Addison Rae sent the temperatures skyrocketing on her arrival for this year’s Met Gala in New York City on Monday night.
The 21-year-old TikTok star slipped into a fitted Michael Kors halterneck dress with a stunning mirror mosaic design that faded from reflective silver to lustrous black.
Addison revealed her dress is made up of 11,000 mirrors in seven different shades, which JustJared says were individually embroidered to create the ombre effect.
Wow! Addison Rae sent the temperatures skyrocketing on her arrival for this year’s Met Gala in New York City on Monday night
It also sported a daringly low back that stopped just short of Addison’s butt.
The actress let her dress steal the show by opting for subtle accessories.
A pair of diamond-shaped hoop earrings peeked out from beneath her waist-length brunette hair.
She also sported several chunky statement rings that competed with her jeweled manicure. Some of the rocks ran past Addison’s fingernails and onto her skin.
As for makeup, Addison was adorned with spiky false lashes and her lids were dusted with shimmery purple eyeshadow.
A nod to 1960s beauty trends, individual false lashes were glued along the He’s All That star’s lower lash line.
Dazzling diva: The 21-year-old TikTok star slipped into a fitted halterneck dress with a stunning mosaic design that faded from reflective silver to lustrous black. It also sported a daringly low back that stopped just short of Addison’s butt
All about the dress: The actress let her dress steal the show by opting for subtle accessories. A pair of diamond-shaped hoop earrings peeked out from beneath her waist-length brunette hair
Her cheekbones were defined with matte bronzing powder and a generous amount of hot pink blush to give her a gorgeous blush.
Last but not least, Addison’s makeup artist doused her pout in bright pink lip gloss to finish off the look.
The social media sensation attended her first-ever Met Gala last year. She wore a red 2003 Tom Ford dress, which she described as “vintage” at the time.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, also known as the Met Gala, is referred to by many as the “Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets.”
Fashion’s biggest night traditionally takes place on the first Monday in May to raise money for the Costume Institute in New York City, although last year the event was postponed to September due to the pandemic.
Edgy Mani: She also sported several chunky statement rings that competed with her jeweled manicure. Some of the rocks ran past Addison’s fingernails and onto her skin
This year’s dress code is “gilded glamour,” fitting the theme of “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” a follow-up to last year’s “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.”
Tickets to the glitzy event can reportedly go for up to $35,000 each, while prices for a table range from $200,000 to $300,000, with last year’s party raking in a whopping $16.4 million for the Met’s Costume Institute .
Regina King, power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, and Lin-Manuel Miranda host this time, taking on Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and Naomi Osaka.
This will be Miranda’s first time as co-chair (and guest) of the Met Gala, but he was originally scheduled to co-host the 2020 edition before the pandemic forced its cancellation.
Adorned: As for makeup, Addison was adorned with spiky false lashes and her lids were dusted with shimmery purple eyeshadow. A nod to 1960s beauty trends, individual false lashes were glued along the He’s All That star’s lower lash line
Theme: This year’s dress code is ‘gilded glamour’, fitting the theme of ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’, a follow-up to last year’s ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’.
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour is again overseeing the fundraiser as Chair, a position she has held since 1995. Her honorary co-chairs are designer Tom Ford and Instagram boss Adam Mosseri.
As usual, the fashion theme comes from the exhibition kicking off the gala: In America: An Anthology of Fashion, the second of star curator Andrew Bolton’s two-part show exploring the roots of American style.
This exhibition features some lesser known designers as well as some top film directors including Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese, presenter King and last year’s Oscar winner Chloé Zhao.
Bolton said eight directors will be creating so-called “cinematic vignettes” in the historic rooms of the museum’s American wing.
For the second time: The social media sensation attended her first-ever Met Gala last year
Similar to September’s event, this year will see 400 guests, down from pre-pandemic highs of 500 to 600 attendees.
The other four are Ford, the acclaimed fashion designer who is also an acclaimed film director, Janicza Bravo (Zola), Julie Dash (Daughters Of The Dust) and Autumn de Wilde (who directed and is also a photographer on the Jane Austen adaptation Emma). ). .
The first part of the exhibition, together with the second part, will remain on view in the premises of the Anna Wintour Costume Center until September 5th.
More than half of the pieces in the inaugural exhibition will be rotated and garments by designers that have not yet been featured will be on display.
The Met Gala is a huge source of income for the museum and provides the Costume Institute with its main source of funding.
Star-studded: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, also known as the Met Gala, is considered by many to be the “Super Bowl of celebrity red carpets.”