THEL Met Gala 2022 has already found his queen: Blake Lively. The American actress will in fact be among the four presenters – together with her husband Ryan Reynolds – of the most important event in the fashion industry, scheduled for the next one May 2nd. The red carpet on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York inaugurates the exhibition of the Costume Institute In America: An Anthology of Fashion and will have as its theme the Gilded Glamorthe style of the golden age of which Lively will be an excellent interpreter.
All about the Met Gala 2022
After last year’s edition, held exceptionally in September, 2022 sees the return of the Met Gala in its classic location, the first Monday of May. The honorary presidents of the event remain unchanged, Anna Wintour, stylist Tom Ford and Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri. While the presenters will be Blake Lively, Ryan ReynoldsRegina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Gilded Glamor is the theme of the event and refers to a historical period that goes from 1870 to the beginning of the twentieth century, the so-called golden age in which the United States experienced unprecedented growth and prosperity.
Because Blake Lively is the queen of the Met Gala
Given the theme of the event, a red carpet very rich in opulent clothes, gorgeous, voluminous. Full of corsets, gloves, jewels, diamonds, in short, of everything that can tell a period of great wealth and well-being. In this sense, there is no better presenter than Blake Livelythe actress launched by the series Gossip Girl which over time has become a style icon. The steps of the Met have witnessed some of the most unforgettable looks in his career, such as the princely gown of Versace which took 600 hours of work and flaunted in the 2018 edition, or the delicate Gucci mermaid dress of 2014.
Blake Lively at the 2018 Met Gale in a Versace dress.
There is no minimalism in the style of the blonde American star, who loves mermaid and princess dresses, voluminous skirts and long trains. She almost always opts for exaggerated and unexpected textures, details and decorations, letting her looks tell her histrionic and sparkling personality about her. Among the most loved and worn designers, the following stand out: Marchesa, Gucci, VersaceAnd Chanel.
Blake Lively in Gucci during the 2014 Met Gala
An experienced couple
Blake Lively’s first time on the Met Gala red carpet dates back to 2008in the midst of Gossip Girl mania. For the occasion she chose a black mermaid dress with a skirt decorated with feathers, signed Ralph Lauren. For the following decade, the actress missed the appointment with the steps of the most fashionable event in America very few times, becoming one of the most anticipated stars, as well as one of the best dressed, despite notoriously you don’t work with a stylist for the choice of her looks.
Blake Lively at the premiere of “The Adam Project World”.
“I love dresses with a train but when I get up these stairs I always regret wearing one,” said Blake Lively to People. With or without train, with its looks it embodies a fashion idea that makes you dream, which surprises and makes you fall in love. Ready to do the same to the next Met Gala 2022.
iO Donna © REPRODUCTION RESERVED