All the hidden details of Blake Lively's Met Gala outfit, including a clutch with her children's initials
- Blake Lively attended the 2022 Met Gala in a Versace gown.
- Her look was full of references to famous NYC landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty.
Blake Lively took inspiration from the Statue of Liberty for her Met Gala look.
The actress, who was a co-chair for the 2022 Met Gala alongside husband Ryan Reynolds, arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday in a custom Versace look that changed from bronze to green to mirror the oxidation of the famous New York City landmark.
When Lively first arrived, the dress had an oversized copper bow at the hip that led into a long, dramatic train. The bow unraveled as she walked along the red carpet to reveal the beautiful green color.
But the color change wasn't the only stunning detail of Lively's look.
The Lorraine Schwartz crown Lively wore was painted bronze and green to match the look's ode to the Statue of Liberty.
Lively told Vogue that her Lorraine Schwartz crown, which featured seven spikes, was another accessory meant to mimic the Statue of Liberty.
"She has seven spikes representing the seven seas and the seven continents, which represents inclusivity, welcomeness, and freedom," Lively told La La Anthony.
The actress said that she also asked Schwartz to add 25 stones to the crown to match the 25 windows on the NYC landmark.
The front of Lively's dress was inspired by the Empire State Building.
Lively told E! on the red carpet that the front of the dress was designed to emulate the architecture of the Empire State Building.
The train of Lively's dress had the same constellations seen on the ceiling of the Grand Central Terminal in NYC.
E!'s Zanna Roberts Rassi said that the green side of the train was embroidered with a celestial map inspired by the same 12 zodiac constellations that are painted on the ceiling of Grand Central Station in New York City.
Lively's nail stylist, Elle Gerstein, created a design that matched the star's Versace gown, too.
Gerstein shared a close-up picture of Lively's nails on Instagram. The celebrity nail artist used KISS Gel Fantasy Sculpted Nails to create the look.
She added that the "beautiful architectural masterpiece nails" were also inspired by the architecture in New York City.
Lively shared a photo of a Judith Leiber clutch that was made to look like the Brooklyn Bridge on her Instagram story.
If you look closely at the clutch, you will notice that it has the letters B, R, J, I, and B down the middle.
The letters represent Lively and Reynolds, as well as their three daughters — James, Inez, and Betty.
The initials for the couple's daughters appear in the order in which they wore born.
That same Brooklyn Bridge clutch was designed with the Chrysler Building on the other side.
Lively shared on her Instagram story that the clutch was made to look like the Chrysler building at sunset.
Lively also had a second clutch that she wore later in the night. It was designed to look like the old Hippodrome Theater in New York City.
The Hippodrome Theater, which was open from 1905 to 1939, had two corner towers topped by a globe covered in lights. Lively's clutch was designed to look like those globes.
According to The Gothamist, it was considered the largest theater in the world, but it was closed in August 1939 for demolition.
A photo that Lively's nail stylist posted on Instagram shows that the clutch also had the letters B, R, and I on the top of it. It's likely that she also had all her family members' initials on this second clutch.
This isn't the first time she's had an accessory customized to represent her family. Lively carried a different Judith Leiber clutch with their initials at the 2018 Met Gala.
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