Blake Lively Stuns In Atelier Versace Gown at Met Gala

As a co-chair of the highly anticipated 2022 Met Gala, we were fully expecting Blake Lively to smash it in the style stakes – but she has truly exceeded expectations this year, arriving on the red carpet wearing a gown by Atelier Versace.

Lively’s princess-style dress transformed as she ascended the Met’s steps – quite literally. The actress’ dress was adorned with a gigantic bow, which assistants stepped in to ‘unwrap’, transforming the dress from rose gold to aqua blue before the audience’s eyes.

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Explaining the inspiration behind her 2022 Met Gala look, Blake Lively told The Cut: ‘Instead of looking to fashion to influence the dress, I looked to New York City architecture and classic buildings.’

Indicating the train of her dress, Lively said ‘this is the constellation of Grand central station’. Her bodice, meanwhile, was inspired by the Empire State Building while the draping and crown by the Statue of Liberty. Lively went on to explain that the crown has seven tiers just like the Statue has seven rays.

The actor is co-chairing this year’s ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’-themed gala alongside husband Ryan Reynolds, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The museum has also partnered with pioneering directors for this year’s proceedings including Regina King, Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese and 2021 Oscar winner Chloé Zhao to create ‘cinematic vignettes’ for the exhibition.