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You'll person to wait longer than a fortnight for Taylor Swift's Met Gala return.
The "Cruel Summer" vocalist volition beryllium skipping this year's lawsuit successful New York City to hole for the European limb of her sold-out Eras Tour, E! News confirms.
The fundraiser—which is themed astir the Metropolitan Museum of Art's caller "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibit, with an official "Garden of Time" formal code—will instrumentality spot connected May 6, conscionable 3 days earlier Taylor is scheduled to deed the signifier astatine the Paris La Défense Arena successful France.
As for her fellow Travis Kelce? It's apt he'll beryllium sitting retired arsenic well, with TMZ reporting that the Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity has RSVP'd "no" connected his invitation to the 2024 bash, co-chaired by Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Hemsworth.
Still, Taylor is precise acquainted with the Met Gala. After all, she's attended six erstwhile iterations of fashion's biggest night, adjacent co-chairing the 2016 version celebrating the "Manus x Machina: Fashion successful an Age of Technology" exhibition.
As the Swiftie folklore goes, that was the star-studded gathering wherever the Grammy victor archetypal saw sparks alert with Joe Alwyn, who she went connected to date for six years before their 2023 breakup.
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On her Reputation track "Dress," Taylor appeared to interaction connected their reddish carpet looks astatine the lavish affair, singing, "Flashback erstwhile you met maine / Your buzzcut and my hairsbreadth bleached."
And connected her Midnights song "Mastermind," she seemingly alluded to having a manus successful orchestrating their meeting. "What if I told you nary of it was accidental / And the archetypal nighttime that you saw me, thing was gonna halt me?" she sang. "I laid the groundwork and then, conscionable similar clockwork / The dominoes cascaded successful a line."
Since then, Taylor has not stepped backmost onto fashion's beatified ground. Last year, she besides missed retired connected the Met Gala successful bid to absorption connected her Eras Tour successful Nashville.
To look backmost connected each of Taylor's Met Gala looks, support reading.
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2016 / Manus x Machina: Fashion successful an Age of Technology
You didn't deliberation the co-chair would disappoint connected the reddish carpet, did you? Taylor Swift stepped retired wearing a cut-out metallic Louis Vuitton formal with achromatic lace-up heels and Eva Fehren rings.
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2014 / Charles James: Beyond Fashion
A real-life princess has arrived! Taylor Swift looked gorgeous successful an Oscar de la Renta blush satin faced organza gown. She completed the look with Lorraine Schwartz jewels, Christian Louboutin heels and her signature reddish lip.
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2013 / PUNK: Chaos To Couture
J Mendel was the fortunate decorator who was capable to formal Taylor Swift arsenic she turned heads portion walking up the iconic stairs.
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2011 / Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
Come through, Taylor Swift! The Grammy winner chose a J Mendel petal gown with Christian Louboutin heels for her evening look.
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2010 / American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity
We've got a prima connected the reddish carpet! Taylor Swift wore a Ralph Lauren Collection ivory plisse georgette beaded gown. Her wavy hairsbreadth was pinned backmost and she chose to marque her lips popular with a bold reddish hue.
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2008 / Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
It's Taylor Swift's large debut. The vocalist arrived in a sequined Badgley Mischka gown with a small orangey-gold clutch. Little did she cognize that she would go a Met Gala veteran.
Don't miss E!'s Live From E!: 2024 Met Gala reddish carpet Monday, May 6, starting astatine 6 p.m. for each must-see infinitesimal from fashion's biggest night. And tune successful to E! News Tuesday, May 7, astatine 11 p.m. for a afloat recap of each jaw-dropping look and each the behind-the-scenes moments.
