is hosting at his table and dressing (with a little help from Trash & Vaudeville) a very motley crew including Debbie Harry, Nicki Minaj, Zooey Deschanel, Lily Aldridge, screenwriter Jamie Linden, music publicist Jason Weinberg, musician Marky Ramone with wife Marion, actress Thalia Mottola, music executive Tommy Mottola, and Kings of Leon lead vocalist Caleb Followill
-Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy are taking Elle and Dakota Fanning
-Joseph Altuzarra is taking Allison Williams
-Brian Atwood is taking Elizabeth Banks
-Christopher Kane is taking Stella Tennant
-Nina Ricci’s Peter Copping is taking Carolyn Murphy
-Diane Von Furstenberg is taking Emma Roberts
-Tory Burch is taking Jessica Alba
-Topshop is taking Jaime King and Julianne Hough
-Kenzo’s Humberto Leon and Carol Lim are taking Solange Knowles
-Anthony Vaccarello is taking Gisele Bundchen
-Riccardo Tisci is taking fellow co-chair Rooney Mara
-Burberry is taking Sienna Miller
-Peter Pilotto is taking Brooklyn Decker
-Samsung is taking Psy (Yup.)
-Saint Laurent is taking Greta Gerwig
-John Galliano is not attending, even though his designs are featured in the exhibit. “One step at a time,” Galliano’s publicist Liz Rosenberg told the New York Post, when asked about whether the designer would attend the gala, adding, “and that’s one huge mother f – - kin’ staircase.”
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