How DO stars get into their outrageous Met Gala gowns? From being sewn into ... trends now
Every year, fashion fans eagerly await the first Monday in May, the date of the famous Met Gala.
Established in 1948 by publicist Eleanor Lambert, the gala is a fundraiser, supporting the New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
It is attended by the world's most famous celebrities, with tickets costing some £23,000, and tables a staggering £210,000.
The event, which is chaired by Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, boasts a different theme every year (for 2024, it was Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion) and celebrities try to outdo each other, donning outlandish statement outfits.
But it isn't all glitz and glamour, with reports of bizarre celebrity behaviour taking place, including stars donning nappies to avoid having to use the bathroom, having to be sewn into outfits, and even rumours that one celebrity soiled themselves after taking too many diet pills.
Gigi Hadid (pictured) reportedly required the help of some five staff members just to walk upstairs in her lavish gown
Meanwhile, Cardi B (pictured) required help from nine staff due to the enormous skirt she donned for the event
And some stars wear such lavish gowns that they struggle to move in them.
Gigi Hadid was snapped during Monday's Met Gala being helped by five staff, as she was unable to walk up the stairs unaided.
She told Vogue: 'It was that slow to walk up because I’m literally wearing a sculpture by Thom Browne and his team.
'There are 2,008,000 beads just on the dress alone. It took 20 people 5000 hours to work on this look. I’m just so honoured to be presenting this for them.'
Meanwhile, Cardi B wore a dress with such a large skirt, that she needed some nine helpers to arrange the gown as she posed on for photographs.
While it may seem extreme, it is not at all rare for celebrities to wear outfits that are so form-fitting, they need to be sewn into them.
Speaking about her figure-hugging 2022 frock, Dove Cameron revealed what happened when she was sewn into the Iris van Herpen gown.
She told "Harper’s Bazaar: 'This is a funny story that I’ve never told, but they tried to make it to my measurements before it got to New York, but of course they had to alter it.
Kim Kardashian (pictured) shows off her tiny waist in a tight corset as she attends the 2024 Met Gala
'The whole dress was being held together by like the finest mesh in the world, like we’re talking
