Watch: Met Gala 2022 Red Carpet Livestream In Full (2024)

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[Vanessa] Hello and welcome to the 2022 Met Gala live.

I'm Vanessa Hudgens, and I'll be your co-host

for tonight's red carpet,

here on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,

New York city.

I am joined tonight by Hamish Bowles,

global editor at large of Vogue magazine,

and editor in chief of the World of Interiors.

Hello, Hamish. Hello, Vanessa.

You look wonderful this evening.

Oh, thank you so much.

I'm wearing Moschino,

designed by my dear friend, Jeremy Scott.

I am giving my most gilded, gothic, witchy fantasy.

It is honestly a dream, being here right now.

I love he's given you a total Belle Epoque silhouette,

with leg of mutton sleeves and everything.

The transparency, taking us right into the 2020s.

And you look amazing. This tiara?

Well, thank you.

This was designed by Fulco di Verdura for Betsy Whitney.

Her husband, Jock, was the ambassador

to the court of Saint James.

It was made for a ball at Buckingham Palace in 1957.

Here she is wearing it, and this is only its second outing,

so I'm thrilled to be wearing it.

It looks so good.

Now, is it me,

or did the Met Gala just happen a few months ago?

It's not you.

Traditionally, the Met Gala held on the first Monday of May,

which of course, this is.

But last year's gala was postponed due to COVID-19,

and the Costume Institute's exhibition,

exploring the history of American fashion,

was broken up into two parts.

The first part opened in September,

following last year's gala, and the second part will open

just five days from now.

So exciting. Safe to say we're back on track.

We're right back on track.

My voice is not on track, by the way,

but joining us tonight for our co-hosting duties

is actor, producer and author, La La Anthony.

Hey, La La.

Hey, Vanessa. Hey, Hamish.

I have to admit I'm a little jealous you two

get to spend the evening together,

while I'm up here all by myself.

[Vanessa] I would be, too. No, I'm just kidding.

You look so credible by the way.

Thank you so much.

LaQuan Smith really delivered for me tonight.

Hamish, what do you think?

Well, I think he's giving you total new age Gibson girl.

It's fabulous. You've certainly got the silhouette.

Thank you so much. It's wonderful.

Nothing like that Vogue seal of approval.

Amen.

Now, I love tonight's theme so much,

but for everyone who doesn't know:

what exactly does gilded glamor white tie mean, Hamish?

Well, white tie is similar to black tie,

but it's more formal, of course.

Traditionally, that means black suits with tails for men.

Think of me from the chin down, or Fred Astaire, perhaps,

with floor length dresses and gloves for women.

Gilded, in this instance,

refers to the Gilded Age of New York City;

that time between 1870 and 1890, when changes in culture,

manufacturing and technology were transforming the city

at a fantastic pace.

[Vanessa] It's so magical.

We should expect to see a lot of corsets and bustles, right?

Because I do love a good bustle.

[Hamish] So do I, believe me.

I've worn several in my time.

If we're lucky, we might even get to see

some genuine gilded age garments brought out of storage

for tonight's red carpet.

I hope curator Andrew Bolton isn't noticing.

But exactly how contemporary designers

will choose to interpret those references

is really any anyone's guess.

That's what makes tonight so fun,

and what makes fashion, particularly American fashion

so interesting and worthy of celebration.

Yeah, and that is exactly what we are here to do tonight:

celebrate American fashion.

[La La] Absolutely.

This year's Met Gala is co-chaired by Blake Lively,

Ryan Reynolds, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Regina King,

with honorary co-chairs Tom Ford, Anna Wintour,

and Instagram's Adam Moseri.

We've also got the biggest stars in film, television,

sports, politics, music, social media,

and of course fashion joining us on tonight's red carpet.

So, stay here for first looks and exclusive interviews

all evening long.

Also, make sure to join the conversation on social media,

by using the hashtag Met Gala.

Tweet us your questions and comments,

and we'll feature our favorites right here on the show.

We're going to also be conducting viewer polls

throughout the evening, so be sure to follow Vogue magazine

on Twitter to participate.

Now, kicking off tonight's red carpet,

we have honorary Met Gala co-chair,

and the woman who makes all of this possible: Anna Wintour.

I'm glad I got the tiara memo.

First off, what are you most looking forward to

this evening?

Well, I'm really looking forward to, obviously,

seeing what everybody's wearing, but most importantly,

I'm looking forward to everybody

seeing Andrew's extraordinary exhibition

that we opened this morning at the press conference,

with the first lady in place.

It's just so wonderful to see months and months

of Andrew's amazing hard work come to life.

I think it's really one of the most exquisite exhibitions

that he has worked on over the years.

Wonderful. Can you tell us what you're wearing?

Yes. I'm wearing an American tiara and a Chanel dress.

Wonderful. Gorgeous.

Thank you. Absolutely stunning.

Thank you so much. Well, you look incredible.

Both of you.

Thank you so much. Have fun tonight.

Thank you. You too. You too.

See you in there.

[La La] All right.

I am here with the cast and musicians

from the Elvis movie that everyone is so excited about.

You both look amazing and wonderful.

Tell me what gilded glamor means to you.

Honestly, it can mean 7,000 things.

But gilded, I think of studded, obviously.

Prada really hooked us up with that.

Absolutely. Tell us a little bit about this Elvis movie.

What can we expect? I want to know all the tea.

Tell me what's going on.

There's definitely going to be a lot of glamor,

a lot of soul, a lot of expression and evidence.

[La La] Yes. Yes.

[La La] I am so excited.

Tell me, how do you prepare for something like this?

You have to surrender. You have to surrender to the story.

Surrender to the intention and the purpose,

because it's bigger than you.

[La La] Yes, absolutely.

We have Priscilla Presley. Hey guys.

How's everything? Hello. Hi, welcome.

Hi, it's such an honor to meet you.

How are you doing?

I'm good. We were talking

about the movie and how incredible it is.

What can you tell us about it? Everyone is just so excited.

Hi, introduce yourself. Everyone jump in.

We're taking over now.

My name's Olivia. I played Priscilla.

So iconic. So amazing.

Tell us, how do you prepare for such an iconic role?

A lot of reading.

A lot of reading and a lot of listening.

Yeah, a lot of that.

[La La] Absolutely.

Priscilla, how do you feel about everything?

I feel great. I love the movie.

I think that a young generation is going to be able

to see and know what Elvis is all about,

learn a bit of more about him.

I think it's a movie for everyone,

even the people who have heard stories about Elvis before,

they're going to learn something.

[La La] Well, we are definitely super excited about it.

Tell us, in your words, what can we expect?

We are so hype for this movie.

Well, I literally finished it yesterday.

I was going to an event before this,

and I looked at the end credits and went, It is done.

I'm surrounded here by a portion of the cast.

And also those that have lived the life,

and those that have toiled so passionately and deeply

to just tell not just the life,

but I think about America in the '50s and the '60s

and the '70s.

There's no better person, I think, to explore that,

than the life of, well, someone who was very close

to this person here and this gentleman here,

his best friend.

[Man] Hi. How are you? Welcome.

Everybody is so gorgeous-looking and on theme.

We are so excited for this movie.

Priscilla and I got to see the film together.

I worked with Elvis, and we grew up at Gray Saloon.

We're blown away. I mean, it's history.

It's the real story. And the cast-

In Baz Lurhmann way. Yes.

Baz Lurhmann way.

[Man] Austin Butler.

Hey, Austin. I was looking for you. How are you?

How's everything? So excited to see you here.

This is just such an iconic movie and role.

Just tell us how you poured your heart and soul into this.

The thing is, and I've said this to Priscilla

and Jerry here, making them proud was really at the core

of it all for me.

Making all the people who loved Elvis so much proud,

and doing justice.

And so, I just set out to find his humanity

as much as I could, and bring that out with as much life

as I could.

[La La] Well, we are super excited about it.

Thank you all. Can't wait for the movie.

Everyone looks great.

Playing BB King.

[La La] Hi. How are you? Come on up.

Come on. Yes, of course. I love Alton. Hey, how are you?

[Man] I'm good. Welcome.

You look amazing.

What can we expect from you in the film?

Well, I get to play the legendary BB King,

and then, such a beautiful thing to be able to tap in

with this guy, and show the brotherhood

between Elvis and BB.

The rhythm and blues, baby.

Rhythm and blues, baby. We are so excited about it.

Kacey, who's behind you-

Yes, we talked, come on.

[Man] A song. Yes, tell us

about your song.

It's in the movie.

It is. It's one of the most iconic songs of all time.

It will stand the test of time.

I Can't Help Falling In Love With You.

It's a song that I deeply cherish. It'll never get old.

And it was such an honor to do a rendition of my own

for the movie.

Well, again, we are so excited.

I thank you all so much for coming to say hi.

Enjoy the night. Everyone looks amazing and wonderful.

Everybody check out Elvis.

It's coming soon and I'm sure we're all going to be

blown away.

We got Joseph Altuzarra down there with Vanessa and Hamish.

What's going on?

Hi. We're reeling from that Elvis tableau.

That was quite something.

Lovely to see you, Joseph.

[Joseph] Nice to see you both.

Well, thank you. We're both bedazzled a bit.

I know. You got to.

Although, I think you might win.

You, of course, went to the first iteration

of the American Fashion Anthology.

Tell me what your takeaways were from that.

I think what was so interesting about the first one

was really that it talked about the broad strokes

and the philosophy of what American fashion really is about.

And there are so many things that it stands for.

Comfort, ease.

There's so many facets of American fashion.

What I'm really excited to see tonight

is really the historical context behind all of it.

You're going to be blown away.

I'm very excited.

Would you say that's the thing you're looking forward to

most about tonight?

I think so.

Tonight is always such a fun celebration of fashion

and getting dressed, and I think that I was very lucky

to dress a few women tonight who I'm very excited

for you guys to see.

[Vanessa] Well, we're very excited.

Can't wait. Very excited.

Yeah. Well we cannot wait. So good to see you.

Thank you. So nice to see you.

Have so much fun.

Thank you. Lovely to see you. See you in there.

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[La La] Which of those fascinating fascinators

was your favorite?

Head to Vogue magazine on Twitter to cast your vote now,

and we'll reveal the results later in the show.

[La La] All right, I'm here with Riverdale star,

Camilla Mendez and Alex from Emmy.

You guys are here representing gilded glamor all the way.

How are we feeling tonight?

I'm feeling like I'm arriving at my debutante

into New York society.

Thank you. Gorgeous.

How was it coming up those steps?

I don't know.

This is my second Met, and I feel like the first one,

I was definitely way more nervous.

This year feels a little bit more at ease.

How are you feeling, Alex?

It's my first one, so I feel very intimidated.

I'm very well surrounded.

I have the best partner in town tonight,

and I feel we are in a date.

We're on a little date. On a little date.

My fashion husband. I love that. I love that.

Well, you both look beautiful. What do you have coming up?

Well, I'm currently shooting the sixth season

of Riverdale. Amazing.

And then I will be producing my first project

in June for Amazon, called Musica,

which I'm really excited about.

Well, thank you guys so much. Have the best night tonight.

You look stunning, and thank you for stopping by.

Absolutely.

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[Vanessa] I am trying to not be a fan girl right now,

because I'm standing with Anderson Paak,

who is such a talent, and you look absolutely phenomenal.

Talk to me about this look.

Thank you, love. It's Gucci from head to toe.

Yes, it is.

It's giving very East London, actually. I feel great.

I used to shop at Burlington Coat Factory.

I don't know if you've heard of that,

but now I'm Gucci from head to toe,

and this is great to be here.

It's amazing. It's so iconic.

I have been dying to get out to see you

and Bruno Mars perform together.

How has that been for you?

It's the greatest show. You got to come.

Residency, at my age? It's unheard of.

I thought I'd be at least 50, 60.

Bruno, he's an old guy, so I understand.

Me? This is what dreams are made of. I love it.

[Vanessa] It's so iconic. Well, you genuinely do it all.

What are you looking forward to most about tonight?

[Anderson] Well, hopefully there's food here,

and just mingling, just try to live in the moment.

I don't know if I'll ever look this good again.

It's going to be a good time.

[Vanessa] I have a feeling you definitely will.

Sweet. Thank you. I'll see you in there.

Thank you so much. Thank you guys.

Thank you. Lovely to see you. Fabulous jacket.

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[La La] I'm here with one of my favorite actors

on the planet, and one of my favorite,

I tell you that all the time, people on the planet.

Ashton Standards is here. So let's talk.

Yeah, let's talk.

Who are you wearing, because your outfit is perfection?

Thank you so much.

I am wearing, La La, Casa Blanca with custom fangs.

Yes, that looks so good.

We have the custom contacts. We have the custom boots.

Yeah, man, we're wearing Casa Blanca.

You're such a fashion person.

You've walked runways before. You really embody it.

How do you prepare for something like gilded glamor tonight?

Well, I actually only had a week to-

Pull this together. Pull this together.

I think this is my interpretation of that.

Recently, I've been on a Blade tip, a vampire tip,

so I wanted to embrace that with the eyes, with the fangs.

And of course, staying true to the gilded glamor aesthetic.

You know what I'm saying?

Well, you look amazing, and I know you're filming Wu Tang.

Everybody, be sure to tune into that.

Look out for the Whitney Houston biopic coming out too,

I'm playing Bobby Brown. You are.

I am. Okay, that's amazing.

Well, thank you so much.

You know how much I love you.

Have a great time, and I will see you soon.

All right, Vanessa and Hamish.

Who do you guys have down there?

We are here with Daisy, looking spectacular.

It's absolutely stunning. Talk to us about this look.

Yes, so this is Oscar De La Renta.

I just feel like a disco ball from the '70s.

[Hamish] It's disco ball gives me a little bit

of Daisy Buchanan, a little Great Gatsby.

Yes, yes. That's what we were going for, so thank you.

Gilded age. It's so beautiful.

What inspired you about this theme?

I feel like you definitely hit the nail on the head with it.

Was that something that you thought out beforehand,

or it just worked out that way?

[Daisy] It worked out that way.

I wanted to have some fun with it,

and I feel like it's quite easy to move in,

it's not too scary to go up those stairs in.

I was playing it safe, but having fun too.

Yes.

Well, it's great not to have to deal with a train.

Exactly.

Yeah. I'm a mess over here.

I'm getting stuck on everything.

What are you most looking forward to about tonight?

I think the people watching.

It's like, I think, the Olympics of people watching,

this, I think so I'm just so excited.

Such a dream to be invited and to come.

It's definitely a bucket list thing that I've had on

for a long time.

Just really the people watching, and yeah.

Amazing. We should have gotten you some binoculars.

It would've been appropriate,

and you could do really good people watching.

Maybe opera glasses. That's what I mean.

Some lorgnettes. goodie bags.

Amazing. Well, thank you so much.

Have the most incredible time.

Really nice to meet you. Enjoy.

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[Vanessa] We are here with Riz Ahmed.

You look so amazing. Just super classic, pulled together.

What inspired you tonight? What are you wearing?

Well, I guess this is an homage to the immigrant workers

who kept the Gilded Age golden.

We've got some work wear over here,

done in silk by 4SDesigns.

Got my uncle vest on.

Little homage to some street wear the shoe lace,

and this over here, this is a Cartier piece

that's actually very much inspired by India,

and some of the jewelry that comes from Hyderabad

in South India.

Actually reminds me some of the jewelry my mom has.

Yeah, just trying to elevate,

celebrate those working class immigrants.

[Vanessa] I love that. It's so amazing.

Your short was nominated for an Oscar,

and it was so incredible.

Talk to me about what that meant for you

to receive that honor.

[Vanessa] Yeah, we won the Oscar. Yes, I'm so sorry.

No, no. Don't say sorry.

[Vanessa] It was so beautiful. I watched it.

I can hardly believe it myself.

No, it meant a lot. It meant the world to us.

Particularly when you make something so personal,

for people to connect with it that way,

it really meant the world.

It had a tough message at its heart,

but I think what's really interesting is to see

that people are ready for that.

They want to have those conversations.

They don't want to shut their eyes to what's going on

in the world right now.

If you can present that, then there's an audience for it.

[Vanessa] Yeah. It's so amazing.

Well, congratulations. Have the best time ever.

La La, you have Amy Schumer over there. What's going on?

[La La] Yes, I absolutely do have.

One of my favorite people in the entire planet.

Amy Schumer is in the building. What's going on?

Nothing. Just at the Met Ball, not a big deal.

And this is our friend Xiye Bastida. Sorry.

Hi, I'm Xiye Bastida.

She's a climate activist, and I'm just in the climate.

I love everything about you.

I love you so much.

Gilded glamor. Tell me what that means to you.

A vibrator. What do you think? What does it mean to you?

[indistinct] .

You know what I'm going to say. It's ridiculous.

You look amazing. I know.

Like the inspiration behind-

The jewelry. Okay.

[Woman] Tell Xiye about her jewelry.

Oh yeah. This-

This is Otomi, which is an indigenous community in Mexico.

Amy's wearing an ankle bracelet,

and I'm wearing the necklace.

It's a ceremonial piece. It's jade. And yeah, we're here.

I'm a climate justice activist,

and I'm here because I think that climate justice

should be present in every space.

We don't see enough of that,

and we are in a planetary crisis.

[La La] That is amazing. Thank you so much-

I support that, and I'm also here for the drinks.

Tell me, each year, when you attend the Met,

your style evolves, you do something different.

How do you keep coming with the heat every single year?

Everybody's always at home,

What is Amy going to wear this year?

They're on the edge of their seats.

When Gabriela Hearst says she's going to dress you,

you put your Spanx on right over your C-section scar,

and you get on that carpet, am I right?

You are right. Am I right?

You are right, and I love you so much.

I will see you inside, and have the best time.

Bye. See you later. Thank you so much.

Never a dull moment with that one right there.

Love Amy Schumer so much.

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All right, so joining me now,

I've got one of tonight's co-chairs with me, Blake Lively.

Welcome. You look incredible, as always.

Thank you very much. So do you. Look at you. My goodness.

[La La] Thank you so much.

I saw a color change, the dress changed.

Explain to me what we just witnessed

on the carpet right now.

I patina-ed.

I arrived copper, and then like New York City,

classic architecture, I patina-ed.

This dress is an homage to New York City,

and so many of the classic iconic buildings.

This is detailing from the Empire State Building,

some of the draping from the Statue of Liberty.

This is the constellations

from Grand Central Station painted there.

And then, my crown has seven spikes,

because the Statue of Liberty, she has seven spikes,

representing the seven seas and the seven continents,

which represents inclusivity, welcomeness, and freedom.

I thought that was sweet.

And then she has 25 windows.

I was like, Lorraine, can you put 25 stones?

Lorraine? She's like, Who's going

to be counting the stones? I was like, Me, I'm a Virgo.

Please lose my number.

But she actually made this out of copper and patina-ed it.

I mean, spectacular.

Oh my God, we love Lorraine Schwarz.

Now Blake, you've been to the Met Gala six times.

Did I say it was- No you didn't,

but we knew, we knew.

Versace. It's beautiful.

You've been six times.

Tell me, what is the process like

when you first receive the dress code?

What goes on in your mind?

This year was especially nerve wracking,

because, being one of the hosts,

you feel like you really need to bring your A game.

And all the designers I work with, but Versace,

especially, every time they bring in their A game,

and I'm like, How can you guys get any better?

This is a problem. You've been too good every time.

Always trying to honor the theme,

but I thought a unique perspective on the theme

would actually be looking at the city that I love so much,

and the architecture, rather than just the fashion.

Amazing. You did an amazing job. Thank you.

Have a great, great night. See you inside. Have fun.

You look absolutely stunning. Absolutely. All right.

Blake recently sat down with Vogue to share some stories

behind of some of her most memorable fashion moments.

This is Blake Lively's Life in Looks.

[Blake] See you.

It's the Gilded Age, but rather than looking at fashion

from the Gilded Age, I wanted to look at architecture.

New York has been such a critical part of who I am.

It's the place I choose to live.

It's the love of my life, other than my family,

so I really wanted to celebrate the city

that's given me so much.

So I thought, Well, I would love to arrive

in a copper dress, and have that dress patina

as I ascend the carpet, and turns verdigris,

which is oxidized copper.

So, like the Statue of Liberty is truly copper,

and now it's the green that we have.

And there's so many buildings in New York, which have that.

I want to ascend the carpet and have the outfit change,

because like I said, I am quite shy, but I like my fashion

to be bold, to counteract that.

Instead of me performing, I wanted the dress to perform.

I think Versace thought I was crazy

when I called them and pitched this.

To watch the full video, visit vogue.com

or the Vogue YouTube channel.

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[La La] Another one of my faves has come through

to say hi.

Venus Williams is here. V, stunning from head to toe.

Tell me about this entire look.

Well, Nicki Nelms did my hair, as we talked about,

and Law styled me, Law Roach, and I'm wearing Chloe today.

Gabriela really hooked it up.

I don't know if you saw Amy. And Amy put us in the glasses.

It's like- I saw Amy.

Yeah. We're ready for whatever.

Yes. You look so, so amazing.

V you're coming off the King Richard movie

was just so spectacular and amazing.

I still get chills talking about it.

What did that whole thing just feel like,

watching a movie about your life?

That has to be just incredible.

It's a family film, and it's about family

with a little tennis.

You expect tennis, but it's not really about that.

I think it's a part of my life that is so cool to share,

because it's from 10 to 14,

and I think it's inspirational for all families

to stick together and do your thing together.

A family that I love so, so very much.

I miss Serena. She's not here.

I was like, Where is Serena at?

But we going to hold it down for her for sure.

Well, thank you so much. I hope you have the best time.

You look amazing. I will see you inside.

You look amazing. Thank you so much.

See you inside. All right.

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[Hamish] We're here with rapper Jack Harlow.

Jack, you're looking very sharp. I love this color.

Thank you.

Tell me about that.

It's dark chocolate, Jamal chic.

It looks amazing. You look fantastic.

Now, your new album drops May 6th.

What is different about creating this album,

compared to your first?

I think I just put a lot more care and effort

into this album.

I think people will be able to feel my dedication.

I've been in the public eye for a little bit now,

and I just want people to know how much

I really care about music.

I feel like everyone who knows you knows that as a fact.

Maybe so. Maybe I'm just in my own head. Who knows?

You're also set to star in White Men Can't Jump,

the remake, which is so iconic.

Were you familiar with the original movie,

or did you watch it before you signed on?

Can I be honest? Yes.

I was obviously familiar with it. It's a iconic title.

I'd seen the movie poster,

but I didn't watch it until I got offered the role.

I see why it's a classic.

That's so amazing. Well, good luck. Congratulations.

Have the best time today. And we'll see you in there.

[Jack] Thank you so much. Of course. Thank you.

And you. La La, talk to us.

You got Janelle Monet, my girl.

[Joseph] Thank you.

[Janelle] I love it. You be looking good.

Oh my gosh.

I'm here just having a little girl talk

with another one of my favorites.

Janelle Monet is here.

Stunning. Okay, please.

I want to hear all about this right here.

This is a collaboration with Ralph Lauren.

I love them, and such a special team and family.

Gilded glamor was the theme,

and we did gilded glamor from the future.

You look stunning, amazing, every piece of it.

How do you prepare for a night like tonight?

Man, this is so fun.

As an artist, I love the creative process.

I love being able to work with my team,

and the little details like, Ooh, but what if we did this,

this, this?

I'm still an art school kid, student,

so this is always great to go through the experience.

I listen to a lot of movie themes.

I'm listening to Henry Mancini.

I'm listening to Les Baxter.

I feel like I'm in a movie right now.

That's what I'm on. That's the trip that I'm on.

[La La] And you looking like the movie star that you are.

Tell me- Thank you.

Between music and acting and all the incredible things

that you're doing, what can we expect next?

I just released my first book.

It's a book of sci-fi, short story collections,

and it actually just made the New York Times

Bestseller List.

[La La] Just that little list.

Please, we're the only black and brown writers.

I worked with five other writers on each short story,

and we're the only brown and black ones on there.

It's supporting the LGBTQI+ communities,

and communities that I love, through Afrofuturism.

[La La] Absolutely. You know how much I love you.

I freaking adore you. I'm so proud of you.

I hope you have a wonderful night,

and you get time to hang out.

We're going to hang. We got to hang.

You're going to fun. We're going to dance tonight.

For sure. I will see you inside.

We're going to have a great time.

Beautiful, you look great. Love you, love you,

love you.

It's perfect.

[gentle string music]

[Hamish] Hi, we're here with Emma Corrin,

giving me a little bit of the artful dodger.

It's fabulous.

Thank you.

Tell me about it all.

This was a collaboration between Harry Lambert,

myself, and Miu Miu, and Cartier.

Harry found a record of this guy called Evander Berry Wall

from the 19th century, who was known as the king of dudes.

[Vanessa] Oh, wow. Yeah.

He was a fashion leader of that time.

And he once was known to change 40 times

between breakfast and dinner.

[Hamish] 40? Four zero. 40 times. Four zero times.

[Hamish] Okay.

Icon.

If you Google him, there's an iconic picture of him

in this massive coat, and that's what we went for.

Yeah.

Fantastic. King of dudes.

I love it. That's so iconic.

But that needs to be the thing.

You are the new king of dudes.

[Emma] And they have it inscribed.

[Emma] The king of dudes. On the inside.

It's inside. I love it.

Little secret. That's so amazing.

[Hamish] Have you been having fun working with Harry?

He's put together some amazing looks.

He's unstoppably creative, which is amazing.

Yeah, it's really fun, basically.

So iconic.

Was the theme just sent you over the edge?

Were you really excited for it? Were you?

I think we went really headfirst into the research.

Harry's googling, Gilded Age, and,

Fashion leaders of the Gilded Age, and what was this?

[Vanessa] Well, it's so nice to see that you have

a whole story behind it.

I love the amount of thought that goes into it.

The research is wonderful. Yeah. That's fantastic.

Have an incredible time.

Thank you so much for speaking to us.

We'll see you in there. See you.

Thank you. Thank you.

[gentle string music]

[La La] I'm here with the legendary, the iconic,

John Batiste, who said he wanted to sing to me.

John, let me hear a little.

You was just mumbling something under there.

[John vocalizes]

Love it. You are coming off such an amazing year.

Just tell me how you're feeling tonight.

I feel blessed. I feel like anything is possible.

I feel like we have so much,

just being born into a royal inheritance.

Our people sacrificed so much so we can shine right now.

And we are shining, for sure. Thank you so much.

Tell me, what are you most excited about tonight?

I'm excited about the camaraderie,

everybody coming together,

being in these public settings again,

after the last couple years.

It's exciting to see friends and to meet new friends.

Really, it's just the camaraderie.

I know our industry has all kinds of ups and downs,

but it's really just a bunch of people

who really want to share their love for creativity.

I'm excited to come together with everybody.

Same, and thank you so much for coming to say hi.

I wish you nothing but the best.

I can't wait to see you inside for a little party party.

Yeah. We going to be in there.

Hey. See you inside. All right. See you later.

[gentle string music]

[Hamish] Here we are with Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee.

Wonderful to see you. Great to see you too.

The music man himself.

Yes, on my night off.

And here you are. What a pleasure is to have you here.

How excited are you for tonight?

You guys look so incredible. What are you wearing?

I want all the deets.

Tom Ford, Tom Ford, Tom Ford.

Tom Ford, Tom Ford, Tom Ford.

I'm on stage six nights a week. This is my date night.

It's a pretty awesome date night, I have to say,

and look at my beautiful date.

We get to dress up like this every Monday night.

[Hamish] Are you having fun on stage?

I'm having the time of my life. It is so much fun.

And the cast is amazing.

It's such a joyous show.

The audience seem to really love that,

so it's really lovely.

[Hamish] Yeah, it's such a feel good thing.

I came out so euphoric after watching.

Broadway's back in New York.

Broadway is back. Is it really is.

And you are absolutely magical in that show.

For everyone who hasn't seen it, you got to check it out,

because it's fantastic. Thank you, Vanessa.

I have to say, we did know you were in,

because there's a lot of kids.

We have 21 Broadway debuts in our show.

There's 49 people backstage, all like,

Oh my God, Vanessa's in. I'm like, Oh, Vanessa.

Like, You know her? I said, Yeah, I know her.

We did some stuff together. So anyway.

That's the sweetest. You get a lot of excitement.

Well, it's so exciting to have you here tonight.

It's so nice to see you.

You guys have such a fantastic time.

Thank you. It's going to be a blast.

Yes it is. La La, who do you have up there?

[Deborra] Thank you.

[Hugh] Thank you so much. Thank you.

Okay. Another one of my faves, my friends.

Normani is here.

First of all, you have the best body in the game.

Everyone knows that.

Think it's that Pilates. Shout out to McKenna.

I love you girl.

You look so good.

Tell me about this look, from head to toe.

I'm so honored to have come with Christian Siriano,

an artist and designer that I really look up to so much,

and I just love this look.

He was very patient with me.

I know sometimes I can be a little bit of a challenge,

but we really collaborated on this look,

and I just feel so beautiful.

I love the fact that he was willing to go

and break the rules.

I had my stomach out.

[La La] Looking so good. Thank you.

Yes.

[La La] But you definitely brought all the gilded glamor

to the carpet tonight.

On a night like tonight, what is something that you

are most looking forward to,

or someone you're looking forward to seeing the most?

[Normani] I want to see Cardi. I'm Cardi, Cardi, Cardi.

I want to see my sister, Megan.

They say she hasn't come yet.

She's not here yet. Yes.

We got some great surprises still to come,

but thank you so much.

Wait, on the music front, always crushing it,

always killing it.

Tell us what else we can expect.

You can expect that up tempo that you all are waiting for.

With a lot of dance? You already know.

I know what the people want.

The last record, that was for me. I know.

I love that record.

It was so vulnerable and so passionate.

I love that record.

We love to see you dance,

but we love to see you vulnerable as well.

I'm so excited for you. I'll see you inside. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll see you inside.

We're going to have a great time.

Love you.

[La La] All right. Love you too.

[jaunty string music]

[Hamish] We're here with Max and Nina Hollein.

We've met Anna Wintour,

the woman who makes this night tick.

This is the man makes it all tick, the director of the Met.

Tell us why this evening is so, so special for the museum

and for you.

Well, first of all, it's a special location, the Met.

I think we have to be proud of that.

But it's a fantastic gathering.

It's a fantastic gathering of all people from culture,

celebrating New York, celebrating the Met,

celebrating fashion.

That's, I think, something really what we need,

what we want to have right now,

and what makes this a really special moment.

[Vanessa] It really is truly

such an incredible experience,

being inside and having dinner and rubbing shoulders

with all these beautifully dressed and wonderful people.

Talk to me about your guys' looks tonight.

[Nina] About your- Your look.

[Vanessa] This dress.

[Nina] This dress, I designed it myself.

[Hamish] Did you actually? Great. That's great.

[Nina] Yeah, I also made it myself.

[Vanessa] Wow. Yeah.

[Vanessa] Very impressive.

[Nina] Thank you so much.

[Hamish] Very sustainable and very impressive.

[Nina] It is sustainable.

[Hamish] Have you seen the exhibition already?

[Nina] I just heard about fragments of it.

I haven't seen it, but Max has.

[Hamish] Tell us a little bit

about how the exhibition's impacted you.

[Max] I think the show is fantastic. It's a real stunner.

Obviously, the Met period rooms and the American wing

by itself are already so charged,

but what has transformed them were really the work

with the film directors and Andrew Bolton's vision

about how to bring American fashion in that context.

It's a really stunning exhibition that will be exciting

for the next couple of months.

It's a major, major achievement.

Wonderful. Well, congratulations.

Thank you.

It's going to be a blockbuster.

It's so exciting, seeing those rooms come to life like that.

It's just a magical thing.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. So lovely to see you.

Good to see you. Thank you.

So nice to meet you guys. Have so much fun.

[Max] Thank you.

[jaunty string music]

[Vanessa] We are here with Kodi Smit-McPhee,

a dear friend.

We go back so many years,

but this is actually your very first Met.

How are you feeling?

It is. This is my initiation.

Ultimately, I'm feeling cold.

Let's just say that at first,

but I'm feeling so excited, and I always say this.

You feel nervous, but I do my best to transmute that

into excitement and joy and all that good stuff.

[Vanessa] Totally. And your fit is incredible.

I feel like you really took in the theme

and interpreted it as your own.

Talk to me about your look. Absolutely.

This is Bottega and Cartier coming together

to celebrate casual Fridays, I guess we call it in America,

and ultimately the diversity of cultures

and people that contribute to make America,

and then tying it in with the gilded,

more sophisticated, extravagant look.

I have some vintage Cartier dating back to 1905.

[Hamish] Beautiful. I'm walking very carefully

around with that, making sure it's always there.

But yeah, it's amazing.

[Vanessa] Totally. It's so iconic.

[Hamish] I love that you went with the glove theme.

Absolutely.

[Hamish] Has a special resonance for you.

Yeah.

Wow. I got you there. I like that. Okay. I see you.

Yeah. I'ma steal that from you now.

[Hamish] Okay, good. I thought it was very intentional.

Amazing.

[Vanessa] I feel like you've had such an incredible year

with Power of the Dog,

and now you're here at your first Met.

I always love talking to actors about how fashion

really informs their character.

What are the first things that you look for

when addressing a new character?

[Kodi] I guess ultimately I start with the core,

the subconscious thoughts,

everything that's not in the script.

I like to fill in those spaces.

But as you get closer and closer through pre-production,

into working with the team and then the beautiful things,

like stepping into the costume and the makeup,

it really solidifies all of those things

that were once within the psyche

and within the un-manifest into the manifest.

Fashion, I guess, and clothing is a really big part of that.

[Vanessa] It really is.

Well, you have the most incredible time tonight.

I'd say let your hair down, but it is down.

Yeah, it's staying pretty still.

It's amazing. It's so good to see you.

Thank you. Wonderful to see you.

Thank you. La La, what's going on over there?

[La La] I'm hanging out with Michelle Yeoh.

We are here, and this outfit, this necklace,

I'm just mesmerized right now.

Tell me your inspiration for tonight's look.

Well, it's Prabal.

He's the one that made this whole look.

I love it. I know.

They're wonderful, aren't they?

He is so iconic and amazing. How do you feel tonight?

Gilded glamor is the theme.

How do you prepare for a theme like gilded glamor?

Well, when you come with Prabal and Philip Lim,

they just prepare you.

You don't have to do-

Hey, Philip, how are you? Come on.

Philip's here. I am so excited to have you guys here.

This is such an amazing night. Gilded glamor all the way.

Thank you.

What do you think about,

when you hear the words, Gilded glamor?

Well, I would think of the word, Quintessence,

the best of, best in quality.

I think that it represented an age

where you could try new things,

and a very expansive horizon.

[La La] And it's so nice to see everyone's take

on the theme.

Well, you both look amazing.

Michelle, this is stunning. Thank you so much for coming by.

Have the best night tonight.

[Philip] Thank you. You look beautiful.

[La La] Thank you. Party, and have so much fun.

I'll see you guys later.

[gentle string music]

[Hamish] We are here with the inimitable Tom Ford,

designer, director and chairman of the board

of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

Tom, welcome.

Thank you.

[Vanessa] Thank you.

Thank you, thank you.

As a designer and honorary co-chair of tonight's event,

what's the significance of the Met Gala for you?

The Met Gala is so important.

I think people don't realize how much the museum

relies on fundraising, in order to keep the exhibits open.

I think, during COVID, we lost so much money,

so much traffic, so it's an important event.

It's also a fun event.

You can hear all the screaming going on.

Exactly.

You dress multiple people for the Met Gala every year.

What's the process like, preparing for this event?

It depends on who it is.

Sometimes, it can be a nightmare,

because usually, people have an idea of what they want,

and I make pretty simple, classic, chic evening clothes,

and hopefully things go well when we dress people.

Tonight, I think they did, because I dressed my own table,

so they're all quite good friends.

I can't wait to see that. Now, I'm always so curious.

How important is it for you to stay on theme?

I don't really do themes.

Although this is the Gilded Age,

so I wore proper evening clothes for that time period.

[Vanessa] Exactly.

But yeah, no, I prefer quite simple and chic.

I almost wore a tiara, but you know?

Well, I'm glad I got there first.

Also, very importantly, you designed a room

in this year's exhibition,

celebrating the Battle of Versailles.

Could you give us a little background

on the Battle of Versailles? That was so much fun.

It's in the Vanderlin Room,

which is a room that was painted in 1815, 116.

If you stand in the middle,

you feel as though you're in the gardens of Versailles,

and there was an event that happened at Versailles

in the theater.

It was actually a fundraiser between the Americans

and the French, a fashion show in 1973.

It was a bit the battle of French couture

and American ready to wear.

And the general consensus after the battle

was that the Americans won.

It was really the first time

that I think America established itself as a fashion force,

and so, it was very important.

I've been watching a lot of things like Mulan and Shang-Chi

with my son, where people are flying around in the air.

And so, I thought, It's a battle.

Why not have a real battle?

And so, I had mannequins specially made

that look as though they're being kicked, stabbed,

flying around, and they all have fencing foils.

[Vanessa] That is so incredible.

We have got an exclusive look at Tom's room

inside the exhibition.

This is Tom Ford's Life in Looks.

[gentle string music]

[Tom] The last picture is a shot of me

taken by Annie Liebowitz, just this year,

in a room that I was doing for the Met.

The Met had asked film directors to do a room

for the reopening of the American wing.

I am doing the Battle of Versailles,

which was not really a real battle.

It was called that.

It was in 1973 and it actually took place in Versailles,

and it was a battle between the French designers

and the American designers of that time.

The general consensus is that the American designers won.

At least, that's the consensus in America.

The French designers, the French couture was very staid,

very classical, and American design,

Halston, for example, was minimal, streamlined,

and really ushered in that more relaxed,

casual American style, and proved to the world

that America had its own sense of style,

and wasn't just copying Europe.

It was an important moment in fashion.

For more from Tom and to watch the full video,

visit vogue.com.

And while you're there, make sure to check out

behind the scenes video with Jack Harlow,

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, and Camila Cabello,

who is with me right now.

We was just chit chatting.

We're both a little hungry, but we're happy to be here.

And we're having a great time.

Yeah. We're ready for a little champagne.

I'm like, Ooh. I look cute.

You look fire. Tell me all about this look.

You got to show everyone the nails, too.

Right here.

[La La] So good.

Okay, right here.

[La La] Tell me about the look.

[Camila] He gave me one instructions.

He said, If you show your nails, do this camera,

and I missed that.

Prabal Gurung was the designer.

I love him. Me too.

I love that he incorporates his values

and what's important to him, his social activism,

through his work and his fashion.

I feel like that's something that really resonates

with me.

For this year, it was really important for me

to wear something that was sustainable,

and this dress is completely sustainable, up cycled.

When I heard about the theme of the Gilded Age,

and that it represented a time of industrialization

and economic growth, and these values of materialism.

I just thought of how ironic it is.

All of those things have gotten us to this point

where we are now, where it's the climate crisis,

and using that innovation and ingenuity

that was present during that time to move forward.

To me, fashion is a big part of that,

and it can be a big part of that,

so I love that this dress represents that.

All sustainable, baby.

[La La] I love that.

The theme was really important to you,

and you followed it, and you gave your interpretation of it.

That's so important.

Tell me, who are you excited to see here tonight?

I don't really know who's coming tonight,

but I know I got some friends here.

I'm also turning to this side, because this is my good side,

just so you know.

What's happening is I got some friends.

Who's your friends?

Anita's here, Chloe Bailey's here.

We're on a little group chat.

Prabal's my new BFF. We're getting married today.

I love him. I love him.

Yeah.

We're getting married today,

along with the rest of our table.

He knows how much I love him.

Hello. Look how stunning you look.

Thank you very much. I heard all about this.

Yes. I heard all about the inspiration.

Our wedding, everyone. It's your wedding.

Behind this amazing dress.

Now, just tell me what gilded glamor means to you.

To me, gilded glamor is this era where innovation,

new ideas were there, somehow defiant, age of innocence,

but also showing up in the I would say,

the world that was curated by the old God,

showing up as yourself unapologetically,

and trying to shift the way people think and look at people.

Well, you both look amazing,

and I love your interpretation of the theme.

You look incredible. Thank you both so much.

I'll see you inside.

See you inside. All right.

We got somebody very exciting in fashion

down there with Vanessa and Hamish.

What's going on, guys?

Hello.

Well, very excitingly, we have secretary Clinton here.

It's so wonderful to see you.

It's been a while since you've been at Met Gala.

It's been 20 years.

I told Anna that I would come every 20 years,

and I'm thrilled to be here this year.

Tell me why this evening is so significant for you.

Well, I think we're all happy to be back together,

supporting the museum and the Costume Institute,

and also celebrating America.

Not just fashion of America,

but really, the spirit of America.

When I was thinking about my dress,

I talked with Joseph Altuzarra,

who is a wonderful young designer, as you know,

and he suggested some embroidery of meaningful words.

I said, Well, what about American women in the past

who have inspired me?

I would've filled the entire dress.

We decided to stick with women who were no longer with us,

because that would've really made it impossible

to have even one dress,

if I had everyone on it that I admire.

We have everyone from Abigail Adams and Sacajawea

to Harriet Tubman, to Eleanor Roosevelt,

to Shirley Chisholm, to Madeline Albright, who we just lost.

I thought it would be historic to wear a dress like that,

and really in keeping with the evening.

[Hamish] It's so beautiful.

And they're embroidered around your fichu

and around the hem, I see.

Yes, they are. I know.

It also reflected Joseph's interest

in what were called friendship quilts,

that women used to embroider sayings or phrases,

or their names of family and friends.

[Hamish] There's a beautiful one in the exhibition,

in fact. I can't wait to see it.

[Hamish] It's fantastic.

Your crown is amazing.

[Vanessa] It's stupendous.

And you too. I just am happy to be here. Thank you.

We're very, very happy to have you here.

Hillary also gave Vogue a very special

behind the scenes look at the making of her Met Gala dress.

Let's have a peek.

[gentle music]

[Hillary] Oh my gosh. Wow. This is so fabulous.

Look at it.

[Joseph] This is my handwriting,

which they then transferred onto the fabric,

and hand embroidered.

[Hillary] You have beautiful handwriting, I must say.

[Joseph] And then it's all along the bottom, as well.

Oh, wow.

[Joseph] It really tells the story of all American women.

And it also pays homage to homemakers

and quilters and seamstresses,

which I think is very much part of American fashion.

[Hillary] I with my daughter had written

the Book of Gutsy Women,

women, primarily from American history,

who had inspired both of us.

Sojourner Truth and Sacajawea,

and Harriet Tubman and Eleanor Roosevelt,

and Margaret Chase Smith.

Women that really made an impression.

You immediately got that and connected it

to these friendship quilts.

You just transformed this dress into this historic,

living thing.

All right, to watch the full video visit vogue.com.

I am here right now with two of my faves.

Laura Harrier is here and Victor Glemaud.

Oh my God. This makes me so happy. This makes me so happy.

Hi, guys. How are you feeling tonight?

So excited to be here. You look amazing.

I love what you're wearing. You look incredible.

Yeah, we're just here together.

It's really exciting. Back at the Met.

[La La] All right.

Tell me the inspiration behind this look,

and gilded glamor.

What's the inspiration behind this look?

[Laura] I really wanted to focus on the silhouettes

of that time.

I was really excited to do that whole bodice

and a big, full skirt.

It's a silhouette that I've never worn to the Met before.

Victor and I just collaborated along with H&M,

and brought together some ideas to make it happen.

I just love that. Victor, how are you feeling tonight?

I get so happy when I see you.

I'm so happy to see you, La La.

I'm so happy to be here with Laura.

It's amazing to be at the Met,

to pay tribute to Andre Leon Talley,

who used to be right here, this area.

I'm thrilled. I can't wait.

[La La] Absolutely.

Well, I'm wishing you guys a fun night. You look stunning.

Gorgeous. I will see you inside.

Thank you for coming to say hi.

Thank you. Of course. See you guys.

[gentle string music]

And we're here.

We are here just like that, with the icon herself,

Sarah Jessica Parker.

My best friend Kim Kardashian just is obsessed with you

and loves you so much.

You look so lovely. You look gorgeous tonight.

Please tell me about this outfit.

Well, this is Christopher John Rogers,

who I'm very fond of.

I'd actually found a dress by a seamstress,

an extraordinary woman who had been close friend

and confidant of Mary Todd Lincoln.

Her name was Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley,

and she designed all of Mrs. Lincoln's clothes.

She'd been born into slavery and bought her way

out of slavery, and had an enormously accomplished

and inspiring and extraordinary life.

This dress, I thought was really exquisite,

and pretty much fit the period of time

at which Andrew Bolton had focused this exhibit.

And so, I asked Christopher John to be part of it,

and he's amazing he did it.

And this is Philip Treacy, as always.

I just love you. I love you so much. All right.

We have a question from somebody in our audience.

They said, Vogue magazine and Sarah Jessica Parker.

What role has the evolution of American fashion

played in your perception of style over the years?

That's a good question.

Let's bring it back one more time.

Can we bring it back, guys?

What role has the evolution of American fashion played

in your perception of style over the years?

Perception of style? Not a hard question.

No, it's, it's pretty-

Gosh, I think it's probably played a role

in all of our lives.

I think what's interesting about fashion is interpretation.

And so, you might see an image and feel strongly inspired

by or object to it.

I might feel 100 different things that didn't occur to you.

I think what's happened in fashion

is that rules have been broken a little bit,

and that we don't have to necessarily look like our neighbor

or like our classmate, or like the other mothers,

or like our colleagues.

I think what's happened is, over time,

we've seen maybe a little bit of deconstruction,

but maybe more appreciation for the construction.

That is absolutely true. No, that is so, so right.

Before I let you go,

I am dying to know about Hocus Pocus Two.

You are the second person-

Who's not dying to know about it?

Yes. This is what I want know.

Can you give me little bit of info?

We're back. Yes.

I can't give you more than that.

I'm trying to think of something cagey and sly.

Well, they think they've won this time.

Let's put it that way.

Okay. Yeah.

And they still enjoy a musical number.

I love that. I love that.

Thank you so much for coming to say hi.

You too, always. And you look stunning.

Enjoy your night. Thank you so much.

All right.

Vanessa and Hamish, who do you have down there?

Thank you.

Oh my gosh. This is a full party.

We are here with the entire Moschino crew.

What's good, everybody?

I feel like I want to give you the microphone,

and let you introduce the squad.

Yes, why don't you introduce your posse?

Well, we have to start our squad

with miss Vanessa Hudgens, who is wearing Moschino,

and is with us tonight.

Miss Ariana DeBose, you got MJ,

you got Madeline Pesch, Simone Ashley,

Brazil's own Anita.

Woo.

I love the one loud fan from Brazil,

who's not really from Brazil. It's me.

We have Iris Law, Manu Rios,

and Houston's hottie, Met Gala Meg, Meg Thee Stallion.

[Hamish] Fantastic. Tell me about your inspirations.

What were you thinking of?

I was thinking of gilded glamor.

I was thinking of all the ways to take it

in different directions.

Thinking about the moldings of all these old money mansions,

and all the different accoutrements you'd find inside there,

and taking those elements and making them into dresses.

[Vanessa] Everyone looks absolutely incredible.

What are you guys excited about tonight?

[Megan] I'm excited about us.

[Vanessa] Yes.

[Hamish] You should be.

[Megan] We look beautiful. You should be.

You look incredible.

[Megan] Everybody looks beautiful.

[Ariana] But also, we're so hype. we are so hype.

We had the most fun coming over on the Moschino bus, honey.

[Megan] The Moschino party bus.

[Ariana] It's so great.

Such a beautiful celebration of all of us.

We've all had such beautiful moments this last

not even a year, but a matter of months.

Every single person in this lineup has had a beautiful,

[Megan] beautiful moment- And now we're

at the Met. It's been unforgettable,

and tonight's going to be just as unforgettable

as any of those.

I wish I could unpack all of those moments,

because this is just a group of icons.

I'm dead. I love it so much.

But I will see you guys in there,

because I think we're sitting together.

I want to get on your bus for the after parties.

I know. Come on, Hamish.

We're going to have a good time,

but I will see you guys inside.

La La, what's going on? Congratulations.

[La La] I am up here, hanging out with Chloe Fineman.

Let's talk. I love the toad. I love the look.

Tell me all about it.

I am in Miss Sohee, and this beautiful gentleman

is Judith Lieber, and we're just having a golden day.

Just having a gilded golden day-

[Chloe] Golden day. A golden gilded day.

Tell me what's your inspiration,

when you hear gilded glamor?

Well, first, I think about the Gilded Age on HBO,

and then I want to modernize it.

And so then, we went with this.

You look so great. Thank you so much for coming to say hi.

I hope you have an amazing night.

So many surprises tonight, so get ready.

I've seen so far. I know.

That's why I'm like, This is so-

[Chloe] [indistinct]. Yeah, I was like...

[gentle string music]

[Vanessa] We are here with Questlove, the man,

the myth, the legend. How you doing?

I'm doing great. It's so good to see you.

Tell us about this look tonight.

I'm taking a different angle on the gilded age.

I'm representing African American people,

who were living in the construction period.

I had Gee's Bend, these women from Alabama,

do me a special quilt to represent Africans

and African Americans post-slavery,

and also, they collaborated with Greg Lauren.

Zenya made my coat, in a little tribute

to Andre Leon Talley.

That's basically it.

[Vanessa] It's amazing.

[Questlove] Here to enjoy myself.

[Vanessa] Good. As you should.

[Hamish] It's beautiful that you've layered

so many references.

[Questlove] Yeah.

The 1900s is a little bit different

for the African American experience.

I felt that I should represent Black women,

who gave much to this country.

[Vanessa] And talking about representation,

your documentary, Summer of Soul, was so fantastic.

Congratulations on your win, by the way.

[Questlove] Thank you so much.

[Vanessa] What inspired you to start that journey,

and that road?

[Questlove] I think I'm a natural storyteller.

And for me, the world did not know

that there was another festival that was equal to Woodstock

that happened in Harlem, and I wanted to tell that story.

Now, I'm pretty much lined up.

I'm doing this Sly and the Family Stone story right now,

and about five other films.

I found my new calling.

[Vanessa] Yes, and I'm so excited to watch it all.

[Questlove] Thank you so much.

[Vanessa] You have the most incredible time tonight.

[Questlove] I appreciate it. Thank you.

[Hamish] Thank you so much.

[Vanessa] Take care.

[Hamish] Thank you.

This year's exhibition features rooms

designed by great American film directors,

from Martin Scorsese to Sophia Coppola.

Each room explores the director's unique visions

of the changing face of American fashion.

[Vanessa] The exhibition does not open to public

until Saturday, but we have an exclusive sneak peek inside.

[Hamish] And it's really extraordinary.

This is Autumn De Wilde's homage to Mrs. Bonaparte,

who scandalized early 19th century America

with her low cut dresses.

Nothing's new.

Martin Scorsese took over the Frank Lloyd Wright room

with a staged wake, a mid-century wake,

with all the lady protagonists dressed

in amazing Charles James ballgowns.

So powerful.

It looks so incredible.

Yeah, it's room after room, and the American period rooms

really come to life with these different directors' visions

in this exciting way.

For more behind the scenes footage,

visit vogue.com where you can also catch

exclusive videos with Bad Bunny, Lizzo, Ariana Debose,

and many more.

[La La] I am here with the stunning, always fabulous,

Precious Lee is here.

Talk about making an entrance.

You know how much I love you.

Tell me everything about this look.

I mean, this is iconic.

I mean, we're giving galactic, ascending mermaid.

I was really excited to work with a designer

that was super collaborative,

on bringing this gilded idea together,

and not just going for an obvious gilded,

and just really embracing the theme.

I love that. We're in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

You know what I mean?

It's something that brings out the fantasy in me,

that I really feel like this look really embodied,

so I love it.

[La La] You said you love gold,

you put all these amazing gold accessories with this.

And your eyebrows. Is everybody seeing that?

That's stunning.

[La La] We're giving a gilded brow. Yes.

Gilded hand.

[La La] The first one with a gilded, bleached brow.

Listen, I really, really embraced the theme.

I love it, and I just feel like it's so fun.

Yes.

I'm having fun. Yeah. I'm having fun too.

And we're going to have more fun tonight.

Listen, I refuse to not have fun in this process.

We're celebrating art. We're celebrating fashion.

We're celebrating New York being back, of course.

This is my second Met and I just feel super excited

and grateful to be in such a look that feels good,

and feels-

You look amazing. Love you. See you inside.

Have the best time. I can't wait to party and have some fun.

Yes, we're partying. No, we have to.

We're going to party. Okay. See you later.

Bye.

[gentle string music]

[Vanessa] We have the absolutely breathtaking

Hailey Bieber with us now.

Just straight off the bat,

I have to say you have been so powerful and brave,

sharing your recent struggles of health.

We're just so happy to see you tonight,

and it's so beautiful to see you so open and so vulnerable.

I think that's such an inspiring and important thing.

Yeah. Thank you.

Obviously, it was a little bit hard to talk about,

just because it was a really scary experience,

but I felt like if it could help anybody bring light

to the situation, it's not a well-known thing to happen,

especially in very young people,

so I just wanted to share my story,

and it actually felt freeing for me to be able to share it.

I'm just happy that I'm okay and I'm healthy and I'm here,

and I'm ready to have an amazing night.

[Vanessa] Now, you've walked the Met Gala red carpet

a few times now.

How has your approach to the evening evolved?

I feel like now, my preparation's a little bit different.

Just try to stay relaxed.

Obviously, there's always a little bit of jitters

that come with it, because it's such a massive event,

and a massive carpet, but I feel like I just try to relax,

do some breathing, really just try to enjoy it,

and be present and enjoy the lead up to it,

and enjoy the night.

I think that, when I first came to the Met,

I was so nervous, I just couldn't soak in anything.

[Vanessa] It's overwhelming.

Yeah, it's really overwhelming,

and I feel like it's always overwhelming,

but each year that I can try to be a little bit more present

is helpful.

[Vanessa] You got to talk to me about this fit.

It's just stunning.

This is Saint Laurent,

and we just wanted to do this feather ode

to an old Jerry Hall YSL.

[Hamish] I remember the moment.

I was at the show when she wore it.

Okay, so I just felt like that really jumped out to me,

and I loved that reference,

and I'm super happy with how it came out.

We have a picture, I think, from last year

that we wanted to pull up, just to see.

Look at this, what a vibe.

Every time I leave the Met,

I go straight back to the hotel

and I dive into a piece or two or three of pizza.

I mean, I'm a full pizza kind of gal.

Same.

I'm from New York, so every time I'm back here,

I'm like, The first thing I need after is pizza,

please and thank you. Okay,

well maybe we can grab a pizza together after this.

Let's do it. Okay, huzzah.

Well, have an incredible time tonight.

See you guys in there.

Wonderful to see you,

working it just as beautifully as Jerry did.

La La, what's going on over there?

[La La] A lot happening up here.

It is heating up and I have Pierpaolo and Ms. Glenn Close

coming up right now to the carpet.

They're making their way.

They're just doing a little fixing right now,

as you can see.

The carpet is so good right now. Hello, you two.

Hi, it's so nice to see you. How are you?

It's so nice to see you. You look amazing.

Please tell me how this came about.

Well, I was told that I was invited to come,

and then I didn't know who was going to design something

for me.

I think about two weeks went by,

and then I was told that Pierpaolo

was going to design something-

I feel so lucky and honored to be tonight with her.

[Glenn] I found out he was going to be with me

on the steps.

[La La] This this right here is everything.

You look amazing.

Now, everyone knows you're on the new season of Tehran.

Can you tell me a little bit about it?

Because we're just so excited for that.

I'm very, very proud of being in Tehran.

I wanted to be an American speaking Persian,

and so I learned some Persian in order to do it.

It was originally a show in Israel.

It was the first Israeli show to get an international Emmy,

and it was the first foreign show like it

to be picked up by Apple TV Plus.

So, it's a great honor, and I had a fantastic time.

Very challenging and a very different character

from what I've played before.

We're so excited about it.

Pierpaolo, you know how much I love you.

How did you prepare for a night like tonight?

Me? Yes.

He smells of cigarettes. I don't prepare.

Yeah, many cigarettes.

A tuxedo, but well worn like a t-shirt. I prefer to her-

Yes, a beautiful date. Yes, well you both are-

Sunglass is the best. It's the best.

You both are stunning. Gorgeous.

I'll see you guys inside. Have the best time. Yes.

Have the best, best time.

Vanessa and Hamish, what's going on down there?

We are freezing, but apart from that, we're great.

because we've got Awkwafina here with us.

It's great to be here.

Well, it's wonderful to see you.

Tell us a little bit about this whole

Belle Epoque situation.

This is Gucci, and very honored to be here tonight

with them.

And yeah, I feel like this has just screamed at me.

I was magnetically attracted to it. It's great.

It's great. It's very, very turn of the century.

I love it. Thank you.

It's fantastic. I appreciate that.

You guys look great as well. Very on theme.

Thank you.

You've done the Met Gala before.

Do you feel like that has prepared you for tonight?

Do you have any tips that you've learned over the past?

The last one was a blur. I feel like it was.

And it really feels like it's like back in swing.

I feel like tonight, I think it just,

appropriate bathroom breaks, and maybe not too much.

[Vanessa] I got to ask: who are you most excited

to rub shoulders with

as you're washing your hands in the bathroom?

Oh man. I mean, I just saw Hailey Bieber leave.

That was pretty cool.

I have some of my Crazy Rich Asians castmates

here with me tonight,

so I'm just happy to see some people, meet some new people.

I love it. Well, you look so phenomenal.

You are going to thrive tonight.

Have the most incredible time.

Of course. Bye bye. See you later.

La La, How you doing over there?

[La La] Yes, I am here with my family, Swiss and AK,

Alicia Keys.

AK, let me ask you a question.

Did you just say, I'm just going to shut down

the whole carpet tonight?

That was your inspiration?

I'm just shutting down the whole carpet.

When I looked, I said, Oh.

My inspiration is our city, New York City forever.

Just being able to have the Empire State.

We're both from New York, all of us,

and Ralph Lauren is also from New York,

so we really wanted to just bring New York to the Gala.

It feels a bit arte too, so it has this artistic vibe.

We love all of the cape. I love it.

I'm so excited about tonight.

[La La] This is definitely one of my favorite looks

of the night.

Bro, you not doing too bad yourself.

You come through and shut it down every single time.

Tell me what you both are looking forward to tonight.

Just having fun and seeing a lot of people we haven't seen

in a long time.

This is a night of art.

Supporting the Met as artists and collectors ourself.

And we just want to have fun and just have

that New York state of mind.

Of course.

You have so many big New York records,

and just embodying this city.

Like you said, to put that on your clothes tonight

is just so amazing, and just so iconic.

I love it. That's exactly right.

My newest song, City of Gods, is another New York Anthem.

Empire State of Mind.

It's such a blessing for that to be something

that people, they were singing it right out there,

when I was standing there.

I have to say, it's an honor to represent our city.

I love New York City. I'm so proud of our resilience.

Tonight, we're looking forward to being together,

like all together.

[La La] And having some fun.

[Alicia] And having some fun.

[La La] And partying. Somebody wrote us from Twitter.

They wanted to talk to you, so let's see. Exactly.

That was you. You wrote that.

Lights out. We ready. What time for NYC?

Complete shutdown.

Her inspiration was,

I'm just going to shut the whole carpet down today.

You know how much I love you both.

Thank you for stopping by. I'ma see y'all inside.

And we partying tonight. We repping New York tonight.

Always, always, for sure. All right. See you guys.

[gentle string music]

[Hamish] Hello, I'm here with Conan Gray.

Tell me what you're wearing.

I'm wearing Valentino by Pierpaolo.

It's a cape, above all, is what I really wanted.

And yeah, it's a beautiful chiffon.

I have giant platform boots on.

Okay, great.

That I hopefully won't fall in.

How are you managing so far?

So far, so good.

I just put Coachella in these exact platforms.

Oh you did. And I was jumping.

So I feel like I'll survive today.

That sounds like great practice.

[Conan] Yeah. So this is very,

very gilded glamor.

Yes. Tell me what you were drawn to in the theme.

[Conan] I think one, I really wanted to be on theme,

and I think the Gilded Age is very decadent,

and a lot of crystals is what we wanted.

We put some crystals- I love the crystals

in the hair.

Those are so magical. Thank you very much.

The whole thing is very Midsummer Night's Dream.

Ethereal. Something a little ethereal,

a little theatrical in a way.

I feel like that's the whole point of the night.

It's magical. Thank you.

Have fun. Thank you so much.

Good luck on the stairs. Thank you very much.

I'll try my best. Thank you.

So lovely to see you. Thank you. Nice to meet you.

[gentle string music]

[La La] Who is the best dressed couple

to walk tonight's red carpet so far?

Follow Vogue Magazine on Twitter to cast your vote now,

and we'll reveal the results later in the show.

On January 28th, 2022,

the fashion world lost one of its greatest champions

and most beloved storytellers,

author, journalist, creative director and editor at large

of Vogue magazine, Andre Leon Talley.

This past Friday, the fashion world gathered

to celebrate Andre's legacy at the Abyssinian Baptist church

in Harlem.

It was an extraordinarily moving ceremony,

led by the Reverend Calvin O. Butts III,

and it featured tributes from Anna Wintour,

Beth Anne Hardison, Mark Jacobs,

Diane Von Furstenberg, Naomi Campbell, among others.

Was really a powerful and stirring day,

with the most celestial music from the church's choir.

Andre, of course worked at the Costume Institute for years,

alongside Diana Vreeland,

and was always a great lover and supporter of the Institute.

In acknowledgement of his profound contributions

to American fashion,

one of his iconic robes has been added

to this year's exhibition.

The ivory and black silk satin duchesse robe

was designed by Ralph Ricci

for his spring summer 2010 collection,

and worn by Andre to the Met Gala in 2010,

and the Scat Savannah Film Festival in 2018.

Thank you for everything Andre. You are very much missed.

[Vanessa] We are here with another of tonight's co-chairs,

and one of my dear friends,

the one and only Lin Manuel Miranda,

and his incredible and gorgeous wife,

Vanessa Nadal.

Thank you guys so much for being here and talking to us.

What is the inspiration behind the look for tonight?

First, I have to say, this is my first Met Gala.

[Vanessa] We love it. I called in a favor,

and I called my friend, the Oscar nominated Paul Tazewell,

who did the amazing wardrobe for Hamilton,

and In The Heights, and was nominated for West Side Story.

And so, he gave me a little Gilded Age pizzazz,

and the shoes are by Paul [indistinct].

I'm wearing Oscar De La Renta, which is so exciting,

because I got to wear it for my wedding.

Oh. Just, you know.

I know, we're matching. Yeah.

I just wanted to do some pops of color,

and very excited about it.

[Vanessa] Are we sufficiently gilded? You are gilded.

The little green shoe, I love that.

I love it. It's so beautiful.

And Paul Tazewell did you well.

I love that, the collar detail. It's very subtle.

[Vanessa] Now Lin, you're really jumping

in the deep end here tonight.

First timer and also co-chair of this event.

What are you feeling right now? How are you feeling?

[Lin] I'm really excited.

I agreed to co-chair, one,

because I think it's so important to support the Met

and support important New York institutions

coming out of two years when no one was going to museums.

So I'm just happy to support a really good cause.

Also, when you get to co-chair, you get to welcome everyone.

I get to see all of the L-E-W-K-S looks,

and so, I feel like I'm starting from the best seat

in the house.

[Vanessa] Huzzah. And how are you feeling, Vanessa?

[Vanessa] I never in a million years thought I'd be here,

so I'm pinching myself, and I'm very excited.

[Vanessa] I love it. I love it.

I understand that you have collaborated

with a Broadway legend for project Queen Elizabeth II's

platinum Jubilee.

Can you tell us about that?

I mean, what a sentence I'm about to say.

I can tell you that Andrew Lloyd Weber called me and said,

It's the queen Jubilee, we should do something together,

and we haven't written it yet,

so call me in a month when we figure out what we've done.

But yeah, we're cooking on something

to make it really special.

[Vanessa] Oh my God. That's so exciting.

[Hamish] And it's going to be so exciting.

[Vanessa] Now, also in 2016,

Sarah Jessica Parker paid homage to your role in Hamilton

right here on the Met Gala red carpet.

Have you seen this look, by the way?

Can we pull up the image? Nobody.

[Lin] I know what you're talking about.

I don't need to see it on the monitor. I remember.

I remember that was one of the surreal,

Oh, we are beyond the arts and leisure page,

the musical theater section of the newspaper,

when people are wearing looks inspired by a thing I wrote.

[Hamish] It's Zeitgeist, suddenly.

[Lin] Yeah, that was like a real,

Oh, this is bigger than I ever imagined, moment.

Well, you are the zeitgeist, and I adore you so much.

Have the most incredible time tonight.

Thank you, love you, Van. Yes, love you.

[Hamish] Enjoy your debut.

[Lin] Thank you guys. Bye.

[Hamish] Bye.

[La La] I am here with my friend,

the ever so stunning Winnie is here, Winnie Harlow.

What is going? Stunning.

Stunning, stunning, stunning, stunning.

You too. Oh my gosh. You look gorgeous in your LaQuan.

You know how much I love you.

We said Iris, as a designer, is like a work of art.

Tell me about this. She creates masterpieces

when it comes to all of her looks.

Down to the head piece, everything, the detail. Yeah.

This is my second year coming with her,

and it's just an honor every time.

What does gilded glamor mean to you?

I mean, dipped in glamor.

Making sure that everything is up to the T,

and I feel like that's what Met is in general.

[La La] Absolutely. Absolutely.

What are you looking forward to tonight?

[Winnie] I'm looking forward to the performance.

I think every year, I'm looking forward to performance.

I'm looking forward to the performance,

but also seeing everyone.

I want to see what everyone's wearing.

Your headpiece is giving me life.

[La La] I love you. I'm looking forward

to getting more life all night.

[La La] All night and partying all night.

I can't wait to see you inside.

You know how much I love you.

Have so much fun, and I will see you inside.

All right. For sure. For sure.

All right, I think my sister's about to come up.

We need a second. We need a second.

[gentle string music]

Thank you.

Oh my goodness gracious. Tell me everything.

Well, this is Gucci, and it is all existing materials,

so we didn't have to waste a bunch of stuff.

This is all already existed,

and just wanted to be as, I don't know,

eco-friendly as possible, I guess.

Billie, you look hot. You look amazing.

I mean, you've got it down. You look-

Down, for sure. It is down.

For sure. For sure. And up.

Tell me what you're looking forward to tonight.

I don't know. I'm in a good place.

I feel very excited to see some friends,

and feel less nervous than I was last time.

I just want to have fun and just talk and socialize.

Just have a good time, and just let go.

Yeah. Are you kidding me? Absolutely.

For all your fans and from me and everyone that loves you,

tell me what you got coming up.

[Billie] Tour. Lots of tour.

I'm just starting to feel really creative again,

and that is a good sign.

So, eventually, something will come of that.

[La La] It absolutely will. You are one of my favorites.

You look gorgeous, and I'm so glad you came over to say hi.

I hope you have the best night.

[La La] Oh my God. All right.

I'll see you inside. Okay. Thank you so much.

Stunning, stunning, stunning, stunning, stunning, stunning.

All right, Vanessa, Hamish. What's going on down there?

[Hamish] Well, we have Maisie Williams

and Christine Baranski.

Welcome, and happy birthday Christine.

Happy birthday. Thank you very much.

How are you guys feeling?

I'm sorry?

How are you guys feeling tonight?

Well, I'm feeling festive. It's my 70th birthday.

[Vanessa] Oh my gosh.

What a serendipitous party to attend, don't you think?

[Vanessa] I inspire to be you when I am your age.

Age. Yeah, my gosh. 70 is the new 45, clearly.

[Vanessa] Amen. It is.

And if anyone knows about giving it gilded age glamor,

it's going to be you.

[Christine] Oh, thank you.

I'm so pleased to be wearing Thom Browne tonight.

He's a great American designer,

and he just gets style like nobody else.

[Hamish] And what are you excited about this evening?

Well, it's my first Met Gala. And you?

Well, my second Met Gala,

so excited to show Christine the ropes.

[Vanessa] These shoes are the wildest shoes I've seen.

They're like little blocks.

They are.

[Maisie] Like little toy blocks.

They came from Thom's most recent collection-

[Hamish] Was shown on Friday.

[Maisie] It was.

[Hamish] Fresh from the runway. Literally.

[Maisie] Fresh from the runway, onto my feet.

[Hamish] Are they easy to navigate stairs in?

Have you tried?

Not particularly, but we haven't had a good go at it yet.

Okay. Well, Thom gave me spike heels the last Met Gala.

That was a challenge. Hurting for days.

That was a challenge.

It gave me a whole new level of empathy, I can tell you.

What are you guys looking forward to about tonight?

Well, I know that a couple of my friends are going,

so we're looking forward to seeing them,

and also looking forward to having fun.

I don't know.

[Vanessa] Yes. Yeah.

[Vanessa] It is the night of fun and glamor,

and you guys look absolutely fantastic.

Have the most wonderful time.

[Christine] Happy birthday. Thank you.

[Hamish] Happy, happy birthday.

[Christine] Here's to the Gilded Age.

[Vanessa] La La, how's it going over there?

[La La] I'm here with my sister

who just shut down the carpet in a crazy, crazy way.

Teyana Taylor is here. I just saw you.

Corey. What's going on, Corey?

[Corey] Hey. Hey Corey. Hey Corey.

We are here. Tell me about this.

I just watched you shut down the whole carpet.

What was I doing?

All that, all that, all that. This is everything.

Talk to me about the look.

I'm wearing Iris van Herpen.

I love her. Yeah, she's a beast.

She's a beast. And I'm really excited about it.

I love themes, but I wanted to go a little bit different.

I wanted to give a real gilded meets the future,

gilded in the galaxy.

[La La] And you're giving that.

Or a little bit of Ursula. Gilded under the sea.

You feel me?

Either the galaxy or under the sea, but either way.

[La La] Either way.

The shoulders is here.

Thank you.

[La La] What are you looking forward to most tonight?

Everything. This is my second year.

I'm super excited to see what's going to happen.

I'm excited to see the exhibit,

to learn more of the history.

I've been hearing a lot about it,

with the black women and everything that's going on

with them making the fabrics.

[La La] Exactly. So I'm trying to get in.

[La La] There's so many amazing rooms to see.

It's going to be iconic in there.

And of course, partying and just having a good time.

But most importantly, learning your history.

You know what I'm saying? I bought my sandals.

They purple, they match.

I'm about to go in there throw them on shits on.

Excuse my language.

Throw them on and get to learning, get to studying. Yes.

[La La] You know I'ma find you.

I'm going to see you inside.

I got the Popeye's with me too.

Okay. Perfect. We ready. We ready. I love you.

Love you. I love you.

I'll see you inside. All right. Thank you.

Yes. Oh, hi Michael. Hi, Ms. Sigourney.

It's so nice to see you. Two of my favorites.

Tell me how this awesome pairing came about.

I've known Michael for a long time.

I think I was at the opening of his first store.

Wow.

A few years ago. A few years ago,

we won't say how many, La La, but-

Have been a huge fan ever since.

Love his clothes, love the American chic

he brings to every season.

He's one in a million.

[La La] And we all absolutely love you.

Tell me about what gilded glamor means to you.

It's interesting, because when I think of the Gilded Age,

I think of women as being so contained, encased.

And what's wonderful is to think about that.

Everyone looks so beautiful with so much amazing detail

and workmanship, which I think is from that period.

But these wonderful gowns have freedom for a modern woman.

I look at these women and these tight dresses,

and I know what they want is to throw off those corsets

and get the vote.

I love that. I love that.

Michael, you know how much I love you and adore you.

Tell me what you're excited about tonight.

Really, first off, to see everyone gathered together,

celebrating American fashion.

I'm New York, born and bred.

Started my business over 40 years ago here in New York.

And then, to be here with really a true American icon,

a friend, a muse, an inspiration, it's a perfect night.

[La La] It is an absolute perfect night.

Thank you both for coming to say hi.

I hope you have the most amazing night.

Thank you. I love everything about you.

Thank you so much for coming to say hi.

I'll see you guys. Thank you so much.

All right, Vanessa, Hamish.

Wait, I think you got my best friend down there?

What's going on?

[Man] Mind your shoulder.

[Vanessa] Yes, we are here with your girl, my girl,

everyone's girl, our favorite Ciara.

You look so stunning. How are you feeling?

Thank you so much. I'm so excited to be here.

This is the Gilded Age.

I know. What?

I know. And you definitely brought it.

Talk to me about your look.

Thank you. I'm wearing Michael Kors.

I'm representing the modern woman of Gilded Age.

It was all about luxury and opulence back in those times.

And that modern woman was all about fashion.

She was pushing fashion forward.

And so, I have the metallic zebra print going on here.

Nice silver foil in my hair as well, metallic nails.

We're pushing it forward.

And then my hair, which was so fun.

It's absolutely stunning. I had to give inches today.

Of course. If there's a day to do drama, it is today.

You have to. At the Met, you must do drama.

Yes. That's the only option.

It's a prerequisite.

If you're not doing drama, why are you at the Met?

Exactly.

What are you looking forward to about tonight?

Well, I'm excited.

Want to see you guys and my best friend, La La,

hosting as well is really cool.

I saw Lizzo walking down the hallway.

I know Cardi's going to probably bring it to you.

Just everyone.

It's always fun to be in these rooms with my friends,

and so I'm looking forward to the night.

Yeah, I am too.

I'm going to come find you later,

because I would love to break down

a few dance moves with you.

I'm looking forward to dancing.

Yeah. Yeah.

You got to dance at the Met. I know.

It's just so iconic to be able to sit here in the Met,

having a dinner with all these incredible people.

Yes, you get to see friends

you don't get to see often here, which is really cool.

It's always fun. Yeah.

A lot of amazing energy. Yes.

Dancing, maybe shoes come off at the end of the night too.

You never know. You never know.

Just having fun. Yeah.

Well, you have the most incredible night.

Go crush it on the carpet, and I'll find you in there.

Thank you so much. Of course.

Thank you to you too. Wonderful to see you.

Deco Fabulous.

Hey, La La. How's it going over there?

What you got?

[La La] Just hanging out with my mom right now.

The amazing, stunning Kris Jenner is here. Hey ma.

Hi baby. How are you? I'm so good.

I have my six daughters here on the carpet

with me tonight.

Yes, I hope we are all making you very proud.

I'm so proud of you. I am, and you look like a dream.

Thank you so much. And so do you.

Tell me the inspiration behind this.

Mom, you are shutting it down right now.

Tell me. The hair, everything. Please give me the rundown.

This is Oscar De La Renta and Judith Lieber bag,

and Tamara Mellon shoes and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

Yeah. So mom, all the kids

are coming tonight.

They're coming. I know, they're all coming.

I've been on group chats and this and that,

seeing everybody's outfits.

How excited are you just to see everyone tonight?

Everyone looks so different.

Everyone looks so different.

I'm so proud of all of their looks,

and we all got ready together today at the hotel.

That was a lot of fun, and it's just so much fun.

I can't believe that all five of the girls

are going to be here, and you.

We'll all be celebrating together.

Pressure, but when are we getting some new music?

Because I've listened to the album multiple times,

and I'm so excited to see what you do next.

You're very sweet.

Yeah, I'm working on it right now.

I'm constantly writing,

and just want to make sure it's right.

And yeah, I'm excited for a new era.

[Vanessa] Oh my gosh.

Well, I'm very excited for you as well.

Congratulations on everything,

and have the most incredible, fabulous time inside.

A symphony in lilac. You look so wonderful.

[Woman] Thank you. Really.

[gentle string music]

[La La] One of my favorite couples,

Josh and Jodie, are here.

You know what? You two just shut it down every single time.

Gilded glamor at it best. Tell me about this outfit.

Very sexy. And you have a baby in here?

How is this possible?

Oh my God.

Well, the inspiration for the dress was very '30s,

'40s era musicals, a la Busby Berkeley.

Yeah, I just thought, Let's also just gild the lily

and get a little bit, even more sparkly.

You are sexy tonight. You look so good.

Josh, how are you feeling,

and how you feeling, looking at your amazing gorgeous wife?

[Josh] Obviously, the luckiest man in the room.

Look at this beautiful woman.

You are so spectacular.

Looking so good on your first red carpet here at the Met.

This is your first Met?

This is my first Met, I'm so nervous.

He's like, You're okay.

This is the last Met. You never have do it again.

You just shut it down. This is it.

Exactly.

Being that this is your first Met

what are you most looking forward to tonight?

Finding out what happens after the carpet,

because for those of us who've never been,

all we know is that bit there.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the rest

of it's all about.

[La La] Well, I hope you both have an amazing time.

Favorite couple. You guys look amazing. Thank you so much.

[La La] You look amazing as well. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I'll see you guys inside. All right. Thank you so much.

[gentle string music]

[La La] I am here with the amazingly talented

and stunningly gorgeous Kiki is here.

What's up, La La? What's good?

My goodness. The color, the dress. Tell me all about this.

I just think you look stunning.

Thank you. It's a little custom Prabal Gurung.

He said he was actually inspired by some of the performances

in my film to make something that was equally tender

and sweet, but also had some strength to it.

And then I just took it to another level with the hair.

That hair is gorgeous. Everything is gorgeous.

Speaking of your films, tell me what you're working on.

What do we have coming up?

You always got something big brewing every time.

Okay.

Well, most immediately coming out in a couple weeks

is Rescue Rangers where I'm running around

with Chip and Dale.

That's fun. Yes, the chipmunks.

That's fun. Oh my gosh.

And then Don't Worry, Darling coming out later in the year.

[La La] You know how much I love you and support you.

You look absolutely gorgeous.

I hope you have the best time tonight.

And I will see you inside. Thanks for coming to say hi.

Absolutely, bye, Kiki.

[Vanessa] We have the icon. Oh my gosh.

I love everything about this woman right here. Rosalia.

Hi, you look so stunning.

Thank you so much. My gosh, thank you so much.

And you have just announced your world tour,

which is so exciting.

I will be there for sure. What can fans expect?

Yes, you have to come.

It's going to be much different than the tour before.

I'm very excited.

It's been a long time that I'm not performing,

doing a full show.

It's going to be a lot of energy.

Well, you are a lot of energy,

and you are right there too, so it's going to be fantastic.

And a lot of dress. Tell us about the dress.

She came to Paris and we started sharing ideas,

and sketches back and forth.

I wanted to make something

that really embodied her personality,

but still stayed with the theme.

[Hamish] I know. It's really turn of the century splendor.

Yeah, and show the metal corseting in the back.

Oh my gosh. Wow.

[Matthew] But she makes it come alive.

[Hamish] The little details.

We've just had butterflies in the hair,

but you've got a-

And the teeth, too. Yes.

[Vanessa] What was it like for you guys

collaborating together?

Really easy. We've been friends for a long time.

I just sent her a text like,

Will you come to the Met with me?

And I'm like, Of course, let's do this.

She was in Paris and came over for some tea.

[Hamish] At Givenchy in Paris?

Yeah. We shared some ideas.

Shared some ideas. And it was so organic.

It was easy.

[Hamish] What sort of references were you thinking of?

[Matthew] I mostly work with swatches,

so there was swatches of embroidery

that I just paneled together.

I really love the idea of the transparency,

and still having some feeling of lightness.

[Rosalia] We were seeing some images of the theme too.

[Matthew] Yeah, and try to reinterpret them

in our own way.

[Rosalia] Exactly.

[Vanessa] And even down to the glasses.

I love it so much.

[Matthew] She's premiering these glasses

for the first time.

[Vanessa] Okay, well, I would love a pair as well,

because they're stunning.

You guys have the most incredible time tonight,

and we'll see you inside.

[Hamish] Fantastic. Thank you.

[Hamish] Congratulations.

[Matthew] Thank you.

[Vanessa] Thank you so much.

[jaunty string music]

[La La] All right, so my little sister is here,

shutting it down like always.

Chloe Bailey, I love you so much. This outfit.

I love it. Tell me all about it.

I'm wearing Area, and I wanted to feel really majestic

and queen-like, and very strong.

And I feel like a Phoenix tonight, so it's really fun,

and I'm so happy to see you.

You look absolutely beautiful as always.

I love you so much. The accessories are amazing.

This is your second Met?

Yes, it's my second Met.

I'm a little heartbroken, because my sister Halle

isn't with me,

but I'm trying to rep for the both of us tonight,

so I hope I'm doing a good job.

You're doing a great job.

Is it still as intense as the first time?

Or have you calmed down a little bit?

[Chloe] It's just as intense.

I'm shaking a little bit. I think we all get nervous.

Shaking.

I'm like, Smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.

Smile and wave, and get ready to party.

You know how much I love you.

I can't wait to see you inside.

We're going to have so much fun tonight.

[Chloe] I'm so proud of you.

[La La] I love you. I'm proud of you.

All right, I'll see you inside. I love you.

[Vanessa] Oh my gosh.

And here walking in,

we have the ever breathtaking Emily Ratjakowski.

Oh my God. How are you?

I'm good. I'm nervous.

Oh, you are? Why?

Of course. It's the Met. I'm nervous.

You've done this so many times.

I know. You'd think I would be over it. How are you guys?

We're good. I've completely lost my voice.

But other than that.

[indistinct] . I do.

Talk to me about this look.

I'm wearing Atelier Versace 1992. Gianni.

[Hamish] Really? Wow.

Originally worn by Yasmeen, this amazing supermodel

I'm obsessed with.

[Hamish] I'm obsessed with Yasmeen too.

[Emily] I'm very, very happy to be wearing this look.

I feel very lucky. She's the last one who wore it.

[Hamish] Are you going to be giving us a Yasmeen swing?

[Emily] I don't know, but I'm going to do my best.

I'm going to do my best.

[Vanessa] And that's all you can hope for.

It's quite heavy. So yeah.

That's so exciting.

Since you've been to the Met so many times now,

have you picked up tips along the way?

Or how do you think your process has evolved for this night?

I relax a lot beforehand.

I used to be like, I need to prep,

and it's better not to prep.

Go and just enjoy yourself.

But now, I'm nervous.

[Vanessa] No, you look absolutely fantastic.

You have nothing to worry about.

Amazing. Have so much fun,

and I'll find you in there.

Yes, channel Yasmeen, give us that swing.

[Vanessa] Yes. Oh, gorgeous. My goodness.

La La, how you doing up there?

[La La] I am hanging out with Elon Musk

and his beautiful mom, May.

We match.

We are matching right now.

I know. This is Dior.

This is Chopard.

You look absolutely gorgeous.

Elon, how are you feeling tonight?

I feel great, actually.

It's exciting to see all these amazing looks.

What we have here is the most talented people

in style and fashion, and it's the pinnacle of their work

over the year,

and I just admire their incredible talent,

and the beauty that's here is just incredible.

I'm honored to be here. It's lovely.

Honored to have you here.

Also, I'm sure everyone is asking you

and wants to talk about this big Twitter purchase.

What can you tell us about what you're going to bring

to Twitter now?

Well, my goal, assuming everything gets done,

would be to make Twitter as inclusive as possible,

and to have as broader swathe of the country

and the rest of the world on Twitter,

and that they find it interesting and entertaining

and funny, and that it makes their life better.

[La La] That's amazing. Thank you so much for that.

I love seeing you guys tonight. Have the best time.

Thank you. And I'll see you inside.

Yes. All right.

Thank you so much.

What's going on?

[gentle string music]

[Hamish] Tonight, as war rages in Ukraine,

displacing millions,

we're reminded of the many contributions of immigrants

and refugees to American culture,

and the history and development of American fashion.

In 1917, Ukrainian born designer, Valentina,

fled the Bolshevik Revolution and came to New York City,

where she established herself

as one of the premier couturiers of her day,

dressing some of the most fashionable and celebrated women,

socialites and actresses of the 20th century.

One of Valentina's designs was recently added

to the assurance section

of In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,

which opened last year.

A dress of black silk crepe,

worn with an apron of brown rayon crepe,

made for socialite Millicent Rogers.

These pieces lead a series of adaptable tied

and wrap dresses, including designs by Frankie Welch,

Diane Von Furstenberg and Tory Burch.

Tonight, our hearts are with the people of Ukraine

and the victims of war and displacement around the world.

Vogue's parent company, Conde Nast,

has made a donation to the Red Cross,

and we encourage those who can to do so as well

at the link below.

Thank you.

[gentle string music]

[La La] My brother came to say what's up to me up here.

Russell Westbrook is in the building. How do you feel?

We in the building. I'm feeling good.

I'm looking good. Looking good.

Tell me about this, because the thing about you that I love

is that you're fearless when it comes to fashion.

Were you always like that?

[Russell] Always. You got to be able to express yourself.

Today, I wanted to do something a little different.

I decided to put the hat on last minute,

but put it together.

Thom did a great job of making sure I look nice,

so I'm excited about it.

What inspired you tonight when you heard gilded glamor?

I just love that you always take fashion risks,

but what inspired you?

It's funny, what inspired me.

You watch Bridgerton?

[La La] Of course. So you know.

[La La] That's all I have on.

The whole Bridgerton, I'ma put my hat on.

It was a perfect inspiration,

perfect way to top off my outfit.

[La La] Well, you're definitely an icon on the court,

off the court, when it comes to fashion.

Thank you for coming to say hi,

and I will see you inside, and keep killing it.

Thank you. Appreciate it. Of course, of course.

[gentle string music]

[La La] I am here with Stormzy.

You just came through and just said,

I'm going to shut the whole thing down.

You look amazing, please.

You look amazing too. Thank you.

Please tell me about your look.

I'm wearing Burberry, by the legendary Ricardo Tisci.

Yeah, man. Usually, I wear all black, a lot of the time.

I wear my tracksuit, so it's nice to shine today. Yeah, man.

[La La] This was different for you,

but you look so, so great.

How does it feel attending the Met Gala tonight?

Are you nervous? I am nervous. It's crazy.

It's a lot different to-

Be here. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's a lot. It's a lot, but it's amazing.

I'm just going to embrace it.

I said, I got the glory of God shining in me,

so I'm just going to step, and it take it all in.

[La La] I just got to embrace it. I just got to step.

That's it. It's all good, man. Yeah.

Absolutely.

Is there anything that you're looking forward to tonight?

Just seeing everyone, man.

It's different, seeing everyone on telly,

and when you see them, it's like, Rah, that's it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm just going to get some selfies, have a little drink,

chill out and just take it all in, man.

It's my first Met Gala.

Well, welcome to the Met Gala.

I hope you enjoy yourself tonight.

I'm so glad you came over to say hi.

Thank you very much. Have the best time.

God bless you.

All right. For sure.

[gentle string music]

[Vanessa] We are here with fashion and music icon, Lizzo.

Girl, this dress is incredible.

How did you come up with this? And she has the flute.

I'm done.

I didn't come up with it. Thom Browne did.

[Vanessa] There you go.

It's incredible, hand beaded.

It took 22,000 hours to make this coat.

I'm just so happy to be in it. I feel like a piece of art.

You are.

You are a piece of art. Tell us about the nails.

Those are amazing too.

Oh my God. These.

Basically, I'ma be opening everybody wine tonight.

That's why I got these corkscrew nails,

done by Eri Ishizu.

I can wipe my ass with them.

[Vanessa] Wow. Believe it or not,

baby, I could do other things too.

Hopefully, I can play the flute.

[Vanessa] Yes.

Was this always the original look from the beginning?

This has been the look from the jump.

It's always fit perfectly, always looked amazingly in it.

We did minimal changes to it.

It was really just getting the coat ready

in time for the Met.

And here you are.

And now your new album, Special, comes out on July 15th.

What can you tell us about it? I'm so excited about it.

How do you know about my album?

[Vanessa] No, I know everything.

My God. It's coming.

It's going to be the greatest album of all time.

I hope everybody likes it.

It's the greatest album of my time, because I made it.

Hope you like it. Download it.

[Vanessa] We all love you.

It's a collective love.

Now, since we're here, might as well take a look

at the behind the scenes and the making

of Lizzo's incredible look.

Oh shit.

[Thom] I wanted to take something

that was referencing a formal black tie event.

Using black silk satin, and then gold bullion,

which I use a lot in my collections.

Just the embroidery alone is 1200 man hours,

all hand done by the atelier here.

For me, it feels like an old dress-making

way of creating something.

It is one of the most beautiful things

that I think I have done for someone.

The pattern work and the piece on her

is going to be really one of a kind,

and something worthy of someone as special as Lizzo.

For the full video visit vogue.com.

And while you're there, be sure to check out the rest

of our behind the scenes videos with stars

like Olivia Rodrigo and Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham.

Now, tonight doesn't just come together all on its own.

It takes the work of skilled artists and craftspeople,

led by event designer, Raul Avila,

who's been overseeing the Met Gala's design decor

since 2007.

This year, Vogue went behind the scenes with Raul

and his team to see what it takes

to build out this incredible event.

Let's watch.

[Raul] Met Gala. Well, it has couple different names.

It is known as Party of the Year.

There's no cameras allowed. There's no phones allowed.

It's really private, what goes inside.

That's as far I can go with that question.

Every year is a different theme.

Our goal, really, is to do it better than last year.

For that, we got to do a lot of work.

To get there, I have a meeting with my team.

Every single detail is really done to perfection,

and we start going to my archives, my books.

We do moodboards for fabrics,

we do moodboards for vases, florals,

any element that we going to be using,

there's a moodboard for it.

Everything is timing.

The museum close at 5:30 PM on Sunday,

and by 7:00 AM, 10:00 AM the latest, I have to be done.

It's a lot of hard work, in a very small frame of time.

You heart stops when you walk into the great hall,

and that's the reaction that we want from the guests

that arrive to this event.

This year, the theme is Golden Age.

There's a dress code, so I look up things that happen

in the era, in the early 1900s,

and how people used to dress, and it's fascinating.

To me, it was just all about having something that,

when people coming to the Met,

they knew it was about America.

Raul is like a magician.

It is genuinely so incredible what he does here.

I respect that man so much.

I know, while having been here this morning,

and nothing was done,

it's incredible how it all comes together.

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Visit vogue.com for the full video

and more exclusive behind the scenes content.

La La, what's going on over there? Odell, what's good?

My friend is here. Someone I'm super excited about.

Someone my son would probably be even more excited about.

Odell Beckham Jr. is in the building.

Thank you. This look, this is you.

Tell me about this.

This is me just playing fleet market.

Last minute decision, just came together.

It's always an honor and a blessing to be here.

So much life going on for me,

and it's just an incredible moment, so very excited.

[La La] You look so amazing.

When you heard gilded glamor as the theme,

what did you think of?

I thought, I have to put a chain, two, three or four on,

a couple rings.

I knew that everybody else was going to stepping out

with some pretty impressive stuff.

Again, always an honor to be invited,

always an honor to be here.

[La La] Well, you stepped it up,

and you right here with everybody else, looking real good.

I love your outfit. I love the inspiration.

Can't wait to see you inside.

We're going to have a fun night.

We always have fun at this. Always, always.

Next year, I'm going to have a Super Bowl ring on though.

I'm going to have- You know you are.

Add to the little jewelry.

You know you are, you know you are.

I can't wait for that. I'll see you inside.

Yes, Ma'am. See you.

See you. All right.

[gentle string music]

[Vanessa] I've got Lily James with me now.

Lily, what's good? You look so incredible, as always.

She always stuns.

So do you.

I've got this amazing Versace gown. It's pretty special.

The details on this as well,

the way it's attached to your hands.

Oh, and the nails.

[Lily] Yeah. It's something else.

I just feel so lucky to wear it.

[Vanessa] You look incredible,

and you were also incredible in Pam and Tommy,

as I have told you before.

What was it that attracted you to that part?

Just the opportunity to do something so different.

The scripts were so incredible.

The team involved and the other actors.

It felt like a very essential story,

but also for me, just such a challenge.

Yeah. And you crushed it. Fullheartedly.

And now we have Pamela on Broadway, playing in Chicago.

Are you going to go see that while you're here?

I don't know. I've heard the most amazing things about it.

So I would love to.

But yeah, I'm sure she's knockout.

[Vanessa] Yeah, totally. It's so exciting.

What are you looking forward to most about tonight?

Oh my goodness. Getting inside and getting warm.

[Hamish] Yes. We feel you.

You know what?

It's so exciting to be here and just soak up of this.

Be inside the Met,

look around the exhibition, be with Donnatella,

who I just love so much, and just have a good night.

[Vanessa] Yes. Well, you are stunning, as always.

We'll see you inside. Have the best time.

See you inside. Thank you.

[Vanessa] Thank you.

[Hamish] So lovely to see you.

[gentle string music]

[La La] I'm with Jared and Alessandro from Gucci.

We are here. This is amazing. I love what's happening here.

Please tell me all about the twinning look

we have going on tonight.

[Jared] Double trouble. Double trouble.

Double trouble. Double trouble. That's it.

Yeah. Double Victorian trouble.

That's it. Gilded trouble.

That's it. Double Victorian gilded trouble.

That's all you need to know.

By the way, drop the mic, Alessandro.

Drop the mic, here we go. Thank you so much.

Double trouble. There you go. That's it right there.

Vanessa and Hamish, who you got down there?

[Katy] One out for the homies.

We have the ever talented, the ever stunning, Katy Perry.

You look so phenomenal. How are you feeling?

I feel great.

I mean, it's not my first rodeo, so I feel like I can relax.

Last time I came to the Met, I was a cheeseburger.

I loved it. I was like, What am I going to do tonight?

I'm going to play a whole different card.

And now I feel like I'm just accepting the darling darkness.

You are. I love that.

I feel like we have the dark energy with us tonight.

I'm pouring one out for the homies.

This is fantastic. Hour glass, Lillian Russell figure.

You look amazing. Thank you.

And we have a nice bustle in the back,

paying homage to the theme, but not too much.

Just right. I'm 37 it's time for us, too.

But Oscar De La Renta did amazing work,

and I've been pinned in for three hours.

Don't ask me how I'm going to go to the restroom ever,

or anyone at the Met.

We have a fan tweet that we would love to show you.

Katy Perry perfectly understands the assignment.

Hashtag Met Gala.

Thank you so much. I do do my homework, finally.

Yes. I know, I was looking it up.

It was a subcategory.

It was like, First this category,

and then the next category.

And I was like, Well, I have this one ready.

And now it's this one.

I'm always ready to pivot.

[Vanessa] Well, you look fantastic, as always.

You guys are amazing. Can't wait to go in there with you.

[Vanessa] Yeah. So nice to see you.

Nice to see you.

[Hamish] Wonderful to see you, really.

[Vanessa] Love you, bye. Take care, love.

[gentle string music]

[La La] Tonight, we would like to mark the passing

of a friend, a visionary designer, a trailblazer,

who we lost last November: Virgil Abloh,

founder of Off White,

and artistic director of Louis Vuitton's men.

Virgil was a generational talent who was loved by all,

and helped redefine American fashion.

Vogue recently worked with some of Virgil's closest friends

and collaborators to create a documentary tribute

to the late, great designer who I love so much.

The short film will premiere next week on vogue.com,

but we've got a preview now.

Let's take a look.

[Man] Magic relies on the belief that you must adhere

to believing in the untrue, in the illusion,

in the trickery.

For your victory was that your magic was true and tangible,

here before our very own eyes.

I give thanks to my belief in you,

and for yours of us.

You found rubies where I was told

there was nothing but rust.

And as the dust settles,

the magic never fades,

because I think that true magic is anyone who misbehaves,

and nobody can't say you didn't take the planes

from the sky and sew them onto suits,

gathered our roots and made fabric feel and look like books

we never got stories in.

We believe in magic because of you.

You, you, our magical V.

Rest in power Virgil, and thank you for everything.

[jaunty string music]

[La La] All my favorites are just coming

to hang out with me.

We are here with SZA. Hi.

How's your leg?

It's good. I have my boot inside.

I'm going to put it on as soon as I get in there,

and I'll be hobbling on the inside.

This hat, this outfit is so amazing.

An amazing take on gilded glamor.

Tell me about your look tonight.

It's Vivienne Westwood.

I got a little naughty latex happening.

I love the fuchsia.

It's a little bright in the wood grain, just like my Crocs.

I just released, they're wood grain print. Go get those.

I'ma get you a pair too.

[La La] Okay. Thanks.

[SZA] But yeah, I love a little latex,

very hard to get into, I'm very greased up.

And I have a short heel because of my ankle,

but I feel like it's happening, it's returning.

And you look so good.

SZA, you just decide one day,

you're going to put a song out, I hate you,

and it just goes crazy and everyone just loves it.

It's my anthem. I just want you to know that.

Really? Of course it is.

It's literally my anthem. Thank you.

Tell me about it.

You were just like, This is how I'm feeling right now.

I'm about to write this. I'm just going to put this out.

Literally, I put it on SoundCloud,

because I wanted a reason to be pressure free,

and be like, I don't want this stress

of putting on the album,

but my album's finally ready to go,

more than I have ever felt before.

This summer, it'll be a SZA summer.

A SZA summer. It's going to be a SZA summer.

Well, I am so glad you came over.

Wait, we have a social media comment,

SZA doing what needed to be done. Hashtag Met Gala.

You did what needed to be done.

Thank you.

It's going to be a fun night.

I'm so excited to see you inside, to have fun.

You know how much I love you.

I've dreamed of talking to you on a microphone.

You have the best speaking voice.

Thank you. You have the best energy.

Thank you. Love you so, so much.

We're going to see you inside and have fun.

Thank you. All right. Thank you.

[jaunty string music]

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[upbeat music]

[La La] I'm here hanging with the newlyweds,

Nicola and Brooklyn Beckham.

They are here.

You guys are getting all the votes

for the best dressed couple tonight.

The internet's in a little bit of a frenzy right now.

Oh, wow. That is so nice.

We're honestly just so excited to be here.

You look so beautiful. Thank you so much.

I appreciate that so much.

What are you guys looking forward to tonight?

Honestly, seeing everyone in their fashion,

and honestly, we just get so excited

at the bottom of the carpet,

when we get to look at all the dresses in person.

We geek out.

It's crazy. Honestly, we're so excited.

We're so honored to be here, invited back,

so we have a lot of fun.

And I know it's still new, but how's married life

treating you guys?

Oh my God. It is so much fun.

Marrying your best mate, it's the best. It's the best.

Yeah. People always say

you should marry your best friend.

It's true. It's the best advice. Yeah.

And we feel like we're on a play date forever.

I had a lot of friends at you guys' wedding,

and they said it was off the hook.

You guys had the wedding of the year.

Everybody had so much fun.

Well, you should have come. I wish I knew you.

I'm so happy people had fun. Honestly, that means so much.

We really wanted people to just let loose and have fun,

and be able to see each other in person.

And it was nice.

So tell me about these looks,

before I let you guys go inside.

[Brooklyn] Usually, I go just plain black suit,

but I guess this time I went like a see-through shirt.

I like that.

And then just a nice, simple cream suit.

Pierpaolo absolutely kills it every time.

He is- He is one of the best.

The most amazing man. He's so lovely.

The nicest guy. He is. He is.

He is. Same. Pierpaolo for Valentino. I'm so honored.

Every time I get to wear one of his dresses,

I get so excited, because you feel like a princess in them,

and he is so talented and so lovely.

So lovely.

And we get so excited, being able to hang out with him.

He's the best. Absolutely.

And what are you wearing?

I'm wearing LaQuan Smith.

You look stunning. Yes. Thank you.

You both are so awesome.

I don't want to keep you. Go have fun. I'll see you inside.

It was so nice to finally meet you, too.

[Nicola] I hope we get to see you.

[La La] I know. All right. See you guys later.

Okay, thank you.

[gentle string music]

[Hamish] I was fortunate enough

to be granted exclusive access to this year's exhibition

before it opened to the public.

I even brought a camera along. Let's take a look.

This is Sophia Coppola's incredible room.

She had Rachel Feinstein and John Karin model the faces.

This is Chloe Zhao's Shaker retiring room from the 1830s,

and it showcased the work of Clair McCardle,

incredibly innovative designer who really helped

shape American fashion in the mid century.

This is Julie Dash, who's celebrating Anne Lowe.

And Madam Etta.

Two unsung.

You can visit the exhibition in person, beginning May 7th.

[gentle string music]

All right, I'm here.

Sorry, I was just catching up with my family.

Travis is here. Kourtney is here.

You're the only interview worth doing.

Well, I'm your sister, so you have to.

I love you guys so much. How are you both feeling tonight?

So good. We're just having fun.

We were standing down there with all the sisters

except for Kim.

Where the heck is she?

You know she has to get dressed in a secret dressing room.

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

It's a whole thing that's about to happen.

Tell me about you guys' look tonight.

We're in Thom Browne,

and I'm basically a deconstructed version of his outfit.

I like that.

She looks amazing.

My baby looks amazing.

Both look so good.

Kourtney, when you heard that the theme was gilded glamor,

what did that mean to you?

I honestly didn't really think about it.

Good luck.

But I feel like this is it, and then mine's falling,

dripping off of him.

[La La] I love that.

And Travis, you always take fashion risks.

You're fearless when it comes to fashion.

And how do you get that confidence,

when it comes to dressing up?

[Travis] I just don't care.

I think it's how I grew up.

Punk rock was going against the grain,

doing whatever you want.

[La La] You always did what you wanted.

[Travis] Yeah, absolutely.

[La La] That's what I love and respect about you for sure.

[Travis] Thank you so much.

[La La] Of course. Thank you guys for coming.

Thank you, sis. I'm going to see y'all inside.

Going to have fun. All right. Thanks for coming.

Yeah, we are, for sure. See y'all later.

[gentle string music]

[La La] Oh no, be careful, camera.

We're just letting Cardi and Donnatella make their way up.

Hi, baby.

[Cardi] Hi. How you feel?

Hi, Donnatella. Happy birthday.

Thank you, thank you.

How are you guys feeling?

We got to make sure everyone sees this from head to toe.

Killed it. Cardi, tell me about this look, please.

Your body, your body, your body. Popping.

[Cardi] Yeah, well, you know what I'm saying?

This is what I wanted to give.

I wanted to give woman, and Donnatella bring that woman,

because I feel like my son, no lipo surgery

can bring this body that my son gave me.

I haven't seen you since you had him.

It's giving, it's giving, it's giving.

How do you feel being here tonight?

What are you looking most forward to tonight?

I'm feeling spectacular.

I already came to [indistinct],

which is me rocking this dress,

showcasing it for Miss Donnatella.

Thank you so much and happy birthday.

Thank you.

I love the theme.

I feel like a lot of fans don't get the theme,

because they think it's gilded, it's supposed to be an era,

but gilded is gold, it's regal.

It could be any era for me. You know what I'm saying?

I love it.

[La La] I hope everyone can see the detail.

Donnatella, it is your birthday.

What a great way to celebrate your birthday.

Especially being with Cardi. It's been amazing few days.

Can you just tell us a little bit about this dress?

This is one of the most spectacular days

for such a day in history.

These are metal chains, embroidered, jewelry.

And metal mesh, tinsel mesh.

She's so brave to wear it, because it's so heavy.

But look at her body. She's insane.

Only her, she can wear it.

Only her. Yeah. Your body.

[indistinct] , but only certain people can wear it.

Absolutely. And this is her.

Absolutely. I'm so glad you guys came over to say hi.

A happy birthday. Thank you very much.

I will see you inside. Love you. I'll see you inside.

See you.

Yeah, okay. See you.

All right, so Cardi gave Vogue an exclusive look

behind the scenes at the making of tonight's incredible fit,

because I just saw it in person.

It is absolutely incredible. Let's watch.

[Man] We chose to make something super metallic

and over the top gold,

as a reflection of this year's Met Gala theme,

the Gilded Age.

The attitude of that time was all about success

and new opulence.

We envisioned Cardi B as the modern Gibson girl

of our time.

[Woman] We have 250 iconic Medusa elements,

and seven type of chains,

almost one kilometers of chains and jewelry.

[Man] Cardi B and Donnatella share a similar sense

of glamor and sense of humor,

so it's the perfect collaboration.

I practice my vogue.

This, I love.

[mellow music]

I'm here with my sister.

Her first time at the Met, Khloe Kardashian.

All right, let's talk, let's talk. This is your first time.

My first time. We talked

on our text messages, how are you feeling?

I feel good.

It's a much shorter carpet than I thought.

But still, it's so scary, but it's fabulous,

and I'm so excited to be here, and I'm more excited.

All of you guys. Who knows where Kimberly's at?

She's coming. But all of you guys are here tonight.

How does that feel? That's what I was

going to say; I'm so excited that we're all here together.

Kourt and Trav are right behind us. My mom.

I think Kendall and Kylie just ran in,

and Kim is on her way.

[La La] So, it's going to be a fun night.

What are you looking forward to

from your first Met experience?

I need a glass of champagne,

so that's what I'm mainly looking forward to.

I just had to be a part of this experience.

I don't know. It's something I've always-

[La La] And your body.

[La La] Thank you. You look

so good, Khloe.

I'm so proud of you.

Moschino, wow. That is amazing.

It's good, and I think we did it in 10 days.

I said we, like I'm sewing it, but Jeremy, I love you.

[La La] Thank you. Yes.

[La La] It's fab. Let's go inside

and have some fun.

I love you. Bring me some champagne.

[Khloe] It's on its way. I'll see you in there.

You look so good. Okay. Love you.

All right. For sure.

[jaunty string music]

[La La] All right, I am here with the icon herself,

Gwen Stefani.

The whole time, I couldn't see who you were,

but I saw the dress.

I was like, Who is shutting it down like this?

Tell me all about this. You're just such a icon.

Thank you. You have such beautiful eyes.

I'm sure I'm repeating everyone else's words right now.

I'm so happy to be here at the Met ball. This is crazy.

Tell me the inspiration behind your look tonight,

because you are a fashion icon.

You're sweet. You know what?

Vera called me to see if I wanted to come and be her date,

and of course I wanted to.

And the thing is, she did my wedding dress.

I got married this year,

so I just felt like it was appropriate

that I come to the ball and celebrate that.

This is a dress. I don't know.

We talk about so many things,

and all of a sudden, we're in neon.

[La La] And the color, it's just striking.

It's just so amazing.

And the flowers. I don't know if you can see that on TV.

[La La] It's so, so, so good.

Vera Wang, I just love everything about her,

and you guys collaborating on this is just such a moment.

Definitely my vote for best dressed.

Oh my gosh. Thank you. Wow. Oh, please, no.

[La La] That's so good.

What are you looking forward to tonight?

I feel like I already did the fun part,

which is getting ready.

That's always my favorite thing, is,

What's the dress going to be like?

and the fantasy of that and talking with the designer,

and figuring out what the hair, the nails and makeup.

Honestly, I had a crazy day because I was supposed to work

with a new makeup artist and we did a test together,

and we were all excited about it,

and she had an emergency.

She had to leave, so I had to do my own makeup,

which was- You did your own makeup?

[La La] I was like- This is incredible.

You better be helping me up there. Thank you.

I had a lot of fun doing it today,

and it was stressful too, in a good way.

I was like, All right, I got this.

You got it. You got it. We have it.

We have someone from social media, I think from Twitter,

who wants to say something to you.

Gwen Stefani's dress is a major yes for me.

You know I live for that neon color. Hot.

Yes, everyone is talking about this color.

You brought something so unique and different to the carpet.

Thank you so much. I think it feels happy,

and I think everybody wants to feel little bit happy.

Love your vibe. Can't wait to see you inside.

Have the best night. Have fun.

You too. All right. See you later.

[gentle string music]

[La La] My sister has come and graced her presence

here right now.

Lena Waithe is in the building. No, no, no, no, no.

Tell me all about this. Sis, this what you wanted to do?

You just said, I'm shutting it down.

I wasn't even supposed to be here right now.

But the people at Versace, Jason Bolden made it happen.

I'm so grateful, and I'm here. We here.

[La La] No, you came in like, I'm here.

This is not, I'm here. This is, I'm here.

I'm happy to be looking at you, family.

[La La] So happy to see you.

[La La] Come on. Everything.

[La La] Thank you so much. Gilded glamor

at its finest.

What does gilded glamor mean to you, when you heard it?

I think it just means a little bit over the top,

but also restrained at the same time,

which is a very interesting combination.

But that's what we giving right now.

You giving me a head piece.

[La La] I love it. Yes.

[La La] The see-through. You know, this is some new.

Versace, Versace, Versace.

[La La] Versace, Versace, Versace.

What are you looking forward to tonight?

I'm looking forward to seeing the exhibit.

I'm looking forward to seeing all this fashion.

My boy Pyer Moss. I'm going to go see that.

My girl Radha Blank got some exhibit in there.

Janicza. I'm excited to see the people.

[La La] So many creatives. Yeah, man.

[La La] So many amazing things. I can't wait to see that.

Well, I can't wait to see you inside.

We're going to have a drink, we're going to have some fun,

but this is definitely a shut down moment. I love you, sis.

I love you so much. Love you so, so much.

All right, guys.

[gentle string music]

[La La] The great thing about the Met Gala is I get to see

and hang with my family.

Gab and D are here, and this look is everything.

I'm putting you guys on the best dressed couple list,

on the top, on the very top of that list.

What?

I'm just glad that our friendship fees are going to you.

Tell me all about this.

This is from Versace.

They've been working on these looks

for many, many, many months.

From sketch to the execution is dead on,

and I get a little emotional when you talk about everything

that goes into the making of this dress,

and what inspired it.

Because when you think about the Gilded Age,

and black and brown people in this country,

this country is built off of our backs,

our blood, sweat, and tears.

So we added these red crystals to represent

the blood spilled during the accumulation of gross wealth

by a few, during the Gilded Age,

off of the backs of black people and people of color

in this country.

This is inspired by Diane Carol,

a symbol of opulence and, if you will, a gilded glamor.

I love that. You just look absolutely stunning.

Bro, how you feeling tonight? Tell us about your look.

I see a little Versace. I'm sorry, we on TV.

Well, yes. Same thing.

Our stylists, Thomas and Jason, do a great job

of making sure we stay together and looking good.

So we both wearing Versace, we both got on Tiffany

and co jewelry all around.

To me, it's just good to be back here at the Met Gala.

It's so much energy here. It's great.

You get to see so many friends-

Of course. You know what I mean?

Just everybody.

It's just amazing to be back here on her side.

I love that. I love you guys.

Right now. We got some fans

who have something to say from social media.

Gabrielle Union, in homage to Diane Carole.

I love that her and her stylist have been using the Met Gala

as a time to honor our icons.

That's amazing. And you really did that.

I'm just emotional. Thank you. Thank you. Is it Charise?

Charise? Charise.

Yes. Thank you. Charise.

Yeah.

Well, I love you both so much. Have the best time.

I'll see you inside in a little while,

so we can party and have some fun.

I love you. Love you.

Love y'all. Okay, all right. See you later.

[gentle string music]

[La La] My Bella is here and shutting it down like always.

You said you're only coming up here to talk to me.

This is what I love so much.

You know, I really, really get scared during interviews,

but I swear, I said, I'm only coming up here for La La,

and that's it.

Of course, of course. Of course.

Tell me about your look, gilded glamor. I love this.

I want everybody to see this,

because this is absolutely stunning.

Tell me all about it.

This is Burberry, by Ricardo Tisci of course.

It was a back and forth, which is so much fun,

because at this point in our friendship,

we get to really, really collaborate.

And he's really great with, not only creativity,

but just being able to have that fun moment together

and both of our ideas.

It's a little bit of me, a little bit of him,

and Raissa on makeup, Ebony on hair.

It's so good. Yeah. Thank you.

The hair is good, and the makeup.

You've been to the Met many times.

What do you look forward to, on a night like tonight?

I really look forward to getting up the stairs,

and getting them done.

And then honestly, going inside and seeing everyone's look.

I just saw Nicki, and she looks amazing.

Rosalia was behind me. So, so far so good.

I'm a happy girl with what I've seen so far.

[La La] So far, so good.

And look at you. Come on.

[La La] I love you so much. I'll see you inside.

Have the best time. I'm so glad that you came to say hi.

I'll see you inside. Okay, love you.

[gentle string music]

[La La] My favorite decided to grace the Met Gala carpet.

Nicki Minaj is here.

Hi baby. Hi.

How are you? You know you got to tell me

about this look.

You came and you said, I'm going to shut it down today.

This is everything. Talk to me about this.

Well, I'm here with my baby Ricardo Tisci.

You know I love Ricardo. That's really my friend.

I'm here supporting him. That's all. But I love the hat.

I'm obsessed with the hat.

I didn't want to do the look if I couldn't do the hat.

So he let me wear the hat. I love you Ricardo.

Tell me about the jewels all over your face

and your body, because that's different

and really, really fire.

I don't like to sit for stuff like that.

You don't.

I'm so impatient, but today, it's everything for Ricardo.

I got on a plane for Ricardo,

but it's because I love him so much.

And the team that did it, my makeup artist, Kenya,

she did my face, whatever.

And then, Pat McGrath's team did all my-

They did that?

First of all, Pat is the queen,

and I never worked with queen-

[La La] No? Never.

[La La] Wow. Never before.

I couldn't believe she was willing to work with me.

She sent her whole team and they did such an amazing job.

I sat there, because I was honored.

Really is an honor, for sure. Where my Papa Bear at?

He's here. Oh God, don't show.

I love you, Nicki, I love you. I love you.

Hola mami. I love you as well.

Yes, adios.

You're good. You're good. You're good.

Yes, Papa Bear's here.

I want to tell everybody this.

The only unplanned thing about my look

is my boobs popping out,

because they made my cup size a little small.

That was the size before Papa Bear.

Yes, that's true.

I know it is.

Papa Bear really do.

Enjoy these titties, because y'all ain't going to see it

ever again.

I told everybody that.

[Nicki grunts]

I can't wait to see you inside to have fun, party.

I love you so much. Thank you.

Thank you. Love you. I'll see you inside.

I love you. I'm proud of you. I love you.

All right. I'll see you inside. Okay? All right. You good?

[Nicki] Yes. All right. Love you.

[gentle string music]

[La La] I am here with Rosalia,

who looks absolutely stunning.

Tell me about your look. Tell me about your dress.

Thank you. You look stunning too, by the way.

This is Givenchy, and it's Matthew Williams.

There's some Victorian sleeves.

But mix of textures and some disruptive glass,

some disruptive leather, some elements.

The theme is there, but trying to reinterpret it

a little bit.

It's going to be hard to beat this, the day of my wedding,

when I have to find my wedding dress.

It's going to be hard to beat this one.

[La La] You are definitely

a lot of people's favorite tonight.

We were looking on social media,

and everyone was talking about your look.

This dress is incredible, and when you see it up close,

the construction of it is very detailed.

You know what I mean? Yeah.

You can tell there's so much work in it.

It's been three weeks.

Since three weeks, they've been working on it.

Just three weeks they had.

Just to create it. That is incredible.

I think it's been courage that they can create this.

Yes, you did amazing. You look gorgeous.

I can't wait to see you inside,

so we can dance and have fun.

Let's do it. All right, Rosalia.

I'll see you inside. Okay, baby. All right.

[gentle string music]

[La La] My family has officially arrived.

The only two people I will wait all night for,

Kim and Pete are here.

Hey.

Look at you. Look at you.

In our group chat, it looked amazing.

But in person, oh my God. But look at you. Okay.

Tell everyone, because see, I know the process

it took to get in this.

Tell everyone the process of this whole entire situation.

Yes.

Well, this is Marilyn Monroe's dress,

and it's 60 years old and she wore this

when she sang happy birthday to president John F. Kennedy

in 1962.

I had this idea to put it on and try it on.

And then, they came with armed guards and gloves,

and I tried it on.

It didn't fit me.

And so I looked at them and I said, Give me three weeks.

I had to lose 16 pounds down today to be able to fit this.

But it was such a challenge. It was like a role.

I was determined. You're getting ready

for a role. I was determined to fit it.

When you put your mind to something.

You were eating tomatoes.

I don't think they believe me.

I don't think they believed that I was going to do it.

You did it. And I did it.

You did it. You absolutely did it.

We have some fans coming in from social media.

What are you guys saying?

Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe's

happy birthday, Mr. President dress to the Met.

It's just everything.

I know. It's so delicate.

Dyed my hair blonde, but I still wanted to-

But I always loved you as a blonde.

Yeah, good to be blonde for a while.

Are you going to stay blonde for a while?

Okay, so we can have some fun this summer.

Doesn't Pete- Pete.

This is my brother, Pete.

Check out La La's new hair product.

It comes from rice. It grows your hair back.

Pete. Pete.

Yes. You look amazing.

Thank you. You look handsome.

You look hot. Thank you.

She didn't let me wear my propeller hat, but it's fine.

[La La] No, you guys look amazing,

and we're going to have a fun night tonight.

I waited here for you guys. Now I can go and have some fun.

Since I haven't eaten carbs or sugar

in about three weeks.

We're eating pizza and donut party back at the hotel.

All right. I love you guys. See you inside. Okay.

Love you. See you guys inside.

[gentle string music]

[La La] That's it, you guys.

That was our last interview of the night.

Somehow, some way, we did it, but before we go,

let's look back at some of our favorite looks of the night

in slow motion.

[Vanessa] Everything always looks better in slow motion.

[Hamish] It's a scientific fact. It certainly does.

You can see all the details. It's perfect.

So many corsets this evening.

[La La] I love.

[Hamish] All those turn of the century hourglass looks.

[Vanessa] Wow. Iconic.

[La La] I love that.

[Vanessa] It's been so amazing,

just really being able to talk to everyone,

seeing everyone's looks first hand.

[Hamish] I know this Gibson girl look. It's just amazing.

[Vanessa] She can do no wrong.

[La La] This I love as well. So exciting.

[Hamish] A lot of looks Art Deco, arte looks.

[Vanessa] And hot pink.

You always got to have some hot pink.

Lizzo with her flute. Gives me life.

[Hamish] And then there's Jean Louis, Marilyn dress.

How astonishing, how iconic could you get?

So incredible. Iconic.

You guys, great job. La La, you're amazing.

Hamish, I adore you.

Thank you for making me look good.

I love doing this with you both.

We are a team, and I think we did incredible,

and you both are absolutely incredible.

Thank you.

[Hamish] Thank you for making me look good.

Now, it's time to party. Time to party.

Thank God for that.

And thank you all out there so much for enjoying the show

and make sure you keep the conversation going

on social media,

and be sure to visit vogue.com

for more exclusive content and behind the scenes footage.

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plus tickets to VIP events and global experiences.

Absolutely, and we like to thank

the Metropolitan Museum of Art for another fantastic year.

And thank you again to everyone watching around the world.

You can watch it all again and catch all the highlights

on vogue.com, where you can also vote

on some of your favorite looks of the night.

Thank you. And good night. Good night, everyone.

[La La] Good night. Time to go have fun.

[gentle music]