9:53 am - 05/07/2012
The 2012 Met Gala, i.e. the night of 1000 dresses, takes place later this evening.
This year the work of Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada will be celebrated. So far the only people confirmed to be attending as a guest of Prada are Carey Mulligan and Gwyneth Paltrow.
For the first time ever, the Met Museum and Vogue will be hosting a red carpet live from 6:30-8:30 pm (EDT) on Vogue.com, MetMuseum.org, and Amazon.com.
Here is a list of the already-confirmed designers and their guests.
UPDATE: Valentino: Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli will be taking Sarah Jessica Parker, Brit Marling, Lily Collins and Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis.
Balmain: Olivier Rousteing will be taking model Joan Smalls.
Proenza Schouler: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez will taking Isabel Lucas.
Donna Karan: She has custom-made gowns for Ashley Greene and Nina Dobrev.
Balenciaga: Nicolas Ghesquière will be taking Kristen Stewart.
Anthony Vaccarello: He will be taking model Anja Rubik.
Michael Kors: He will be taking models Kate Upton and Liu Wen and actresses Jessica Alba and Hilary Swank.
Escada: Heidi Klum will wear a custom gown.
Thakoon Panichgul: He is taking actress Christina Ricci.
Roland Mouret: He will be taking model Doutzens Kroes.
Rachel Zoe: She will be taking model Karolina Kurkova.
Joseph Altuzarra: He will be taking singer Lana Del Ray.
Alexander Wang: He will be taking rapper Azealia Banks.
Jason Wu: He will be taking model Karlie Kloss.
Erdem Moralioglu: He will be taking model Arizona Muse.
Haider Ackermann: He will be taking model Constance Jablonski.
Coco Rocha has confirmed that she will be wearing vintage Givenchy and not Zac Posen.
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2012 Met Gala: Who’s Taking Who?
The 2012 Met Gala, i.e. the night of 1000 dresses, takes place later this evening.
This year the work of Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada will be celebrated. So far the only people confirmed to be attending as a guest of Prada are Carey Mulligan and Gwyneth Paltrow.
For the first time ever, the Met Museum and Vogue will be hosting a red carpet live from 6:30-8:30 pm (EDT) on Vogue.com, MetMuseum.org, and Amazon.com.
Here is a list of the already-confirmed designers and their guests.
UPDATE: Valentino: Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli will be taking Sarah Jessica Parker, Brit Marling, Lily Collins and Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis.
Balmain: Olivier Rousteing will be taking model Joan Smalls.
Proenza Schouler: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez will taking Isabel Lucas.
Donna Karan: She has custom-made gowns for Ashley Greene and Nina Dobrev.
Balenciaga: Nicolas Ghesquière will be taking Kristen Stewart.
Anthony Vaccarello: He will be taking model Anja Rubik.
Michael Kors: He will be taking models Kate Upton and Liu Wen and actresses Jessica Alba and Hilary Swank.
Escada: Heidi Klum will wear a custom gown.
Thakoon Panichgul: He is taking actress Christina Ricci.
Roland Mouret: He will be taking model Doutzens Kroes.
Rachel Zoe: She will be taking model Karolina Kurkova.
Joseph Altuzarra: He will be taking singer Lana Del Ray.
Alexander Wang: He will be taking rapper Azealia Banks.
Jason Wu: He will be taking model Karlie Kloss.
Erdem Moralioglu: He will be taking model Arizona Muse.
Haider Ackermann: He will be taking model Constance Jablonski.
Coco Rocha has confirmed that she will be wearing vintage Givenchy and not Zac Posen.
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