Lauren Sanchez jokes she ‘doesn’t need to breathe’ in Met Gala dress during new behind-the-scene video posted by Oscar de la Renta – after Jeff Bezos’s fiancée revealed she didn’t want an ‘extremely sexy, low cut’ look
Designer Oscar de la Renta gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at what went into creating Lauren Sánchez’s dress for the 2024 Met Gala – with Jeff Bezos’ fiancee joking during a fitting that she ‘didn’t have to breathe’ .
Sánchez, a former TV journalist and vice chairman of the Bezos Earth Fund, stunned on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, wearing a custom-made dress by the designer, which featured a tight black corset bodice with large mosaic beads and shattered mirror pieces at the bottom of the dress.
The glittering shards on the dramatic skirt were meant to look like a “shattered, stained glass rose,” according to Fashionand consisted of 2,000 hand-painted pieces.
It was a representation of the brand’s Art Nouveau Fall 2024 collection, the outlet reported, which was inspired by the glasswork of artist Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Lauren Sánchez stunned on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City wearing a custom dress designed by Oscar de la Renta
The video showed how the dress was made, including the elaborate two-skirt look. The mirrored part of the skirt had to be lifted over her head to put on
Now, in a new video, Oscar de la Renta shows off the intricate details and work that went into the design process posted on Instagram just days after the star-studded event.
In the clip, Amazon tycoon Bezos’ fiancée is seen walking into the design studio wearing a sleek, cropped white jacket and casual loose jeans.
“Oh my God,” she said, as she greeted Fernando Garcia, creative director at Oscar de la Renta, and co-creative director Laura Kim with a warm hug.
As she hugged Garcia, who appeared to say he had been working on another project when she arrived, Sánchez joked, “What do you mean you’re working on someone else? You’re mine!’
The video showed the sketches for her elaborate dress, as well as the design board for the star’s entire look.
They also gave a glimpse of how it was sewn together, as the videographer zoomed in on designers sewing black tulle to the skirt.
In the background of the close-ups, Sánchez could be heard saying she loved the dress.
The mogul was also seen trying on the garment, as the dress started with just a bare-bones corset and a black skirt.
The glittering shards on the dramatic skirt were meant to look like a “shattered, stained glass rose,” according to Vogue, and consisted of 2,000 hand-painted pieces
Sánchez is engaged to Amazon magnate Jeff Bezos, who also attended this year’s Met Gala
The video also offered a close-up of the mirrored shards, which shimmered in the light in their unique shapes
In the video clip posted to Instagram, the designers also showed how she got into the dress, which was actually two skirts.
As the corset was applied to her body, Sánchez hilariously joked, “I don’t need to breathe!”
The designers also showed how she got into the dress, which was actually two skirts.
The first skirt, which seemed to act as the base of the garment, was large and dramatic, made of black tulle.
The mirror shards were placed on a separate, dramatic skirt placed on top, which they had to lift over her head to put on.
Sánchez looked super excited as she tried on the dress and admired the stunning details in the mirror.
The video also offered a close-up look at the mirrored shards, which glistened in the light and were cut into unique shapes.
In an interview with Fashion a few days before the Met Gala, Sánchez admitted that she wanted to take a different direction from her usual “sexy” look.
She told the outlet that Garcia initially showed her sketches of dresses that were a bit more revealing.
In an interview just days before the Met Gala, Sánchez told Vogue that the dress she wore to the Met Gala was different from her usual “sexy” look
“If you saw them you’d say, ‘Oh, that’s very Lauren’ — extremely sexy, low-cut,” she said of the other clothing options she was given
But for the Met Gala, Sánchez said she wanted to “try something different” when it came to her appearance
“If you saw them you would say, ‘Oh, that’s very Lauren,’ extremely sexy, low-cut,” she said.
“I say, ‘No, I think I’ll try something else.'”
The mother-of-three said she found the design she chose ‘extremely unique’ and very feminine.
She even admitted that she felt like the dress had extra special meaning.
“In my head, it’s definitely a metaphor for life, because it’s kind of about all your broken pieces in life and putting those pieces back together,” she explained to Vogue.
‘It’s not just a dress. It really is a work of art.’
The A-list affair is an annual fundraiser for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, led since 1995 by Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
This year’s theme was Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, and the official dress code was Garden of Time.
Those in attendance included Kim Kardashian, Bad Bunny, Usher, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez and Naomi Campbell.