Newsbreak reports: 12KPosts91KFollowersAtlanta Black StarWebsiteAtlanta, GAAtlanta Black Star offers an intelligent look at news, politics, entertainment, sports and business from a professional Black perspective. We publish stories intentionally and specifically to enlighten and transform the world.atlantablackstar.comCelebrities‘Good Lord … What Happened?’: Lauren Sánchez Drops Bombshell After Her Curve Hugging Look Overshadows Jeff Bezos’ Big NightBy Danielle Jones,10 hours agoAnna Wintour’s new pals Lauren Sánchez and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gave up a lot to become co-chairs of the fashion industry’s biggest night.
Wintour and Sánchez appeared together on Monday, May 4, at the high-fashion Met Gala fashion event earlier this week.Even though Bezos was fairly absent around cameras, the evening turned mostly into a girls’ night for Sánchez, Wintour, and other fashionable women.Lauren Sánchez reveals how she lost two pounds for her Met Gala look. (Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)‘Kept Staring’: Lauren Sánchez Bezos Fires Back Over Head-Turning Trump Inauguration Outfit After Mark Zuckerberg’s Viral Glance Steals the SpotlightSánchez hit the red carpet solo in a navy blue Schiaparelli gown with shoulder straps made of jewels and pearls.In a May 4 interview with Vogue, the former journalist opened up about how the look and the measures she took to get into the gown.
Background
She was careful to keep the “Costume Art” theme in mind not only when thinking of the style of dress, but also when thinking about the brand. Explaining why she went with a luxury fashion house, she gave praise to the house’s founder, Elsa Schiaparelli. She said, “The theme is ‘Costume Art,’ and that’s exactly what Elsa Schiaparelli was doing 100 years ago.
Key facts
- She was careful to keep the “Costume Art” theme in mind not only when thinking of the style of dress, but also when thinking about the brand.
- Explaining why she went with a luxury fashion house, she gave praise to the house’s founder, Elsa Schiaparelli.
- She said, “The theme is ‘Costume Art,’ and that’s exactly what Elsa Schiaparelli was doing 100 years ago.
- It featured one detail that came personally from her.
What this means
She wasn’t just decorating bodies — she was making art on bodies.”Sánchez consulted with Schiaparelli’s creative director, Daniel Roseberry, and her stylist Law Roach, before Roseberry created a dress that was inspired by the 1884 Madame X painting by artist John Singer Sargent. It featured one detail that came personally from her. “I was like, ‘Let’s do a waist,’” Sánchez said, “That might’ve been the one direction that I gave Daniel.”He painted French socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau wearing a black gown with a strap hanging off one shoulder, similar to Sánchez’s look at the Met on Monday.
Apparently, Sargent’s hanging strap offended art patrons when the painting was unveiled in Paris. He repainted the strap up on her shoulder and hid it for 30 years before selling it to the Met in 1916. Sánchez Bezos took interest in the story, telling Vogue, “particularly how a small detail, like the fallen jeweled strap, once sparked such a strong public reaction.”She said, “When you stand in front of it now, you see a beautiful woman.
Originally reported by Newsbreak. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
