After Backlash Over Her Involvement, Here's What Lauren Sánchez Bezos Wore To The Met Gala

by · BuzzFeed

Posted 4 minutes ago

Look, despite Lauren Sánchez Bezos being married to one of the wealthiest men on earth, her taste in fashion has been...well, let's say, divisive.

KENNY HOLSTON / POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Regardless, she and husband Jeff are the sponsors and honorary co-chairs of this year's Met Gala — a move that has been met with ample criticism in and of itself. Anna Wintour defended Lauren's inclusion, saying, “We’re very grateful for her incredible generosity. She's a great lover of costume and, obviously, of fashion."

Cindy Ord/MG24 / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

So, what did Lauren wear for the "Fashion is Art" dress code? As it turns out, Schiaparelli by Daniel Roseberry.

Gilbert Flores / Variety via Getty Images

The look is actually a reference to the painting Portrait of Madame X by John Singer Sargent, which is on display at the Met.

Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

It was originally painted with one of the straps hanging off the subject's shoulder, but, as the museum notes, "the portrait received more ridicule than praise" upon its debut. Amid the scandal, the straps were repainted.

John Singer Sargent / Via metmuseum.org

Lauren's look was styled by Law Roach, who you might know for his work with Zendaya.

Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Fellow co-chair Nicole Kidman seemed to be into the whole thing.

Gilbert Flores / Variety via Getty Images

I'm sure the people who hung up the "Boycott the Bezos Met Gala" signs are thrilled...

Comments