For a fashion designer to be there, it's a very, very big deal. Especially for the first time:
Everyone seems to agree: The Met Gala is something special. It's exclusive, it's glamorous, it's highly publicized. It's star-studded, it's high-fashion. Whether people follow the theme or not, the whole evening is centered on fashion — the fashion being showcased inside the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the fashion specifically created to peacock up and down its storied steps.
Stuart Vevers, creative director of Coach"I remember clearly the first time I was invited to the Met Gala. It was during my first year at Coach, and the exhibition that year was 'Charles James: Beyond Fashion,' a tribute to the great designer and couturier. And it was a proud moment for me to be able to attend and support the costume institute.
"What I love about the Met Gala is the sense of community you get from it. While I'm there, I always bump into friends, and it's an opportunity to connect with other designers and celebrate them, as well. To me, it's truly fashion's night of dressing up and going out. It's one of the most important fashion parties of the year, and I've always found that it inspires another level of creativity, pushing boundaries along the way.
"I didn't think about what I would wear until the last minute, and what I wore was a dress I made with that Batsheva that I was originally going to wear to the afterparty. Honestly, what I was wearing was so far down on my priority list, I almost didn't even address it, at all. I don't think I tried that dress on until the day of that event.
"I had been watching the Met Gala for as long as I can remember. Being able to actually go felt really surreal. Also, you're not seeing a lot of female designers, so the concept of being able to do that in such a big space, with a friend and someone who has inspired and supported me from the very beginning, is so major. And the theme meant so much to us.
Fernando García, co-founder and co-creative director of Monse, co-creative director of Oscar de la Renta"When we started Monse, it was a company of five people, so the idea of attending the Met Gala [in 2016, for 'Manus x Machina'] was so unfathomable that I didn't even care to entertain it. However, because we had been in contact with Sarah Jessica Parker and her stylist, Erin Walsh, the summer we launched the collection, I simply kept the dialogue going.
"Laura and I wore whatever we thought represented our brand — we wanted Sarah Jessica to be the star and wear something that felt encompassing the theme of the Met. I believe that Laura wore these deconstructed pants and I just wore a tuxedo. It was the beginning of the deconstruction trend that we proudly reignited, because it's something that we always loved.
Prabal Gurung"The first Met Gala I attended as I guest, the theme was 'American Woman' [in 2010]. I went by myself, though I dressed a few girls — one was Hilary Rhoda. First of all, I was in shock, so when I got an invitation, maybe three weeks [before], I wasn't nervous. But I was excited. I was really grateful to Anna and Vogue for the invitation, but I never expected it. I've always been that kind of person. I'll always be grateful.
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