01of 11Sarah Jessica Parker at the 1995 Met GalaK. Mazur/WireImageThe simple, thrifted black velvet dress she wore to the “Haute Couture” event is a far cry from the elaborate styles she is now known for wearing, but to hear her tell it, it used to be a very different gala. “It was a quieter affair, simply put,“she toldVoguein a video recapping all her looks.
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 1995 Met Gala
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The simple, thrifted black velvet dress she wore to the “Haute Couture” event is a far cry from the elaborate styles she is now known for wearing, but to hear her tell it, it used to be a very different gala. “It was a quieter affair, simply put,“she toldVoguein a video recapping all her looks.
02of 11Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2006 Met GalaDimitrios Kambouris/WireImageThe star’s appearance at “Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion” is considered one of the most memorable Met Gala looks of all time, as she and designer Alexander McQueen arrived clad in high-fashion takes on his family tartan. But for Parker, “It wasn’t a fun night,“she recalled toVogueof attending with the famously introverted McQueen,who died in 2010. “It was, but it wasn’t. Because I was so nervous. I just wanted him to be okay.““I was in love with him,” she went on. “I have every pin he dropped from his mouth in my possession still. I have everything he cut off in my possession still. I have things that seem like nothing, from every fitting I did with him, in my possession.”
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2006 Met Gala
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The star’s appearance at “Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion” is considered one of the most memorable Met Gala looks of all time, as she and designer Alexander McQueen arrived clad in high-fashion takes on his family tartan. But for Parker, “It wasn’t a fun night,“she recalled toVogueof attending with the famously introverted McQueen,who died in 2010. “It was, but it wasn’t. Because I was so nervous. I just wanted him to be okay.”
“I was in love with him,” she went on. “I have every pin he dropped from his mouth in my possession still. I have everything he cut off in my possession still. I have things that seem like nothing, from every fitting I did with him, in my possession.”
03of 11Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2010 Met GalaBryan Bedder/WireImageThe star’s role as creative director at Halston Heritage dovetailed perfectly with the 2010 theme;as she explained toVogue,some years are easier to interpret than others. “This was easier because it was like oh, well, Halston! And a certain silhouette was super- American and super-Halston,” she said.
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2010 Met Gala
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The star’s role as creative director at Halston Heritage dovetailed perfectly with the 2010 theme;as she explained toVogue,some years are easier to interpret than others. “This was easier because it was like oh, well, Halston! And a certain silhouette was super- American and super-Halston,” she said.
04of 11Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2011 Met GalaDimitrios Kambouris/FilmMagicThe star picked an outfit that she toldVoguewas “not something I’d normally wear” due to the high collar, but she loved the ’60s feel of the Alexander McQueen design she wore to the “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” event in 2011.
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2011 Met Gala
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The star picked an outfit that she toldVoguewas “not something I’d normally wear” due to the high collar, but she loved the ’60s feel of the Alexander McQueen design she wore to the “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” event in 2011.
05of 11Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2012 Met GalaKevin Mazur/WireImage"It was so comfortable, it was so easy. It was like going out with friends,” Parker toldVogueof the Valentino gown she wore to “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations,” which she wore with shoes in the same fabric.
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2012 Met Gala
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“It was so comfortable, it was so easy. It was like going out with friends,” Parker toldVogueof the Valentino gown she wore to “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations,” which she wore with shoes in the same fabric.
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2013 Met Gala
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In herVoguevideo, Parker suggested this look was among her all-time favorites, pointing out all the specific details of the elaborate look. “You always work really hard,” she said. “Sometimes it comes together in surprising ways, sometimes it’s exactly as you plan, sometimes it’s better.”
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2014 Met Gala
As for the scarlet signature across the skirt? Parker’s idea, but she had to persuade the designer to do it. “He did it and then people told us afterwards he was so happy to be talked into it,” she toldVogue. “He would never have said yes on his own because that would’ve been so immodest of him.”
08of 11Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2015 Met GalaKevin Mazur/WireImage"We’ve had some very abstract themes where you’re like, Well, how do you interpret that?” she toldVogue. “It’s like singing a song. Either you’re an interpreter or you’re not.“She interpreted that year’s “China: Through the Looking Glass” theme in an H&M dress of her own design with a Philip Treacy headpiece, which got held up in customs until the eleventh hour and only got released with some help from her friend and the COO of her brand, Alyssa Arminio. “if you didn’t forcibly enter the ‘No Trespass’ zone at US Customs and Border Protection in Terminal 4 at JFK did you even do Met?“Arminio jokingly wrote on Instagram.
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2015 Met Gala
“We’ve had some very abstract themes where you’re like, Well, how do you interpret that?” she toldVogue. “It’s like singing a song. Either you’re an interpreter or you’re not.”
She interpreted that year’s “China: Through the Looking Glass” theme in an H&M dress of her own design with a Philip Treacy headpiece, which got held up in customs until the eleventh hour and only got released with some help from her friend and the COO of her brand, Alyssa Arminio. “if you didn’t forcibly enter the ‘No Trespass’ zone at US Customs and Border Protection in Terminal 4 at JFK did you even do Met?“Arminio jokingly wrote on Instagram.
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2016 Met Gala
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Her take on it wasn’t a hit with some bloggers, who accused her of not getting the theme — andshe responded directly to the criticism. “Always welcome thoughts but I’m a stickler for the theme and pay close attention to what it means. Every year with great consideration, research and conviction,” she wrote. “The understanding of man and machine, how they intersect, when and why is what we considered. Perhaps you weren’t aware of the technology used in the details and embellishments of the design. Or perhaps you simple didn’t like that I wore which is completely fine but you can’t accuse me of not paying close attention and adhering to the theme. With respect and warmest regards, sj.”
10of 11Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2018 Met GalaFrazer Harrison/FilmMagicWhat better way topay tribute to “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination"than a headpiece featuring a full-on nativity scene?“One can only do your best,” she told E! that year. “This was particularly enjoyable because Dolce & Gabbana — they’re devoted observant Catholics — and so they’ve grown up with the church and imagery and they had a lot of strong feelings and beautiful sketches so it was easy."(Her plus one for the evening,Andy Cohen,jokingly grumbledthat her sweeping train was “the bane of my existence.")
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2018 Met Gala
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What better way topay tribute to “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination"than a headpiece featuring a full-on nativity scene?
“One can only do your best,” she told E! that year. “This was particularly enjoyable because Dolce & Gabbana — they’re devoted observant Catholics — and so they’ve grown up with the church and imagery and they had a lot of strong feelings and beautiful sketches so it was easy.”
(Her plus one for the evening,Andy Cohen,jokingly grumbledthat her sweeping train was “the bane of my existence.")
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Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2022 Met Gala
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The star was back — and so were her statement headpieces! — in full force for the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”- themed event, for which the dress code was “Gilded Glamour.”
About the Christopher John Rogers gown she selected,she toldVogue,“This dress was really exquisite and pretty much fit the period of time that Andrew Bolton [head curator of the Museum of Modern Art’s Costume Institute] picked for this exhibit.”
A scarlet feathered fascinator from Philip Treacy completed the look.
source: people.com
