Ariana Rockefeller looked to the past while getting dressed for theMet Galathis year.
The 39-year-old model and philanthropist stylishly arrivedat the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute benefitMonday evening in a gold and cream gown of floral silk brocade that belonged to her grandmother, Peggy Rockefeller. The ladylike Elizabeth Arden design, featuring bows that cinch as straps around the shoulders and waist, was made for the matriarch in 1954, and ever so slightly altered for her granddaughter to wear.
“This year is about celebrating the talents and legacies of American designers and how those talents shaped American style,” Rockefeller said in a statement shared with PEOPLE on her interpretation of the"Gilded Glamour"white-tie dress code for the"In America: An Anthology of Fashion"theme this year.
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Elaborating on the style high, the equestrian continued, “I feel like the luckiest girl to have this opportunity to wear this gorgeous piece of my family’s history to the Costume Institute Benefit.”
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“It’s always been so fantastic to think a vintage gown will be viewed again in a modern way. For me - the epitome of sustainability,” Rilling said in the release. “There were exquisite couture details inside the dress which we wouldn’t ever want to change in respect for the original couture design and the look it created.”
The 2022 Met Gala theme was “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” with the dress code beinggilded glamour and white tie. Channeling the time period between 1870 to 1890, the event asked attendees to “embody the grandeur — and perhaps the dichotomy — of Gilded Age New York,” perVogue.
Serving as a part 2 to last year’s “A Lexicon of Fashion” and paying homage to the diversity of American fashion, the official exhibit for this year’s “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” will be on display in the storied museum’s period-centric rooms from May 7 through Sept. 5.
source: people.com
