Hillary Clinton attends the Met Gala 2022, pays tribute to women who created history embroidered onto her gown
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Hillary Clinton, the former First Lady and Secretary of State walked the Met Gala 2022 red carpet. In a red satin off-the-shoulder Joseph Altuzarra gown. The gown featured long sleeves. Subtle pleating, and a meaningful detail: Hillary Hillary Clinton had the names of American women. Who inspired her to embroider on it. Abigail Adams, Harriet Tubman, and Eleanor Roosevelt were among the 60 historical figures honoured. She went for a rosy-pink lip and voluminous blown-out hair for the gala and was accessorised with gold drop earrings.
What did Vanessa Hillary Clinton say to Hudgens and Bowles?
On the red carpet, she told Vanessa Hudgens and Bowles. “I think we’re all happy to be back together, supporting the museum and the costume institute and also celebrating America. It’s not just American fashion, but American spirit. Hillary Clinton stated that when she was planning her own outfit for the gala. She spoke with Altuzarra, who suggested the embroidery idea. “I’d have filled the entire dress,” she joked. “We chose to stay with women who were no longer with us. “It also reflected Joseph’s interest in ‘friendship quilts,’ which women used to embroider sayings, phrases, or the names of family or friends,” she went on to say.
Hillary Clinton in vogue interview
During an interview with Vogue ahead of the event, designer Joseph Altuzarra discussed the significance of Hillary Clinton’s ensemble for this year’s theme, In America: An Anthology of Fashion: “For better or worse, whatever she wears is dissected and analysed so thoroughly that you have to be very deliberate about the choices that you make,” Altuzarra explained. “Obviously, I was thinking about how to make her look great, but I was also thinking about the story she’ll be telling with this dress and how she’ll express it when people ask her about it. I wanted her to feel a personal connection to that story.”
Hillary Clinton’s most recent appearance
During her most recent appearance, the former Secretary of State wore a cheetah print evening gown with the theme Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years, which she accessorised with a shiny, oversized brown shawl and a smattering of iridescent jewellery. While the notable attendee looked right at home at the star-studded 2022 Met Gala, it was her first return to the event since 2001. Hillary Clinton attended the Met Gala for the first time in 20 years, telling journalist Hamish Bowles that she “promised” she’d only come “every 20 years.”
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